print email comment close The Pura Belpré Award URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/index.cfm Description: This biennial award is "presented to a Latino/Latina 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 named for Pura Belpré, the New York Public Library's first Latina librarian. Includes award winners, selection criteria, and application information. Publisher: American Library Association (ALA) Extra Keywords reforma, alsc, american library association, belpre Dublin Core Material Type: Text Library of Congress Subject Headings: Children's literature Hispanic American authors Literary prizes LII Database Information: Record 7334 created by Sandy Wee on 04/09/2003 Last modification on 08/31/2009 Published: 04/09/2003   Republished: 09/03/2009 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7334