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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
"Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré," written by Anika Aldamuy Denise; illustrated by Paola Escobar. Published by HarperCollins Children's Books.
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, 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.