Congratulations to all the ganadores.
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A CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS
Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE Long and Almost Magical, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Lima, Perú (Ancestry: Spanish/Cuban); Albuquerque, NM
SECOND PLACE Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford & Aarón Rivera-Ashford; Random House Children’s Books; United States; Tucson, AZ
HONORABLE MENTION Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughter, Mark Gonzales; Salaam Reads / Atheneum Books for Young Readers; USA; Oakland
Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACE Little Skeletons / Esqueletitos, Susie Jaramillo; Encantos Media Studios, PBC; Venezuela/USA; New York City
SECOND PLACE Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT
HONORABLE MENTION At bat / Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Little Chanclas, José Lozano; Cinco Puntos Press; USA/Mexican/Spanish; Los Angeles
SECOND PLACE Arturo and The Bienvenido Feast, Anne Broyles; Illustrated by KE Lewis; Pelican Publishing Company; ; Gretna, Louisiana
HONORABLE MENTION At bat / Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford & Aarón Rivera-Ashford; Random House Children’s Books; United States; Tucson, AZ
SECOND PLACE All Around Us, Xelena González; Cinco Puntos Press; US/Meztizo; San Antonio TX
SECOND PLACE Jorge and the Lost Cookie Jar, Marta Arroyo; Dayton Publishing; Mexico; San Diego
HONORABLE MENTION Mister Yes, Carmen Gil; Illustrated by Miguel Cerro; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Sevilla/Madrid
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACE Margarito, Carmen Gil; Illustrated by Silvia Álvarez; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Sevilla
SECOND PLACE Ni guau ni miau, Blanca Lacasa, Illustrated by Gómez; nubeOCHO; España; Madrid
HONORABLE MENTION Coco: Miguel and the Grand Harmony, Matt de la Peña; Disney Publishing Worldwide; Unites States; Brooklyn
Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book
FIRST PLACE The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar, Margarita Engle; Simon & Schuster / Atheneum Books for Young Readers; USA; Oakland
SECOND PLACE Miguel’s Brave Knight, Margarita Engle; Peachtree Publishers; Cuban/American; Fresno, CA
HONORABLE MENTION Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library, Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Eric Velasquez; Candlewick Press; Carole: African American, Eric: Afro-Puerto Rican, Both born in USA; Charlotte, NC
HONORABLE MENTION Telegrams to Heaven: The Childhood of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, René Colato Laínez; Luna’s Press Books; El Salvador; Los Angeles
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Outside todo el día!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press; USA; Portland, Oregon
SECOND PLACE Little Elephants / Elefantitos, Susie Jaramillo; Encantos Media Studios, PBC; Venezuela/USA; New York City
HONORABLE MENTION Vamos, Body!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press; USA; Portland, Oregon
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE Bravo!, Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Rafael López; Macmillan Publishers; US/Cuba; Fresno
SECOND PLACE The ABCs to Ranching, Patty York Raymond; Mascot Books; Mexican/American; McAllen TX
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACE Ayobami y el nombre de los animales, Pilar López Ávila; Illustrated by Mar Azabal; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Madrid
SECOND PLACE ¡Achú, achú, Pirulo!, Pamy Rojas; Cuentos Verdes; Puerto Rico; San Juan
HONORABLE MENTION Los pajaritos, Yolanda Borrás; Illustrated by David Hicock; ; Dominican Republic; USA
Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Greña / Crazy Hair, Kianny N. Antigua & Vanessa Balleza; ; Republica Dominicana; Boston NYC
SECOND PLACE Luisita is Sick / Luisita está enferma, Dora Przybylek; Illustrated by Gastón Hauviller; Laredo Publishing; Perú/Chinese ancestry; New York City
HONORABLE MENTION Telegrams to Heaven: The Childhood of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, René Colato Laínez; Luna’s Press Books; El Salvador; Los Angeles
Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE All the way to Havana, Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Mike Curato; Macmillan Publishers; US/Cuba; Fresno
SECOND PLACE Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford & Aarón Rivera-Ashford; Random House Children’s Books; United States; Tucson, AZ
Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACE Una sorpresa para tortuga, Paula Merlán & Sonja Wimmer; nubeOCHO
SECOND PLACE Al bate, Jill Barletti; Illustrated by Jelena Brezovec; Snowflake Stories, LLC; Jill-USA / Jelena-Croatia; Hartford, CT
HONORABLE MENTION La música del mar, Susanna Isern; Illustrated by Marta Chicote; Cuento de Luz; Spain; Santander
Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book
FIRST PLACE Princess Inkala and the Last Inka Dynasty, Judith G. Leifer; Laredo Publishing Company; Perú; New York City
Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book
FIRST PLACE My Brigadista Year, Katherine Paterson; Candlewick Press; Caucasian; Burlington, UT
SECOND PLACE Ugly Cat & Pablo, Isabel Quintero; Scholastic Press; Mexican/American; Ontario, Canada
HONORABLE MENTION Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring, Angela Cervantes; Scholastic Press; México; Kansas City
Best Youth Chapter Nonfiction Book
FIRST PLACE Jabber Walking, Juan Felipe Herrera; Candlewick Press; Born in US/Mexican; San Jose, CA
Best Educational Youth Chapter Book
FIRST PLACE One Minute Mysteries: More Short Mysteries You Solve with Science! - ¡Más misterios cortos que resuelves con Ciencias!, Eric Yoder & Natalie Yoder; Science Naturally!; USA; Washington, DC
SECOND PLACE Liebres y Ratas, Aves y Semillas, Cactos y Árboles, Paul Dayton; Dayton Publishing; Tucson, AZ; Solana Beach, CA
Most Inspirational Youth Chapter Book
FIRST PLACE Forest World, Margarita Engle; Atheneum; US/Cuba; Fresno
Best Young Adult Fiction Book – English
FIRST PLACE Disappeared, Francisco X. Stork; Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic; USA/México; Boston
SECOND PLACE Good Girls Don’t Lie, Alexandra Diaz; Leap Books; Puerto Rico/Cuban; Santa Fe, NM
HONORABLE MENTION Shadowhouse Fall, Daniel José Older; Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic; Cuban/American; New Orleans
Best Young Adult Fiction Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACE Paloma aventurera, Ani Palacios; Pukiyari Editores; Peru; Columbus, Ohio
SECOND PLACE Las aguas del Kalahari, Rita Wirkala; All Bilingual Press; Argentina; Seattle
Best Young Adult Nonfiction Book
SECOND PLACE Mensajeros de los Dioses, José E. Muratti Toro; Arte de portada e interior por Eliana Falcón Dvorsky; Editorial 360°; Puerto Rico; San Juan
Best Educational Young Adult Book
FIRST PLACE Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography, Sylvia Mendoza; Zest Books
SECOND PLACE One Minute Mysteries: Short Mysteries You Solve with Math! - ¡Misterios cortos que resuelves con Matemáticas!, Eric Yoder & Natalie Yoder; Science Naturally!; USA; Washington, DC
HONORABLE MENTION La furia de Juracán, José E. Muratti-Toro; Diseñado por Jadyrah Vega Serrano; Editorial 360°; Puerto Rico; San Juan, PR
Most Inspirational Young Adult Book
FIRST PLACE ¡Ven a la vida! Tu guía para el autodescubrimiento, Thomas W. Iland & Emily D. Iland; Porterville Press; USA/Irish American; Los Angeles
SECOND PLACE Victoria es mi nombre, And every day I think I’m going to die, Eliana Habalian; MEL Projects; Venezuela; Miami