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

  • Viva Frida


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Frizzy


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • The Life of Pura


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • Dreamers


  • Dancing Hands


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • Juana & Lucas


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • Frizzy


  • Efrén Divided


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


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • Efrén Divided


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Juana & Lucas


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


  • The Life of Pura


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • Viva Frida


  • Dreamers


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


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


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


  • Dancing Hands