Awards & Winners

1996 Belpré Medal

Check winners and nominations of 1996 Belpré Medal. Check awards winners of 1996 Belpré Medal. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Pura Belpré Award for Writing

Judith Ortiz Cofer

Honored for : An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lucia M. Gonzalez El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale
Gary Soto Baseball in April and Other Stories
Judith Ortiz Cofer An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
Pura Belpré Award for Illustration

Susan Guevara

Honored for : Chato's Kitchen

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Ancona Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead
Carmen Lomas Garza Family Pictures
Susan Guevara Chato's Kitchen
Lulu Delacre El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale

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