Recipients of prestigious Pura Belpré Medal will sign winning books
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Margarita Engle, author of The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom (right) and Yuyi Morales, author and illustrator of Just in Case: A Counting Book and Spanish Alphabet will receive the Pura Belpré Medal.
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The most influential Latino authors and illustrators of children’s literature will be honored at the Hilton Chicago Hotel on July 12, one of the many American Library Association (ALA) annual conference events taking place from July 9 to July 15.
The Pura Belpré Celebración will serve as a national backdrop for the presentation of the coveted Pura Belpré Medal, an award that recognizes Latino authors and illustrators of children’s literature.
Given annually, the Pura Belpré Medal is awarded to a Latino writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. The award is known worldwide for the high quality it represents, and serves as a guideline for educators, parents and bookstores for the best of the best in Latino themed children’s literature.
One of the honorees is Margarita Engle, author of The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom, published by Henry Holt. Engle received the same honor last year for her book, The Poet Slave of Cuba. She said she is profoundly grateful for the Pura Belpré Medal.
“The Pura Belpré Medal is especially meaningful because it is awarded by librarians like Pura Belpré, people who devote their lives to making sure that children have access to books. The ceremony is amazing, with wonderful music performed by local children. This is really one of the highlights of my life,” Engle said.
Another honoree is Yuyi Morales, author and illustrator of Just in Case: A Counting Book and Spanish Alphabet, a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press. This is the third time Morales will be accepting the Pura Belpré Medal for one of her books.
“Without doubt I am delighted that the award committee has chosen to champion
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