Pura Belpré Award Winners

The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presen ...more

Winners

	Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,484 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Young Adult Author (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 4,367 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Author (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Wonder Grows by Xelena González 3.99 avg rating — 336 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 14,725 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Author (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge by Raúl the Third 4.11 avg rating — 389 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 4,860 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Author (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third 4.07 avg rating — 672 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1) by Carlos Hernandez 4.18 avg rating — 6,112 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Author (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle 4.22 avg rating — 1,619 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 116,378 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Author (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 6,285 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 4,405 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Author (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya 4.24 avg rating — 1,496 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina 4.04 avg rating — 1,499 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Author (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lowriders to the Center of the Earth (Lowriders in Space, #2) by Cathy Camper (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 633 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings by Margarita Engle 4.06 avg rating — 3,178 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Narrative (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle 4.26 avg rating — 3,480 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustration (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín 4.23 avg rating — 1,941 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Narrative (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Viva Frida by Tim O'Meara (Photographer) 3.82 avg rating — 3,049 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustration (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 1,919 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustration (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10,106 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Narrative (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt 4.02 avg rating — 415 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustration (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 538,251 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Narrative (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh 3.87 avg rating — 690 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustration (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 3,445 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Narrative (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan 3.98 avg rating — 7,167 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Narrative (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grandma's Gift by Eric Velásquez really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 399 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustrator (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros by Pat Mora (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 714 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustration (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 3,681 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Narrative (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 854 ratings Pura Belpré Award for Illustration (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars