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Award Winning Books at the Sherman Library

Pura Belpré Award

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. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA), an ALA Affiliate. For more information visit the official Pura Belpré medal homepage.

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[i] = Illustrator; [a] = Author.

2004	Before We Were Free - Julia Alvarez [a] Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book - Yuyi Morales [i]
2002	Esperanza Rising - Pam Munoz Ryan [a] Chato and the Party Animals - Susan Guevara [i]
2000	Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba - Alma Flor Ada [a] Magic Windows - Carmen Lomas Garza [i]
1998	Parrot In The Oven Mi Vida A Novel - Victor Martinez [a] Snapshots from the Wedding - Stephanie Garcia [i]
1996	An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio - Judith Ortiz Cofer [a] Chato's Kitchen - Susan Guevara [i]