The Life of Pura

Patty Rodriguez
(Español Juvenil - ESPAÑOL Baby Book)

A bilingual board book that recounts the life of Pura Belpré. The biography uses simple words and sentences for easy understanding, and the English and Spanish text on each page can help the youngest readers familiarize themselves with the two languages. Recommended for ages birth–3.


Pura Belpré Award Winners

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  • Frizzy


  • Dreamers


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


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  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Viva Frida


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • Lucky Broken Girl