The Storyteller’s Candle

Lucia González
(Español Juvenil - ESPAÑOL Ej Gon)

Cousins Hildamar and Santiago struggle during their first winter in New York City. But when a remarkable librarian named Pura Belpré visits their school, the children learn that the public library is a welcome space for anybody who speaks Spanish! Soon, library storytimes become an important part in New York’s hispanic community. This book was a 2009 Pura Belpré Award Honor Book. Recommended for ages 4–8.


Pura Belpré Award Winners

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


  • Frizzy


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • The Life of Pura


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


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


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


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


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


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


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Efrén Divided


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • Frizzy


  • Efrén Divided


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • Juana & Lucas


  • The Life of Pura


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • Dancing Hands


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • Viva Frida


  • Dancing Hands


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • Juana & Lucas


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • Dreamers


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • Dreamers


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • Viva Frida