International Latino Book Awards 2013- CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS

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CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS

Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – English

FIRST PLACE LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli; A Caribbean Experience Con Amor; USA

SECOND PLACE Sofia’s Awesome Tamale Day, Albert Monreal Quihuis; Albert Monreal Quihuis; USA

HONORABLE MENTION How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya; Rio Grande Books; USA

Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or Bilingual

FIRST PLACE Conoce a Simón Bolívar, Edna Iturralde; Alfaguara Grupo Santillana USA; Ecuador

HONORABLE MENTION Pelito: The Move • La Mudanza, Abraham Urias; Lito Publishing; El Salvador

Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – English

FIRST PLACE  The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pat Mora; Illustrators: Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher; Random House Children’s Books;

SECOND PLACE  Grandpa Lolo’s Navajo Saddle Blanket, Nasario García; University of New Mexico Press;

SECOND PLACE  Walking Through a World of Aromas, Ariel Andrés Almada; Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer; Cuento de Luz;

HONORABLE MENTION Mom Goes to War, Irene Aparici; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;

HONORABLE MENTION LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli; A Caribbean Experience Con Amor; USA

HONORABLE MENTION Life is Beautiful!, Ana Eulate; Illustrator: Nívola Uyá; Cuento de Luz;

Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Bilingual

FIRST PLACE Guacamole, Jorge Argueta & Margarita Sada; Groundwood Books; El Salvador (Native Salvadoran & Pipil Nahua Indian)

SECOND PLACE  Micaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Perú

HONORABLE MENTION Periquito, The Story of Little Parakeet, Georgette Baker; Cantemos;

Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Spanish

FIRST PLACE Cocorina y El Puchero Mágico, Mar Pavón; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;

SECOND PLACE Egipto, Pau Joan Hernández; Fernando Vicente; Editorial Combel;

HONORABLE MENTION Soy Feliz, Alberto Agraso & Mony Dojeiji; Walking for Peace Publishing;

Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book

FIRST PLACE Diego Rivera: His World and Ours, Duncan Tonatiuh; Abrams Books For Young Readers; Mexico

SECOND PLACE Conoce a Miguel de Cervantes, Edna Iturralde; Alfaguara Grupo Santillana USA; Ecuador

HONORABLE MENTION La Malinche, Francisco Serrano; Groundwood Books; Mexico, Canada

Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – English

FIRST PLACE Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster, Susan Hood; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; USA

HONORABLE MENTION LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli; A Caribbean Experience Con Amor; Puerto Rico

HONORABLE MENTION Mom Goes to War, Irene Aparici; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;

Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or Bilingual

FIRST PLACE ¡Nos Divertimos con la Ciencia!, Ángels Navarro; Editorial Combel;

SECOND PLACE Colores Everywhere!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press;

HONORABLE MENTION Hello Círculos!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press;

Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book

FIRST PLACE The Sky of Afghanistan, Ana Eulate; Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer; Cuento de Luz; Spain

SECOND PLACE Mom Goes to War, Irene Aparici; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;

HONORABLE MENTION Micaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Perú

Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book

FIRST PLACE Border Town #1: Crossing the Line, Malin Alegria; Scholastic Books;

SECOND PLACE Pueblo Fronterizo No 1: Cruzar el Limite, Malin Alegria; Scholastic Books;

Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book – English

FIRST PLACE Love, Amalia, Alma Flor Ada; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; Cuba

SECOND PLACE Calling Him Dad, Virginia Kamhi; WPR Books; USA

Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book – Spanish or Bilingual

FIRST PLACE Oro, Incienso y Mirra, Ariel González Calzada; Floricanto Press; Cuba

Most Inspirational Youth Chapter Book

FIRST PLACE Calling Him Dad, Virginia Kamhi; WPR Books; USA

Best Young Adult Fiction Book

FIRST PLACE When The Guns Fell Silent, Edna Iturralde; WPR Publishing; Ecuador

SECOND PLACE A Thunderous Whisper, Christina Diaz Gonzales; Random House Children’s Books;

HONORABLE MENTION Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; USA

HONORABLE MENTION  The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, Sonia Manzano; Scholastic Books;

HONORABLE MENTION Ciudad de Huérfanos, Avi; Editorial Bambu;

Best Young Adult Nonfiction Book

FIRST PLACE The Pregnancy Project, Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; USA

Best Educational Young Adult Book

FIRST PLACE Puberman El Enfrentamiento, Maria Villegas & Jennie Kent; Illustrator: Ivan Chacon; Villegas Editores;

SECOND PLACE Lectura de textos: Análisis e Interpretación. Narrativa, Poesía, Drama y Ensayo. Siglo XX, Eugenia Muñoz; Pearson Learning Solutions; USA, Colombian Ancestro

Most Inspirational Young Adult Book

FIRST PLACE The Day of Yesterday, Edna Iturralde; WPR Publishing; Ecuador

SECOND PLACE El Sendero Hacia el Exito!, Daniel Ramirez;

HONORABLE MENTION Micaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Peru