Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winners and Honor Titles Since 2001
Title: Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir (2024 WINNER)
By: Martin, Pedro
Published: 2023
2024 Winner
Call Number: JGraphic Marti.P
Ages 10 to 14
Suggested ages are from the publisher's website or catalog record.
Title: Remembering
By: González, Xelena
Published: 2023
2024 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Adriana M. Garcia
Call Number: JPicture Gonza.X
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock
By: Trejo, Jesús
Published: 2023
2024 Honor
Illustrator: Eliza Kinkz
Call Number: JPicture Trejo.D
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Mi papá es un agrícola/My Father, the Farmworker
By: Varela, J. Roman Pérez
Published: 2023
2024 Honor
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Illustrator: José B. Ramírez
Call number: Spanish JPicture Varel.J
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Where Wonder Grows
By: González, Xelena
Published: 2022
2023 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Adriana M. Garcia
Call Number: JPicture Gonza.X
Title: The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
By: González, Karina Nicole
Published: 2022
2023 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Krystal Quiles
Call Number: JPicture Gonza.K
Title: A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexicah Word Painters
By: Tonatiuh, Duncan
Published: 2022
2023 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: JPicture Tonat.D
Title: Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land
By: Ortega, Mirelle
Published: 2022
2023 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: MIrelle Ortega
Call Number: JPicture Orteg.M
Title: Phenomenal AOC : The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
By: Denise, Anika
Published: 2022
2023 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Loris Lora
Call Number: xBiog Ocasi.A Denis.A
Title: Miss Quinces
By: Fajardo, Kat
Published: 2022
2023 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Kat Fajardo
Call Number: JGraphic Fajar.K
Title: Still Dreaming/Seguimos soñando
By: Martínez, Claudia Guadalupe
Published: 2022
2023 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Magdalena Mora
Translator: Luis Humberto Crosthwaite
Call Number: Spanish JPicture Marti.C
Title: The Pot That Juan Built
By: Andrews-Goebel, Nancy
Published: 2002
2003 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: David Diaz
Call number: x738.092 Andre.N
Spanish edition (La Vasija que Juan Fabricó) call number: Spanish JPicture Andre.N
Title: Across the Bay
By: Aponte, Carlos
Published: 2019
2020 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Carlos Aponte
Call number: JPicture Apont.C
Title: César: ¡Sí, Se Puede!: Yes We Can!
By: Bernier-Grand, Carmen
Published: 2003
2004 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: David Diaz
Call number: x811 Berni.C
Title: Diego: Bigger Than Life
By: Bernier-Grand, Carmen
Published: 2009
2010 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: David Diaz
Call number: xBiog River.D Berni.C
Title: Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
By: Brown, Monica
Published: 2017
2018 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: John Parra
Call number: xBiog Kahlo.F Brown.M
Spanish edition (Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos) call number: Spanish xBiog Kahlo.F Brown.B
Title: Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina
By: Brown, Monica
Published: 2011
2012 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Sara Palacios
Call number: Spanish JPicture Brown.M
Title: My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez
By: Brown, Monica
Published: 2007
2008 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Raúl Colón
Call number: Spanish xBiog Garci.G Brown.M
Spanish edition (Conoce a Gabriel García Márquez) call number: Spanish xBiog Garci.G Brown.M
Title: Sharuko : el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello = Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello
By: Brown, Monica
Published: 2020
2021 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Elisa Chivarri
Call number: currently on order
Title: Tito Puente: Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
By: Brown, Monica
Published: 2013
2014 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Rafael López
Call number: Spanish xBiog Puent.T Brown.M
Title: Lowriders to the Center of the Earth (Lowriders Volume 2)
By: Camper, Cathy
Published: 2016
2017 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Raúl the III (Raúl Gonzalez)
Call number: JGraphic Campe.C
1st in series: Lowriders in Space
Title: Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games
By: Delacre, Lulu
Published: 2004
2006 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Lula Delacre
Call number: Spanish x398.3 Delac.L
Title: Islandborn
By: Díaz, Junot
Published: 2018
2019 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Leo Espinosa
Call number: JPicture Diaz.J
Spanish edition (Lola) call number: Spanish JPicture Diaz.J
Title: Maria Had a Little Llama/María Tenía Una Llamita
By: Dominguez, Angela
Published: 2013
2014 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Call number: Spanish JPicture Domin.A
Title: Papá and Me
By: Dorros, Arthur
Published: 2008
2009 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Rudy Gutierrez
Call number: JPicture Dorros.A
Title: Little Roja Riding Hood
By: Elya, Susan Middleton
Published: 2014
2015 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Susan Guevara
Call number: x398.2 Elya.S
Title: La Princesa and the Pea
By: Elya, Susan Middleton
Published: 2017
2018 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal
Call number: Spanish JPicture Elya.S
Title: Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
By: Engle, Margarita
Published: 2019
2020 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Rafael López
Call number: xBiog Carre.T Engle.M
Title: Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
By: Engle, Margarita
Published: 2015
2016 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Rafael López
Call number: x786.9 Engle.M
Title: The Storyteller's Candle/La Velita de Los Cuentos
By: González, Lucía
Published: 2008
2009 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Lulu Delacre
Call number: Spanish JPicture Gonza.L
Title: Boogie Boogie Y'All
By: Esperanza, C.G.
Published: 2021
2021 Illustrator Honor
Call number: JPicture Esper.C
Title: May Your Life Be Deliciosa
By: Genhart, Michael
Published: 2021
2022 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Loris Lora
Call number: JPicture Genha.M
Title: My Colors, My World/Mis Colores, Mi Mundo
By: Gonzalez, Maya Christina
Published: 2007
2008 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Maya Christina Gonzalez
Call number: Spanish JPicture Gonza.M
Title: All Around Us
By: Gonzalez, Xelena
Published: 2017
2018 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Adriana M. Garcia
Call number: JPicture Gonza.X
Title: My Abuelita
By: Johnston, Tony
Published: 2009
2010 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: JPicture Johns.T
Title: Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
By: Krull, Kathleen
Published: 2003
2004 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: xBiog Chave.C Krull.K
Spanish edition (Cosechando esperanza: La historia de César Chávez) call number:
Spanish xBiog Chave.C Krull.K
Title: When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana
By: Mahin, Michael
Published: 2018
2019 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Jose Ramirez
Call number: xBiog Santa.C Mahin.M
Title: Mango, Abuela and Me
By: Medina, Meg
Published: 2015
2016 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Call number: JPicture Medin.M
Spanish edition (Mango, Abuela y Yo) call number: Spanish JPicture Medin.M
Title: Los Gatos Black on Halloween
By: Montes, Marisa
Published: 2006
2008 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: JPicture Monte.M (Holiday section: Halloween)
Title: Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folktale
By: Montes, Marisa
Published: 2000
2002 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Joe Cepada
Call number: x398.6 Monte.M
Title: Book Fiesta: Celebrate Children's Day Book Day/Celebremos El Día de Los Niños El Día de Los Libros
By: Mora, Pat
Published: 2009
2010 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Rafael López
Call number: Spanish JPicture Mora.P
Title: Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Woman with a Great Big Heart
By: Mora, Pat
Published: 2005
2006 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Raul Colón
Call number: JPicture Mora.P
Spanish edition (Doña Flor: Un Cuento de una Mujer Gigante con un Grande Corazón) call number:
Spanish JPicture Mora.P
Title: Gracias-Thanks
By: Mora, Pat
Published: 2009
2010 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: John Parra
Call number: Spanish JPicture Mora.P
Title: Bright Star
By: Morales, Yuyi
Published: 2021
2022 Illustrator Honor
Call Number: JPicture Moral.Y
Title: Dreamers
By: Morales, Yuyi
Published: 2018
2019 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: xBiog Moral.Y Moral.Y
Spanish edition (Soñadores) call number: Spanish xBiog Moral.Y Moral.Y
Title: Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
By: Morales, Yuyi
Published: 2003
2004 Illustrator Award
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: x398.6 Mexico Moral.Y
Title: Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
By: Morales, Yuyi
Published: 2008
2009 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: Spanish JPicture Moral.Y
Title: Niño Wrestles the World
By: Morales, Yuyi
Published: 2013
2014 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: JPicture Moral.Y
Title: Viva Frida
By: Morales, Yuyi
Published: 2014
2015 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Call number: Spanish xBiog Kahlo.F Moral.Y
Title: Me, Frida
By: Novesky, Amy
Published: 2010
2011 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: David Diaz
Call number: xBiog Kahlo. Noves.A
Title: First Day in Grapes
By: Pérez, L. King
Published: 2002
2004 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Robert Casilla
Call number: JPicture Perez.L
Title: De aquí como el coquí
By: Perez, Nomar
Published: 2021
2022 Illustrator Honor
Call number: Spanish JPicture Perez.N
Title: My Papi Has a Motorcycle
By: Quintero, Isabel
Published: 2019
2020 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Zeke Peña
Call number: JPicture Quint.I
Spanish edition (Mi Papi Tiene una Moto) call number: Spanish JPicture Quint.I
Title: ¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge
By: Raúl The Third
Published: 2021
2022 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Raúl The Third
Call number: JPicture Raul
Title: ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
By: Raúl The Third
Published: 2020
2021 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Raúl The Third
Call number: JPicture Raul
Title: ¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market
By: Raúl the Third (Raul Gonzalez)
Published: 2019
2020 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Raúl the Third (Raul Gonzalez)
Call number: JPicture Raul
Title: My Tata's Remedies/Los Remedios de Mi Tata
By: Rivera-Ashford, Roni Capin
Published: 2015
2016 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Antonio Castro
Call number: Spanish JPicture River.R
Title: Martín de Porres : the Rose in the Desert
By: Schmidt, Gary D.
Published: 2012
2013 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: David Diaz
Call number: xBiog Martin Schmi.G
Title: Chato and the Party Animals
By: Soto, Gary
Published: 2000
2002 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Susan Guevera
Call number: JPicture Soto.G
Title: Fiesta Babies
By: Tafolla, Carmen
Published: 2010
2011 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Amy Córdova
Call number: JPicture Tafol.C
Title: What Can You Do with a Rebozo?
By: Tafolla, Carmen
Published: 2008
2009 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Amy Córdova
Call number: JPicture Tafol.C
Title: Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors
By: Thong, Roseanne
Published: 2014
2015 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: John Parra
Call number: JPicture Thong.R
Title: Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
By: Tonatiuh, Duncan
Published: 2010
2011 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: JPicture Tonat.D
Title: Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
By: Tonatiuh, Duncan
Published: 2011
2012 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: xBiog River.D Tonat.D
Title: Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
By: Tonatiuh, Duncan
Published: 2015
2016 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: xBiog Posad.J Tonat.D
Title: Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
By: Tonatiuh, Duncan
Published: 2013
2014 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: JPicture Tonat.D
Title: The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
By: Tonatiuh, Duncan
Published: 2016
2017 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: x398.20897 Tonat.D
Title: Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
By: Tonatiuh, Duncan
Published: 2014
2015 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: x379.263 Tonat.D
Title: The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
By: Vamos, Samantha R.
Published: 2011
2012 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Rafael López
Call number: JPicture Vamos.S
Title: Grandma's Gift
By: Velasquez, Eric
Published: 2010
2011 Illustrator Winner
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Call number: JPicture Velas.E (Holiday section: Christmas)
Title: Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist
By: Wood, Susan
Published: 2016
2017 Illustrator Honor
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: xBiog Esqui.J Wood.S
Spanish edition (¡Esquivel! Un Artista del Sonido de la Era Espacial) call number:
Spanish xBiog Esqui.J Wood.S