Sembrando Historias: Pura Belpré Bibliotecaria y Narradora de Cuentos = Planting Stories

RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPR HONOR

* A Today Show's Best Kids' Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection *

Sigue la vida y el legado de Pura Belpr , la primera bibliotecaria puertorrique a de la ciudad de Nueva York.

Cuando lleg a Estados Unidos en el a o 1921, Pura trajo consigo los cuentos folkl ricos de su tierra natal, Puerto Rico. Encontr su nuevo hogar en la Biblioteca P blica de Nueva York como ayudante biling e. Logr que sus relatos se convirtieran en libros y esparci las semillas de sus historias por todo el pa s. Hoy d a, esas semillasse han transformado en exuberantes paisajes gracias a que las nuevas generaciones de ni os y cuentacuentos han seguido contando sus historias y celebrando el legado de Pura.

Este magn fico retrato de la bibliotecaria, autora y marionetista nos recuerda el poder de la narraci n de cuentos, y a la mujer extraordinaria que abri las puertas y defendi la idea de la literatura biling e.

Additional Praise:

Named a Best Spanish Language Picture Book 2020 by the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education

Silver Medalist for the Children's Book Committee's Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year Awards 2018/2019

A Tejas Star Reading List Selection, the Texas Library Association's bilingual reading list for readers ages 5-12.

"An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian. A must-have for all libraries." --School Library Journal (starred review)

Paola Escobar, the illustrator of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, grew up traveling from town to town in Colombia. From a very young age she liked to draw the stories her grandmother Clara told about her ancestors, the countryside, and animals. Today, Paola is an illustrator who is passionate about telling stories of her own, having published with SM Spain, Planeta, Norma, and more. She lives very happily in Bogotá, Colombia, with her husband and their dog, Flora.

Anika Aldamuy Denise is the celebrated author of many picture books, including The Love Letter; Pura Belpré Honor-winning Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré; Starring Carmen!; Lights, Camera, Carmen!; and Monster Trucks. She lives in Rhode Island with her family. Visit Anika online at www.anikadenise.com.