Pura Belpré Award Awarded
2014 Pura Belpré Award Awarded
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Meg MedinaMeg Medina is a Cuban-American writer of young adult fiction, known for her book Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which has been banned in some areas due to its title.She grew up in Que.. | Books |
Queens New York United States |
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Margarita EngleMargarita Engle is a Cuban American writer. She became the first Latino awarded a Newbery Honor in 2009 for The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom.She received Pura Bel.. | Books |
Los Angeles California United States |
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Matt de la PeñaMatthew de la Peña is an American writer of children's books who specializes in novels for young adults.He received Pura Belpré Honor Award in 2014 for The Living... | Books |
Brooklyn New York United States |
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Duncan TonatiuhDuncan Tonatiuh is an award winning author and illustrator.His book Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote; A Migrant's Tale is the winner of the 2014 Tomás Rivera Mexican American children's.. | Books |
San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato Mexico |
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Yuyi MoralesYuyi Morales is an award-winning illustrator and author of children's books whose original self-illustrated picture books include Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book and Li.. | Books |
San Francisco California United States |
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Angela DominguezAngela was born in Mexico City, grew up in the great state of Texas, and recently moved from San Francisco to Brooklyn. As a child, she loved reading books and making a mess creating picture.. | Books |
Livermore California United States |
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Rafael LópezRafael López (born August 8, 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico)is an internationally recognized illustrator and artist.A children’s book illustrator, he won the 2010 Pura Belpré Award with his.. | Books |
Mexico City The Federal District Mexico |
2015 Pura Belpré Award Awarded
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Marjorie AgosínMarjorie Agosín (born June 15, 1955) is a Chilean-born American writer. She is a prolific author: her published books, including those she has written as well as those she has edited, numbe.. | Books |
Santiago Santiago Metropolitan Chile |
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Juan Felipe HerreraJuan Felipe Herrera (born December 27, 1948 Fowler, California) is a poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist.Herrera's experiences as the child of migrant farmers have.. | Books |
Fowler California United States |
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Yuyi MoralesYuyi Morales is an award-winning illustrator and author of children's books whose original self-illustrated picture books include Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book and Li.. | Books |
San Francisco California United States |
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Susan GuevaraSusan Guevara earned a BFA in illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA, received honors at the Royal Academy of Fine Art in Belgium and studied independently with.. | Books |
Santa Fe New Mexico United States |
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John ParraJohn Parra is an award winning illustrator, fine artist, designer, and educator, best known for his art illustrated Latino themed children’s books such as Gracias / Thanks and Waiting for .. | Books |
Queens New York United States |
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Duncan TonatiuhDuncan Tonatiuh is an award winning author and illustrator.His book Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote; A Migrant's Tale is the winner of the 2014 Tomás Rivera Mexican American children's.. | Books |
San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato Mexico |