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This list is for narrative books that have won the Pura Belpré Award or were runner ups. Please do not add the illustration winners.

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ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024

ALSC Notable Children's Books
2023, 2022

ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners
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message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman Updated this list. Added most recent books. Added some missing books. One book I couldn't find. And one book is on the list probably by mistake - Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln


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Mitchell Friedman 2025-01-27

Belpré Children’s Author Award

“Lola,” written by Karla Arenas Valenti, is the Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award winner. The book is published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House.

Belpré Children’s Author Honor Books

"Cruzita and the Mariacheros," written by Ashley Granillo and published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group Inc.;

"Ultraviolet," written by Aida Salazar and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Belpré Young Adult Author Award

"Shut Up, This Is Serious," written by Carolina Ixta, is the Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award winner. The book is published by Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Belpré Young Adult Author Honor Books

"Libertad," written by Bessie Flores Zaldívar and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House;

"Wild Dreamers," written by Margarita Engle and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.


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Mitchell Friedman 2026-01-27

Pura Belpré Awards

Pura Belpré Awards honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children's and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.

Belpré Children’s Author Award

“The Pecan Sheller,” written by Lupe Ruiz-Flores and published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

Belpré Children’s Author Honor Books

"A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation," written by Pablo Cartaya and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House; “The Island of Forgotten Gods,” written by Victor Piñeiro and published by Sourcebooks Young Readers, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids; and “A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez,” written by María Dolores Águila and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing.

Belpré Young Adult Author Award

"On the Wings of la Noche," written by Vanessa L. Torres and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.

Belpré Young Adult Author Honor Books

“Rosa by Any Other Name,” written by Hailey Alcaraz and published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House; "Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide," written and illustrated by Pablo Leon and published by HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers and “The Story of My Anger,” written by Jasminne Mendez and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.


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