Wednesday, September 12, 2018

International Latino Book Awards 2018 Winners



Congratulations to all the ganadores. 

This is the Children, Youth & Young Adult categories. To see the complete list of winners visit,



A CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS

Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – English

FIRST PLACE Long and Almost Magical, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Lima, Perú (Ancestry: Spanish/Cuban); Albuquerque, NM

SECOND PLACE Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford & Aarón Rivera-Ashford; Random House Children’s Books; United States; Tucson, AZ

HONORABLE MENTION Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughter, Mark Gonzales; Salaam Reads / Atheneum Books for Young Readers; USA; Oakland


Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – Spanish

FIRST PLACE Little Skeletons / Esqueletitos, Susie Jaramillo; Encantos Media Studios, PBC; Venezuela/USA; New York City

SECOND PLACE Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT

HONORABLE MENTION At bat / Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT


Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Bilingual

FIRST PLACE Little Chanclas, José Lozano; Cinco Puntos Press; USA/Mexican/Spanish; Los Angeles

SECOND PLACE Arturo and The Bienvenido Feast, Anne Broyles; Illustrated by KE Lewis; Pelican Publishing Company; ; Gretna, Louisiana

HONORABLE MENTION At bat / Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT


Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – English

FIRST PLACE Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford & Aarón Rivera-Ashford; Random House Children’s Books; United States; Tucson, AZ

SECOND PLACE All Around Us, Xelena González; Cinco Puntos Press; US/Meztizo; San Antonio TX

SECOND PLACE Jorge and the Lost Cookie Jar, Marta Arroyo; Dayton Publishing; Mexico; San Diego

HONORABLE MENTION Mister Yes, Carmen Gil; Illustrated by Miguel Cerro; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Sevilla/Madrid


Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Spanish

FIRST PLACE Margarito, Carmen Gil; Illustrated by Silvia Álvarez; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Sevilla

SECOND PLACE Ni guau ni miau, Blanca Lacasa, Illustrated by Gómez; nubeOCHO; España; Madrid

HONORABLE MENTION Coco: Miguel and the Grand Harmony, Matt de la Peña; Disney Publishing Worldwide; Unites States; Brooklyn


Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book

FIRST PLACE The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar, Margarita Engle; Simon & Schuster / Atheneum Books for Young Readers; USA; Oakland

SECOND PLACE Miguel’s Brave Knight, Margarita Engle; Peachtree Publishers; Cuban/American; Fresno, CA

HONORABLE MENTION Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library, Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Eric Velasquez; Candlewick Press; Carole: African American, Eric: Afro-Puerto Rican, Both born in USA; Charlotte, NC

HONORABLE MENTION Telegrams to Heaven: The Childhood of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, René Colato Laínez; Luna’s Press Books; El Salvador; Los Angeles


Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual

FIRST PLACE Outside todo el día!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press; USA; Portland, Oregon

SECOND PLACE Little Elephants / Elefantitos, Susie Jaramillo; Encantos Media Studios, PBC; Venezuela/USA; New York City

HONORABLE MENTION Vamos, Body!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press; USA; Portland, Oregon


Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – English

FIRST PLACE Bravo!, Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Rafael López; Macmillan Publishers; US/Cuba; Fresno

SECOND PLACE The ABCs to Ranching, Patty York Raymond; Mascot Books; Mexican/American; McAllen TX


Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish

FIRST PLACE Ayobami y el nombre de los animales, Pilar López Ávila; Illustrated by Mar Azabal; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Madrid

SECOND PLACE ¡Achú, achú, Pirulo!, Pamy Rojas; Cuentos Verdes; Puerto Rico; San Juan

HONORABLE MENTION Los pajaritos, Yolanda Borrás; Illustrated by David Hicock; ; Dominican Republic; USA


Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual

FIRST PLACE Greña / Crazy Hair, Kianny N. Antigua & Vanessa Balleza; ; Republica Dominicana; Boston NYC

SECOND PLACE Luisita is Sick / Luisita está enferma, Dora Przybylek; Illustrated by Gastón Hauviller; Laredo Publishing; Perú/Chinese ancestry; New York City

HONORABLE MENTION Telegrams to Heaven: The Childhood of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, René Colato Laínez; Luna’s Press Books; El Salvador; Los Angeles


Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – English

FIRST PLACE All the way to Havana, Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Mike Curato; Macmillan Publishers; US/Cuba; Fresno

SECOND PLACE Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford & Aarón Rivera-Ashford; Random House Children’s Books; United States; Tucson, AZ


Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish

FIRST PLACE Una sorpresa para tortuga, Paula Merlán & Sonja Wimmer; nubeOCHO

SECOND PLACE Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT

HONORABLE MENTION La música del mar, Susanna Isern; Illustrated by Marta Chicote; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Santander


Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book

FIRST PLACE Princess Inkala and the Last Inka Dynasty, Judith G. Leifer; Laredo Publishing Company; Perú; New York City


Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book

FIRST PLACE My Brigadista Year, Katherine Paterson; Candlewick Press; Caucasian; Burlington, UT

SECOND PLACE Ugly Cat & Pablo, Isabel Quintero; Scholastic Press; Mexican/American; Ontario, Canada

HONORABLE MENTION Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring, Angela Cervantes; Scholastic Press; México; Kansas City


Best Youth Chapter Nonfiction Book

FIRST PLACE Jabber Walking, Juan Felipe Herrera; Candlewick Press; Born in US/Mexican; San Jose, CA


Best Educational Youth Chapter Book

FIRST PLACE  One Minute Mysteries: More Short Mysteries You Solve with Science! - ¡Más misterios cortos que resuelves con Ciencias!, Eric Yoder & Natalie Yoder; Science Naturally!; USA; Washington, DC

SECOND PLACE Liebres y Ratas, Aves y Semillas, Cactos y Árboles, Paul Dayton; Dayton Publishing; Tucson, AZ; Solana Beach, CA


Most Inspirational Youth Chapter Book

FIRST PLACE Forest World, Margarita Engle; Atheneum; US/Cuba; Fresno


Best Young Adult Fiction Book – English

FIRST PLACE Disappeared, Francisco X. Stork; Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic; USA/México; Boston

SECOND PLACE Good Girls Don’t Lie, Alexandra Diaz; Leap Books; Puerto Rico/Cuban; Santa Fe, NM

HONORABLE MENTION Shadowhouse Fall, Daniel José Older; Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic; Cuban/American; New Orleans


Best Young Adult Fiction Book – Spanish

FIRST PLACE Paloma aventurera, Ani Palacios; Pukiyari Editores; Peru; Columbus, Ohio

SECOND PLACE Las aguas del Kalahari, Rita Wirkala; All Bilingual Press; Argentina; Seattle
Best Young Adult Nonfiction Book

SECOND PLACE Mensajeros de los Dioses, José E. Muratti Toro; Arte de portada e interior por Eliana Falcón Dvorsky; Editorial 360°; Puerto Rico; San Juan


Best Educational Young Adult Book

FIRST PLACE Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography, Sylvia Mendoza; Zest Books

SECOND PLACE  One Minute Mysteries: Short Mysteries You Solve with Math! - ¡Misterios cortos que resuelves con Matemáticas!, Eric Yoder & Natalie Yoder; Science Naturally!; USA; Washington, DC

HONORABLE MENTION La furia de Juracán, José E. Muratti-Toro; Diseñado por Jadyrah Vega Serrano; Editorial 360°; Puerto Rico; San Juan, PR


Most Inspirational Young Adult Book

FIRST PLACE ¡Ven a la vida! Tu guía para el autodescubrimiento, Thomas W. Iland & Emily D. Iland; Porterville Press; USA/Irish American; Los Angeles

SECOND PLACE Victoria es mi nombre, And every day I think I’m going to die, Eliana Habalian; MEL Projects; Venezuela; Miami



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