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


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • Dreamers


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • Juana & Lucas


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


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Viva Frida


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


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


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • Dancing Hands


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


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • Frizzy


  • Juana & Lucas


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • The Life of Pura


  • Efrén Divided


  • Frizzy


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


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • Dreamers


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • Dancing Hands


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • The Life of Pura


  • Efrén Divided


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Drum Dream Girl