2016 Pura Belpre (Illustrator) Award
Honoring a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
Winner:
illustrated by Rafael Lopez
written by Margarita Engle
Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule - until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongos. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.
Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere.
2016 Pura Belpre (Illustrator) Award Honor Books:
illustrated by Antonio Castro L.
written by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
illustrated by Angela Dominguez
written by Meg Medina
illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh
What did you think about "Drum Dream Girl"? Did you enjoy it? What did you like about it? Do you think one of the other books should have won?
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