Pura Belpré Award
Recipients
Table:
Pura Belpré Medal winners and honors[4]

Year

Work

Recipient

Title

Citation

2019

author

Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Winner

2019

author

David Bowles

They Call Me Güero

Honor

2019

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

Dreamers / Soñadores

Winner

2019

illustrator

José Ramírez

When Angels Sing

Honor

2019

illustrator

Leo Espinosa

Island Born

Honor

2018

author

Ruth Behar

Lucky Broken Girl

Winner

2018

author

Pablo Cartaya

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

Honor

2018

author

Celia C. Perez

The First Rule of Punk

Honor

2018

illustrator

Juana Martinez-Neal

La Princesa and the Pea

Winner

2018

illustrator

Adriana M. Garcia

All Around Us

Honor

2018

illustrator

John Parra

Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos

Honor

2017

author

Juana Medina

Juana & Lucas

Winner

2017

author

Alexandra Diaz

The Only Road

Honor

2017

illustrator

Raúl González

Lowriders to the Center of the Earth

Winner

2017

illustrator

Duncan Tonatiuh

Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist

Honor

2017

illustrator

Duncan Tonatiuh

The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes

Honor

2016

author

Margarita Engle

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir

Winner

2016

author

David Bowles

The Smoking Mirror

Honor

2016

author

Meg Medina

Mango, Abuela, and Me

Honor

2016

illustrator

Rafael López

The Drum Dream Girl

Winner

2016

illustrator

Antonio Castro L.

My Tata’s Remedies = Los remedios de mi tata

Honor

2016

illustrator

Angela Dominguez

Mango, Abuela, and Me

Honor

2016

illustrator

Duncan Tonatiuh

Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras

Honor

2015

author

Marjorie Agosín

I Lived on Butterfly Hill

Winner

2015

author

Juan Felipe Herrera

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes

Honor

2015

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

Viva Frida

Winner

2015

illustrator

Susan Guevara

Little Roja Riding Hood

Honor

2015

illustrator

John Parra

Green Is a Chile Pepper

Honor

2015

illustrator

Duncan Tonatiuh

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

Honor

2014

author

Meg Medina

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

Winner

2014

author

Margarita Engle

The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist

Honor

2014

author

Matt de la Peña

The Living

Honor

2014

author

Duncan Tonatiuh

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale

Honor

2014

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

Niño Wrestles the World

Winner

2014

illustrator

Angela Dominguez

Maria Had a Little Llama/María Tenía una Llamita

Honor

2014

illustrator

Rafael López

Tito Puente: Mambo King/Rey del Mambo

Honor

2014

illustrator

Duncan Tonatiuh

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A MIgrant's Tale

Honor

2013

author

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Winner

2013

author

Sonia Manzano

The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano

Honor

2013

illustrator

David Diaz

Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert

Winner

2012

author

Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Under the Mesquite

Winner

2012

author

Margarita Engle

Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck

Honor

2012

author

Xavier Garza

Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller

Honor

2012

illustrator

Duncan Tonatiuh

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

Winner

2012

illustrator

Rafael López

The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred

Honor

2012

illustrator

Sara Palacios

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

Honor

2011

author

Pam Muñoz Ryan

The Dreamer

Winner

2011

author

George Ancona

¡Ole! Flamenco

Honor

2011

author

Margarita Engle

The Firefly: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba

Honor

2011

author

Enrique Flores-Galbis

90 Miles to Havana

Honor

2011

illustrator

Eric Velasquez

Grandma's Gift

Winner

2011

illustrator

Amy Córdova

Fiesta Babies

Honor

2011

illustrator

David Diaz

Me, Frida

Honor

2011

illustrator

Duncan Tonatiuh

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Honor

2010

author

Julia Alvarez

Return to Sender

Winner

2010

author

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

Diego: Bigger Than Life

Honor

2010

author

Georgina Lazaro

Federico García Lorca

Honor

2010

illustrator

Rafael López

Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros

Winner

2010

illustrator

David Diaz

Diego: Bigger Than Life

Honor

2010

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

My Abuelita

Honor

2010

illustrator

John Parra

Gracias • Thanks

Honor

2009

author

Margarita Engle

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

Winner

2009

author

Yuyi Morales

Just In Case

Honor

2009

author

Francisco Jiménez

Reaching Out

Honor

2009

author

Lucía González

The Storyteller's Candle

Honor

2009

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

Just In Case

Winner

2009

illustrator

Rudy Gutierrez

Papá and Me

Honor

2009

illustrator

Lulu Delacre

The Storyteller's Candle

Honor

2009

illustrator

Amy Córdova

What Can You Do With a Rebozo

Honor

2008

author

Margarita Engle

The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano

Winner

2008

author

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life!

Honor

2008

author

Carmen Agra Deedy

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale

Honor

2008

author

Marisa Montes

Los Gatos Black on Halloween

Honor

2008

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

Los Gatos Black on Halloween

Winner

2008

illustrator

Raúl Colón

Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márquez

Honor

2008

illustrator

Maya Christina Gonzalez

Mis colores, mi mundo

Honor

2006

author

Viola Canales

The Tequila Worm

Winner

2006

author

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!

Honor

2006

author

Pat Mora

Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

Honor

2006

author

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Becoming Naomi León

Honor

2006

illustrator

Raúl Colón

Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

Winner

2006

illustrator

Lulu Delacre

Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games

Honor

2006

illustrator

David Diaz

César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!

Honor

2006

illustrator

Rafael López

Me Llamo Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz

Honor

2004

author

Julia Alvarez

Before We Were Free

Winner

2004

author

Nancy Osa

Cuba 15

Honor

2004

author

Amada Irma Pérez

Mi Diario de Aquí Hasta Allá

Honor

2004

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book

Winner

2004

illustrator

Robert Casilla

First Day in Grapes

Honor

2004

illustrator

David Diaz

The Pot That Juan Built

Honor

2004

illustrator

Yuyi Morales

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez

Honor

2002

author

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Esperanza Rising

Winner

2002

author

Francisco Jiménez

Breaking Through

Honor

2002

author

Francisco X. Alarcón

Iguanas in the Snow

Honor

2002

illustrator

Susan Guevara

Chato and the Party Animals

Winner

2002

illustrator

Joe Cepeda

Juan Bobo Goes to Work

Honor

2000

author

Alma Flor Ada

Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba

Winner

2000

author

Francisco X. Alarcón

Del Ombligo de la Luna y Otro Poemas de Verano

Honor

2000

author

Juan Felipe Herrera

Laughing out Loud, I Fly: Poems in English and Spanish

Honor

2000

illustrator

Carmen Lomas Garza

Magic Windows

Winner

2000

illustrator

George Ancona

Barrio: José's Neighborhood

Honor

2000

illustrator

Felipe Dávalos

The Secret Stars

Honor

2000

illustrator

Amelia Lau Carling

Mama & Papa Have a Store

Honor

1998

author

Victor Martinez

Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida

Winner

1998

author

Francisco X. Alarcón

Jitomates Risueños y otros poemas de primavera

Honor

1998

author

Floyd Martinez

Spirits of the High Mesa

Honor

1998

illustrator

Stephanie Garcia

Snapshots from the Wedding

Winner

1998

illustrator

Carmen Lomas Garza

En mi familia

Honor

1998

illustrator

Enrique O. Sánchez

The Golden Flower: a Taino Myth from Puerto Rico

Honor

1998

illustrator

Simón Silva

Gathering the Sun: an Alphabet in Spanish and English

Honor

1996

author

Judith Ortiz Cofer

An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio

Winner

1996

author

Lucia M. Gonzalez

El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale

Honor

1996

author

Gary Soto

Baseball in April, and Other Stories

Honor

1996

illustrator

Susan Guevara

Chato's Kitchen

Winner

1996

illustrator

George Ancona

Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead

Honor

1996

illustrator

Lulu Delacre

El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale

Honor

1996

illustrator

Carmen Lomas Garza

Cuadros de Familia

Honor

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