20 Books in this collection
Pura Belpré Award Collection
The prestigious Pura Belpré Award is given each year by the American Library Association to honor the best children's books celebrating the Latino cultural experience.
This collection brings together all of our Pura Belpré Award and Honor-winning titles. Chosen by expert librarians, these time-tested titles are sure to be a hit with young readers and cover a comprehensive range of topics relating to the Latino experience. Lee & Low Books is honored to have one of the largest collections of Pura Belpré award and honors books.

Themes & Categories
- Animals / Pets
- Art / Design
- Childhood Experiences / Memories
- Conflict resolution
- Dance
- Discrimination
- Dreams & Aspirations
- Earth / Sun / Moon / Solar System
- Empathy / Compassion
- Environment / Nature / Science
- Families
- Farming
- Fathers & Father Figures
- Food / Cooking
- Friendship
- Geography / Maps
- Grandparents
- History & Civics
- Immigration / Migration
- Kindness / Caring
- Latine / Latino / Hispanic
- Leadership
- Mothers & Mother Figures
- Music / Jazz
- Optimism / Enthusiasm
- Parents & Caregivers
- Persistence / Grit / Overcoming Obstacles
- Plants / Trees
- Poetry / Story in Verse
- Realistic Fiction
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Sharing & Giving / Collaboration
- Siblings & Cousins
- Similarities and Differences
- United States History
- Water
- Weather / Seasons
- English
- Spanish
Books in This Collection
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¡Olé! Flamenco
By George AnconaPaperback: $11.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
¡Olé! Flamenco
By George AnconaView DetailsA photo-essay about flamenco, a centuries-old living art form, originating in southern Spain, that incorporates traditional dance, song, and music.
All Around Us
By Xelena González, Adriana M. GarciaHardcover: $19.95
All Around Us
By Xelena González, Adriana M. GarciaView DetailsThis gorgeous picture book -- winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor and American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Honor -- celebrates the circles that surround us, in the sky, the earth, our neighborhoods, ourselves... if we just dare to look for them.
Arrorró, mi niño
Latino Lullabies and Gentle GamesBy Lulu DelacrePaperback: $11.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Arrorró, mi niño
Latino Lullabies and Gentle GamesBy Lulu DelacreView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. A book of Latino lullabies and games, inspired by the author's own childhood in Puerto Rico.
Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia
By Carmen Lomas Garza, Sandra Cisneros, Pat MoraPaperback: $11.95
Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia
By Carmen Lomas Garza, Sandra Cisneros, Pat MoraView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. In this Pura Belpré Honor-winning book, Carmen Lomas Garza tells the story of her childhood growing up in Kingsville, TX.
First Day in Grapes
By L. King Perez, Robert CasillaPaperback: $11.95
First Day in Grapes
By L. King Perez, Robert CasillaView DetailsThe powerful story of a migrant boy who grows in self-confidence when he uses his math prowess to stand up to the school bullies.
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems
Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de veranoBy Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya GonzalezPaperback: $11.95
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems
Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de veranoBy Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya GonzalezView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. From the Bellybutton of the Moon is renowned poet Francisco X. Alarcón's collection of 22 poems inspired by his touching recollections of childhood summers in Mexico.
Gracias • Thanks
By Pat Mora, John ParraHardcover: $19.95
Gracias • Thanks
By Pat Mora, John ParraView DetailsIn a series of poetic sentences, a young boy (biracial Mexican/Caucasian) tells about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems
By Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya GonzalezPaperback: $11.95
Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems
By Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya GonzalezView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. In their final collection of seasonal poetry, poet Francisco X. Alarcón and artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invite us to celebrate winter-by the seashore, in the magic city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras.
In My Family / En mi familia
By Carmen Lomas GarzaPaperback: $11.95
In My Family / En mi familia
By Carmen Lomas GarzaView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. In My Family/En mi familia is Carmen Lomas Garza's second book of family pictures, a continuing tribute to the loving family and community that shaped her childhood-and her life.
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems
Jitomates Risueños y otros poemas de primaveraBy Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya GonzalezPaperback: $11.95
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems
Jitomates Risueños y otros poemas de primaveraBy Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya GonzalezView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. From the imagination of poet Francisco X. Alarcón comes Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems, a playful and moving collection of twenty poems in English and Spanish.
Magic Windows / Ventanas mágicas
By Carmen Lomas GarzaPaperback: $10.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Magic Windows / Ventanas mágicas
By Carmen Lomas GarzaView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. Through the magic windows of her cut-paper art, Carmen shows us her family, her life as an artist, and the legends of her Aztec past.
Mama and Papa Have a Store
By Amelia Lau CarlingPaperback: $11.95
Mama and Papa Have a Store
By Amelia Lau CarlingView DetailsA young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
By Monica Brown, Sara PalaciosHardcover: $19.95
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
By Monica Brown, Sara PalaciosView DetailsMismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
Bilingual English/Spanish.Other editions:
My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo
By Maya GonzalezPaperback: $11.95
My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo
By Maya GonzalezView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. An instant favorite, this beautiful bilingual board book follows Maya as she discovers all the colors in her world.
My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá
By Amada Irma Perez, Maya GonzalezPaperback: $11.95
My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá
By Amada Irma Perez, Maya GonzalezView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. One night, young Amada overhears her parents whisper of moving from Mexico to the other side of the border- to Los Angeles, where greater opportunity awaits.
My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata
By Roni C. Ashford, Antonio Castro L.Hardcover: $17.95
My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata
By Roni C. Ashford, Antonio Castro L.View DetailsA Pura Belpré Honor Book, My Tata's Remedies is a bilingual story of family and traditional wisdom. Tata teaches grandson Aaron natural remedies through healing neighbors and family.
Sharuko
El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. TelloBy Monica Brown, Elisa ChavarriHardcover: $20.95
Sharuko
El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. TelloBy Monica Brown, Elisa ChavarriView DetailsA fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history.
The Pot That Juan Built
By Nancy Andrews-Goebel, David DiazPaperback: $11.95
The Pot That Juan Built
By Nancy Andrews-Goebel, David DiazView DetailsWith vibrant illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner David Diaz,The Pot that Juan Builtis sure to enlighten all who are fascinated by traditional art forms, Mexican culture, and the power of the human spirit to find inspiration from the past.
The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
By Lucia Gonzalez, Lulu DelacrePaperback: $11.95
The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
By Lucia Gonzalez, Lulu DelacreView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. A bilingual biography of Pura Belpré, New York City's first Latina librarian.
Under the Mesquite
By Guadalupe García McCallHardcover: $21.95
Under the Mesquite
By Guadalupe García McCallView DetailsLupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities during her mother's long illness.
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