The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented
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.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
InterContinental San Francisco Hotel,
InterContinental Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
Join ALSC and REFORMA in a splendid Celebración to honor the
2015 Pura Belpré medal winners and honorees as they receive their awards and
deliver their acceptance speeches Sunday, June 28th at 1:00 p.m.
Come celebrate! You don't want to miss this year's amazing
winners:
Winner for Illustration
“Viva Frida,” illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales,
and published by Roaring Brook Press, a Neal Porter Book.
Honor Books for Illustration
“Little Roja Riding Hood,” illustrated by Susan Guevara, written
by Susan Middleton Elya, and published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of
Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
“Green Is a Chile Pepper,” illustrated by John Parra, written by
Roseanne Greenfield Thong, and published by Chronicle Books LLC.
“Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight
for Desegregation,” illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh, and published
by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.
Author Award Winner
"I Lived on Butterfly Hill" written by Marjorie
Agosín, illustrated by Lee White and published by Atheneum Books for Young
Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
Author Honor Book
"Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes," written by
Juan Felipe Herrera, illustrated by Raúl Colón and published by Dial Books for
Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
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