Pura's Cuentos

How Pura Belpre Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories

Pura's Cuentos
Annette Bay Pimentel, Magaly Morales
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Hardback
h267 x 216mm - 40pg
30 Sep 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781419749414
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Pura' s abuela always has a cuento to share. She crows !Qui-qui-ri-qui! for Senor Gallo, booms Borom, Borom for Senor Zapo, and tells of a beautiful cockroach who loves a mouse. Pura clings to these stories like coquies cling to green leaves. When Pura grows up and moves from Puerto Rico to Harlem, she gets a job at the library, where she is surrounded by stories-but they' re only in English. Where is Senor Gallo? Where is Perez the mouse? Where is Puerto Rico on these shelves? She decides to tell children the tales of her homeland in English and in Spanish. Lyrically written, with lively illustrations, Pura' s Cuentos captures the exuberant spirit and passion of Pura Belpre: celebrated storyteller, author, folklorist, and the first Latina librarian in New York City. A pioneer of bilingual storytimes, she welcomed countless new families to the library, formed cultural bridges in her community, and broke the rules by telling stories that weren' t printed in books-at least, not yet.
Annette Bay Pimentel has published several picture book biographies, including All the Way to the Top; Girl Running, which was a Junior Library Guild pick and received a starred review; and Mountain Chef, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award. She lives in Moscow, Idaho. Magaly Morales is the illustrator of What Can You Do with a Paleta? , a Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children' s Book Award winner, as well as the picture books Chavela and the Magic Bubble and A Pinata in a Pine Tree. She was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781419749414
Published: 30 Sep 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Height: 267mm
Width: 216mm
Pages: 40

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