Pura Belpre Award
The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. Click here to see what Pura Belpré Award winners and nominees are available in our libraries, and scroll down to see Ms. Jenkins' favorite titles in this award.
Ms. Jenkins' Favorite Pura Belpre Books
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Aldamuy Denise
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match by Monica Brown
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Dona Flor by Pat Mora
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raul the Third
Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto
Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match by Monica Brown
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Dona Flor by Pat Mora
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raul the Third
Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto
Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong