Award-Winning Children's Books

California Young Reader Award

Caldecott Medal

Coretta Scott King Award

John & Patricia Beatty Award

Michael L. Printz Award

Newbery Award

Pura Belpré Award

Pura Belpré Awards Winners

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.    

2010s | 2000s | 1990s

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2010s

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Year of Award: 2013

Martín de Porres: the Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt; David Diaz, Illus.

Year of Award: 2013

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Year of Award: 2012

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh

Year of Award: 2012

The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Year of Award: 2011

Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez

Year of Award: 2011

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

Year of Award: 2010

Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros by Pat Mora; Rafael López, Illus.

Year of Award: 2010

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2000s

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle

Year of Award: 2009

Just In Case by Yuyi Morales

Year of Award: 2009

The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Margarita Engle

Year of Award: 2008

Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes; Yuyi Morales, Illus.

Year of Award: 2008

The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales

Year of Award: 2006

Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart by Pat Mora; Raul Colón, Illus.

Year of Award: 2006

Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez

Year of Award: 2004

Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales

Year of Award: 2004

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Year of Award: 2002

Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto; Susan Guevara, Illus.

Year of Award: 2002

Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada

Year of Award: 2000

 

Magic Windows by Carmen Lomas Garza

Year of Award: 2000

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1990s

Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida by Victor Martinez

Year of Award: 1998

Snapshots from the Wedding by Gary Soto; Stephanie Garcia, Illus.

Year of Award: 1998

An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio by Judith Ortiz Cofer

Year of Award: 1996

Chato's Kitchen  by Gary Soto; Susan Guevara, Illus.

Year of Award: 1996

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