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Last week, the winners of the 11th Annual International Latino Book Awards were announced during BookExpo America in New York City. In case you missed it, we’d like to share the winners in the children´s books categories with you so you can expand your home library.
The awards – first presented in 1999 – were created by Latino Literacy Now, “in recognition of the many positive contributions being made to Latino literature by publishers and writers worldwide.” The non-profit organization, founded by actor and activist Edward James Olmos in 1997, supports and promotes literary excellence within the Latino community.
There are winners in separate categories for books in English, Spanish and those that are bilingual. I’m familiar with some of the authors, including Pat Mora, but most are new names to me and I can’t wait to check them out.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Los Ganadores in the Children’s Books Category:
(Title – Author(s) – Publisher):
Best Educational Children’s Book – English
The Song of the Coconut – Adalucía – Cholita Prints & Publishing Co.
Best Educational Children’s Book – Spanish
Quiero Ser Poeta – Rafael Garcia Jolly, José Carbonell Pla, Antonia Moreno, María D. Torres Bañuls – LetraRoja
2ND Place: El secreto del dorado – Maria Villegas y Jennie Kent – Villegas Asociados S.A.
Honorable Mention: Figúrate: Animales, Fantasía y Mundo – María Villegas y Jennie Kent – Villegas Asociados
Best Educational Children’s Book – Bilingual
Dealing With Insults – Qué Hacer con los Insultos - Marianne Johnson – Rosen Publishing/Buenas Letras
2ND Place: Teo in Palo Verde – Adam Del Rio – Lectura Books
2ND Place: Ronaldinho – José María Obregón – Rosen Publishing/Buenas Letras
Honorable Mention: Las Abejas – Katie Franks – Rosen Publishing/Buenas Letras
Best Children’s Picture Book – English
Abuelos – Pat Mora – Groundwood Books
2ND Place: The Secret Legacy – Rigoberta Menchú – Groundwood Books
Honorable Mention: Kitchen Dance – Maurie J. Manning – Clarion Books
Best Children’s Picture Book – Spanish
Los Reyes Magos De Oriente – Lluis Farre – Bambú
2ND Place: El mejor mariachi del mundo – J. D. Smith – Raven Tree Press
Honorable Mention: Mira, Mira – Angels Navarro – Bambú
Best Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual
Rachel and the Lion – Stephanie Lainez – Story House Books
2ND Place: Colors! ¡Colores! – Jorge Luján – Groundwood Books
Honorable Mention: The Storyteller’s Candle – Lucia Gonzalez – Children’s Book Press
You can find the entire list, which is much more extensive than this one, here. In it you’ll find something for everyone in the family, including YOU!
Happy reading!
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Tags: authors, awards, bilingual, book, children, english, Latino, spanish, winners
Thanks for this useful resource.
Adorable photo
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Thank you for letting us know about this books I’m always looking for new bilingual or Spanish books for my children.
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Thank you very much for posting this list. I am the author of one of the books mentioned (El Mejor Mariachi del Mundo), and I look forward to learning more about the rest of the books, especially in the children’s categories.
I am also delighted to learn that the awards have arisen from the work of Edward James Olmos.
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[...] 1) Children’s Book Press – “Founded in 1975, CBP is the only nonprofit independent publisher solely dedicated to first voice multicultural and bilingual children’s literature, by and about people from the Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, African American, and Native American communities. Our books embody our commitment to diversity, literacy, and community.” I love what they’re all about. I reviewed one of their books here. That same book was recently chosen as an Honorable Mention at the 2009 International Latino Book Awards, as I wrote about here. [...]