Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories

Annette Bay Pimentel
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 921 Belpre Pim)

Pura Belpré was a trailblazer among librarians. This picture book documents her challenging the status quo of what kinds of stories can be told to children. Since the stories she listened to growing up in Puerto Rico weren’t in books, she wrote and published her own books! Recommended for ages 4–8.


Pura Belpré Award Winners

  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • Viva Frida


  • The Last Cuentista


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • Dancing Hands


  • The Life of Pura


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Dreamers


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • Juana & Lucas


  • Frizzy


  • Efrén Divided


  • Dreamers


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories


  • Frizzy


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • Viva Frida


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré


  • Juana & Lucas


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • Dancing Hands


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • Efrén Divided


  • The Life of Pura


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories


  • Where Wonder Grows