# data[].attributes.body
Enjoy the journey of these Pura Belpré Honor and Nominee Books. Throughout this log, you will encounter readings about the latino/hispanic community, alongside other stories. These stories are either in English, Spanish or both! Many of these stories can be incorporated or used as a lesson for students. Some books are fun books for kids to see themselves reflected in. This log will encourage you to learn about someone else's background and learn more about your own.

# data[].attributes.headline
*Book Title: Just A Minute A Trickster Tale and Counting book

# data[].attributes.subject
*Book Title: Just A Minute A Trickster Tale and Counting book

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award

Author & Illustrator: Morales, Yuyi
Publication Year: 2003
ISBN: 0811864839
Genre: Nonfiction
Grade Level: Pre-K -2
Text Level: K
Narrative Teaser:
Señor Calavera stops by to pick up Abuela, but Abuela has many tasks to do before her grandchildren arrive. Señor Calavera waits for her as she finishes each task hoping that when she is done she will go with him. Though the entire 10 tasks that the Abuela finishes Señor Calavera becomes impatient. Will Señor Calavera want take her before she finishes or will he event take her?
Selected Purpose: For my class I would use this book to teach how my student how to hunt in both English and Spanish.
Illustrations: Majority of the illustration show the grandma cooking or finishing off the tasks the text speaks about. The illustrations are authentic to the Hispanic culture, in my perspective. Illustrations contain several colorful images that connect back to the hispanic culture.
* this a bilingual book

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Award Winner

Author & Illustrator: Duncan Tonatium
Publication date: 2015
ISBN: 1629238562
Genre: Nonfiction
Text Level: Pre-5
Text Level: AD870L
Narrative Teaser:
Sylvia is being sent to Barn-like school because she is hispanic. Many students that are being sent to the alternative school are hispanic or hispanic looking. Sylvia's parents begin to notice the injustice of the school's treatment. Sylvia and several other parents began to fight for what was right for all hispanic/latino students in that school.
Selected Purpose: This is a good book to educate my students about the difficulty some people face in this country. I can also take the time to teach students about racism and discrimination.
Illustrations: Many of the illustrations were authentic
to the hispanic culture. The way the characters are dressed.
*Bilingual Book

# data[].attributes.headline
*My Tata's Remedies Los Remedios de mi Tata 

# data[].attributes.subject
*My Tata's Remedies Los Remedios de mi Tata 

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Author: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
Illustrator: Antonio Castro L.
Publication date: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-935955-91-7
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: K-1
Text Level:
Narrative Teaser:
Tata knows several herbal recipes that he cures himself with. He wants to pass on these recipes to his grandson. Throughout the book several people come to Tata's house for a cure of some sort including the grandson. Will the grandson get a remedy that helps him? Will Tata be able to help everyone?
Selected Purpose:
Because Tata is helping to cure his community with these remedies, I want to tie this book with how can my students help their community. After that we could go on a trip to clean up trash at park or have a food can collection to donate to those in need in the community.
Illustrations:
Are very life like images. The author does a good job on capturing the feelings of the characters in the book. The grandma in the book looks similar to my grandma the way that she is dressed in the book.
*Bilingual Book

# data[].attributes.body
Mis Colores, Mi Mundo

Pura Belpré Illustration Honor

Author & Illustrator: Maya Christina Gonzalez
Publication date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-89239-221-6
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: Pre-K
Text Level: N/A
Narrative Teaser:
Maya is a young girl is describing the world around her desert home. Often time there is sand winds that prevents Maya from seeing all the colors of the items around her community. Maya describes the color of the different objects that she sees near her home. She mentions the things that she does for fun.
Selected Purpose: For a Pre-K class this book could be used to teach Bilingual students the colors in Spanish and in English.
Once this book is read to the class, I would have my students create a book of their own similar to the books. They would incorporate the colors, helping them remember each color while expressing themselves.
Illustrations:
The Illustrator brings out bright colors throughout the book to possibly create a contrast between the sandy days Maya encounters compared to the way Maya sees the world.
* Bilingual Book

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Author Honor and Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Author: Meg Medina
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Publication date: 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7636-8453-2
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 2-3rd grade
Text level: AD790L
Narrative Teaser:
Mia's grandmother has arrived from a Spanish speaking country. Mia does not know how to communicate with her grandmother because the grandmother does not speak any English. Mia begins to teach her grandma English. Mia's grandma caught on quickly to Mia's word game that she began to teach Mia Spanish words. Will they be able to be fully fluent? Will Mia and her grandmother have a stronger connection after they communicate with each other?
Selected Purpose:
If I happen to have a general English classroom, there can be a lesson about learning a different language. There are words in the book that are translated from English to Spanish and vice versa. We could then continue the lesson learning more and more words in Spanish. A word wall all in Spanish would be fun to have in the classroom. Another lesson that this book can be used to show the issues that language barriers can cause. This is a good Segway into showing empathy and trying to help those who might speak a different language from us.
Illustrations:
The Illustrations show how someone can bridge the gaps between language barriers. There is an illustration of the several post-it notes around the house labeling several objects In English.
*Bilingual Book

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Award Winner

Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Illustrator: Raúl Colón
Publication date: 2014
ISBN: 978-0-8037-3809-6
Genre: Non-fiction
Text Level: N/A
Grade Level: 3-5th and 6-8th
Narrative Teaser:
This is a Non-fiction book that contains several important hispanic legends that contributed to today's society. There are a number of hispanic heroes in this book that changed the world from being a hispanic astronaut to hispanic guitar players.
Selected Purpose:
Often times students are taught only American history. Their reading lack from diversity and hispanic students do not normally see themselves in non-fiction stories. This book can broaden their perspective of all my students in showing them that not all heroes are white. I would also tie a project into this. Making my student research a non-caucasian heroes and present it in class.
Illustrations:
Many of the Illustrations were done by water colors and color pencils. All are self portraits of all the heroes incorporated in the book. Exposing hispanic students to people that look like them in the classroom is beneficial for them to see themselves in the classroom.

# data[].attributes.body
Marisol McDonald no combina

Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Sara Palacios
Publication date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-89239-235-3
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: AD580L

Grade Level: Pre-k-5th
Narrative Teaser:
Marisol is multi-racial who seems to be different from her classmates. Many of her classmates find her personality unusual. Marisol is bullied and isolated from other classmates because she is different. Marisol tries to change herself so that she is more liked. The teacher encourages Marisol to stay true to herself and not conform to what other people want.
Selected Purpose:
This book could be used to show my students how multi-racial families exist. A big topic in this book is about being different and true to oneself. This a good book to teach students to be empathetic to one another and not bully people who are different from them.
Illustrations:
These illustrations show how different Marisol is compared to her classmates. Some of the images seem to have other types literature in hidden places that is in a different language, like if it was newspaper.

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Honor Book
Author: Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Illustrator: John Parra
Publication date: 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4521-0203-0
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: AD540L
Grader Level: Pre-k-2nd
Narrative Teaser:
Green is a Chile Pepper is a book teaches different colors while showing off the hispanic culture.
This book points out the different colors all around the student that they perhaps had not noticed. Each color is described in the tradition as the book continues.The colors were in English and Spanish. There were a few other words in Spanish throughout the text to enhance the reading.
Selected Purpose:
I would personally use this book in the classroom to teach my students about some of the hispanic traditions. As part of the lesson I would have my students do a show and tell about their family or cultural traditions. This creates a sense of appreciation for one another and a safe place for everyone.
Illustrations:
The Illustrations were painted for this book. All images were lively and were able to identify the traditions authentically. My favorite image was the one about the Day of the Dead because it has more detail in my perspective.
*Bilingual Book

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Author: Xelena González
Illustrator: Adrian M. Garcia
Publication date: 2017
ISBN: 978-1-941026-76-2
Genre: Fiction
Text Level:AD680L
Grade Level:  1st- 4th
Narrative Teaser:
The main character's grandpa is teaching her about how there are main circles in life that we do not see. Often times people make it seem like life is a straight line, but in reality it is a circle. The main character's grandpa takes her on an adventure so that she too the circles that surround us in life.
Selected Purpose:
For this book, because it is about the circle of life, I would do a lesson with my older students. Instead of having them draw the circle of their life I would like to possibly do a circle of life on a plant. If I would do this with younger grades, I could do the circle of life of butterflies. Getting larvas and providing my students with ability to watch them grow and change would be a beneficial way to learn about the circle of life.
Illustrations:
Throughout the entire book there was several circles. At first can be mistaken by scribbles but they are just symbolic for what the book is talking about.

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Author: Susan Middleton Ella
Illustrator: Susan Guevara
Publication date: 2014
ISBN: 978-0-399-24767-5
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: N/A
Narrative Teaser:
This book is about the Little Red Riding Hood with a twist to it. Hispanic culture and Spanish is added into this version of the story. There is a big bad wolf that is trying to eat the grandma, but this time the grandma saves herself using a different tactic then the original story.

Selected Purpose:
Code switching is something people do without thinking about it. This book is an example on code switching. After reading this book to my students I would further explain what code switching is. For an activity my students can write a short story or conversation pieces to different audiences.
Illustrations:
The Illustrations brought humor to me because there were things that I could relate to finally in the Little Red Riding Hood. There was a Telenovela playing the background while Little Red is talking to her mother. Catholic religion, which is the common religion amongst Hispanic culture, is shown in the grandma's home.
* Bilingual Text

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Author: Marisa Montes
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Publication date: 2006
ISBN: 0-8050-7429-5
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: Pre-k - 5t
Narrative Teaser:
Halloween is the time for witches, skeletons, vampires and zombies to come out and play. Everyone is preparing to come out from their realms to have some fun. All the creatures are dancing the night away at their ball until some humans ring the door bell. Will the creature scare off the humans?
Selected Purpose:
For this book, the lesson
would be about Halloween. The students would have tp investigate about how Halloween started. They will be encouraged to find which cultures celebrate Halloweeen.
Illustrations:
Each character is drawn differently. Not all creatures do not look the same. The Illustrations appears to show all the characters looking friendly and even some are happy.
*Bilingual Book

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Author Honor and Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Author & Illustrator : Yuyi Morales
Publication date: 2008
ISBN: 978-1-59643-329-8
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 1 st-4th
Narrative Teaser:
A skeleton is trying to find a gift for his friend. He goes through the alphabet to try to see what to get her. Throughout the book the skeleton is being guided by the friend's belated husband. What present will the skeleton get for her?
Selected Purpose:
I would use this book to show my students the alphabet, since the Skelton does go through it to find a gift.
Illustrations:
Throughout the book, there were several images that represented the Mexican culture. The vibrant colors and the game that is often played with family was illustrated.
*Bilingual Book

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award

Author: Gary Soto
Illustrator: Stephanie Garcia
Publication date: 1997
ISBN: 0-399-22808-x
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: Pre-k-3rd
Text Level: NP
Narrative Teaser:
Maya is going to a family wedding. Throughout the book she describes what is going on at the wedding and gives descriptions of the guests. She talks about every second of the wedding.
Selected Purpose:
Weddings are very memorable and heart felt moments. I would give my students one disposable camera that they can take pictures with at home of some memorable moments. Then I would develop the pictures and each student would present their pictures. This is a good way to get to know each other and background.
Illustrations:
These illustrations were different because they were all clay models. The clay models represented how happy everyone was the day of the wedding in the child's perspective.

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Author Honor

Author: Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Illustrator: David Diaz
Publication date: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7614-5383-3
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 3-5th or 6th-8th
Narrative Teaser:
Diego Rivera was a mural artist who displayed everyday lives. The book has different poems about Diego's life from living in Mexico to immigrating to the United States. His murals would politically influenced, demonstration the flaws in society. Eventually, Diego became the leader of the Mexican muralism movement.
Selected Purpose:
After reading this book I would have a lesson different Hispanic artist. Each student would give a presentation on another Latino/Hispanic artist.
Illustrations:
The illustrations look like they have been spray painted to fit with the poems of Diego's life.
There were deep meaning to each image.

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Author Honor

Author & Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publication date: 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4197-2532-6
Genre: Non-fiction
Text Level: 2017
Narrative Teaser:
Ami is young character who wants to be a dancer. Her father builds dance studio for her to practice on. She begins to travel to different places to learn the culture and incorporate that into her dances.
Selected Purpose:
For this book I would want to teach my students the different dances from different countries. They will be receiving cultural experience while staying in the classroom.
Illustrations:
The illustration are authentic to the Folkloric dance dress attire. The images also identified the kind of different dances the hispanic culture does.

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Author Honor

Author: Alexandra Diaz
Illustrator:N/A
Publication date:  2016
ISBN: 978-1-4814-5750-7
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 6th-8th
Narrative Teaser:
Jaime leaves Guatemala because wants to escape the Alpha Gang. He migrates to the United States. Throughout his journey he faces difficult obstacles. Will Jaime make it safe?
Selected Purpose: Fo this lesson I would have my students research the hardships of immigrating to the United States. The student will the proceed to have presentations about their research.
Illustrations: N/A

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Author Award

Author:  Ruth Behar
Illustrator:
Publication date: 2017
ISBN: 978-0-399-54644-0
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 6th-8th
Narrative Teaser:
Ruthie has just arrived to New York from Cuba. In her new school she faced several challenges because of the language barrier. Ruthie later has a car accident. What will happen to Ruthie?
Selected Purpose:
The lesson following this is having the students read a piece of paper that doesn't make sense. Then I would proceed to continue this throughout the day so my students feel and learn how Ruthie might have felt when arriving. Finally, Students will write about they felt during the class time.
Illustrations: N/A

# data[].attributes.body
I chose Remember Me from the movie COCO. I chose this song from the movie COCO because the movie and song go along with many of the readings. This is a movie I saw myself being reflected In and I believe several other students will too. The movie Coco is about the day of the dead, how much family and their culture is important. That seemed to be a reoccurring theme throughout these books. I would want to show students this song and explain to them what is about. Then I would go on teaching the topic of Day of the Dead.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Miguel - Remember Me (Dúo) (From "Coco"/Official Lyric Video) ft. Natalia Lafourcade

# data[].attributes.body
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award

Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez
Publication date: 2015
ISBN: 978-0-544-10229-3
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: NP
Grade Level:1-5th
Narrative Teaser:
The main character dreams about playing the drums, but on the island where she lives, girls are not allowed. She dreams of tapping the drums. Her dad prohibits the playing of drums for her. Will she change her father's mind?
Selected Purpose:
I would like to teach my class about gender equality. After reading the book to my class, I would proceed to show them successful women and all their accomplishments.
Illustrations:
The illustration are vibrant and contain a feel of multiple cultures. There are images that shows a dragon festival. The painting of the houses are different from a book that revolves around the Mexican culture.

# data[].attributes.body
Diego Rivera's painting looked similar to all the illustrations of these books. There was a taste of cultural in every image, which is why I wanted to add this image on with these readings. All the illustrations had a story and a background to a different cultural and so did this mural.
For this, I would have my students look up Diego Rivera's paintings and have them read more in-depth to them. I want them to find and meaning or see the culture closely.
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/california/articles/a-brief-overview-of-diego-riveras-murals-in-san-francisco/

# data[].attributes.headline
Association For Library Service to Children Website

# data[].attributes.subject
Association For Library Service to Children Website

# data[].attributes.body
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal

This website has the most recent books that have won the Pura Belpre Honor. There are several books that could be found under this award and this is the website that shows how people can submit their stories to see if they win the award.

I would have my students read the requirements for submission for this award. Then, I would make them write their own book with the requirements found on this page.

# data[].attributes.body
I chose this Mexican restaurant menu because throughout the Pura Belpré books, different cultures were expressed. This menu has plenty of food from my culture, which was also showed in the books.

I would want my students to go out into the community to find an everyday texts that represents their background. Then the students would have to and show it in class. It is important that my students learn that these texts represent the kind of diversity they have in their community.

# data[].attributes.body
Admin. “Welcome to the Pura Belpré Award Home Page!” Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), 14 Apr. 2018, www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal.
“Book Results.” Search Results - Find a Book | MetaMetrics Inc., fab.lexile.com/search/results?keyword=all around us.
Book Wizard: Teachers, Find and Level Books for Your Classroom | Scholastic.” Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages, www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/?search=1&filters=&prefilter=books&text=the only
“Home.” Milner Library at Illinois State University, 4 Oct. 2018, library.illinoisstate.edu/.