Add to Reading List Share this Book. BOSTON – Rafael López, illustrator of “Drum Dream Girl,” and Margarita Engle, author of “Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir," are the 2016 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children’s books. Expertly rendered, realistic images encompass diverse expression, movement and emotion. In a haunting yet hopeful novel in verse, award-winning author Margarita Engle tells the story of Antonio Chuffat, a young man of African, Chinese, and Cuban descent who became a champion of civil rights. Kathy Neustadt, representing the Neustadt family, made the announcement at the annual Neustadt Lit Fest’s opening-night reception celebrating Edwidge Danticat, winner of the 2018 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Margarita Engle has received multiple Pura Belpré Awards, a Newbery Honor, and several other accolades; and she is currently serving a two-year term as The Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate—the first Latino to do so. From his Tata, Aaron learns first hand the significance of healing with a tender touch of wisdom and medicinal herbs. Her young adult novels in verse include:. 20 Resources3 Awards. Among her many distinctions, she is a multiple recipient of the Pura Belpré medal, the Américas Award, and the Jane Addams Award. Margarita Engle, author of "Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir," was named the 2016 Pura Belpré Author Award medalist. Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. The next Lit Fest will be given in Engle’s honor in October 2019. The Surrender Tree, recipient of the first Newbery Honor awarded to a Latino, as well as the Pura Belpré Medal, Américas Award, and Jane Addams Award. Enchanted Air tells the story of Engle’s childhood summers in Cuba, where she developed a deep bond with her mother’s extended family, Cuban culture and tropical nature. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Assn. Tiny Rabbit's Big Wish. Engle's most recent books are Orangutanka, Drum Dream Girl, The Sky Painter, and Enchanted Air. Her award winning young adult novels in verse include The Surrender Tree, The Poet Slave of Cuba, and The Lightning Dreamer, winner of the PEN USA Award. 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Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez is an illustrator and animator born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico and based in Brooklyn. “I’m so proud that the NSK Neustadt Prize will be the award pushing her to the top in terms of recognition.” “Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir” brings us a memoir in free verse that conveys the story of growing up in two cultures during an era of great tension between the United States and Cuba. This award was announced on … For more than two decades, Margarita Engle has produced award-winning work for children of all ages. by Margarita Engle and David Walker. She is the author of young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse including The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book, The Poet Slave of Cuba, Hurricane Dancers, The Firefly Letters, and Tropical Secrets.She lives in northern California. Her books have received multiple awards and honors, including the Newbery Honor for The Surrender Tree and a PEN USA Award for The Lightning Dreamer. In honor of the award’s anniversary, we have been highlighting the winners of the narrative and illustration awards. “Margarita Engle is a writer near the pinnacle of young-adult and children’s literature,” noted Robert Con Davis-Undiano, World Literature Today’s executive director. of Specialized & Cooperative Library, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, United for Libraries (Trustees, Friends, Foundations), Young Adult Library Services Assn. “Rafael López’s masterful art brings to life the drumbeats in Margarita Engle’s story. The daughter of an American father and Cuban mother, Engle spent her childhood summers in Cuba, where she developed a deep bond with her extended family and a lifelong passion for tropical nature, which led her to study agronomy and botany, along with creative writing. To learn more about ALSC, visit their website at www.ala.org/alsc. World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, today announced Margarita Engle as the winner of the 2019 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature. “Drum Dream Girl” is a tale about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl in 1930s Cuba, who became a world-renowned drummer. Margarita Engle (born Los Angeles) is the Cuban American winner of the first Newbery Honor ever awarded to a Latino. Award-winning author Margarita Engle breathes life into Cuban abolitionist poet Getrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814-1873) in her young adult verse novel, The Lightning Dreamer (Harcourt, 2013). An esteemed panel of authors selects both the finalists and the winner based solely on literary merit as well as the perceived importance of an artist’s overall contribution to children’s literature. The Belpré Committee selected two Honor Books for narrative. It is a story that touches on issues affecting numerous immigrant children today. ALSC is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library services to children. Born in Los Angeles, she developed a deep attachment to her mother’s homeland during childhood summers with relatives in Cuba. López divides his time between his studios in San Miguel de Allende, México and San Diego, California. “The Smoking Mirror,” written by David Bowles and published by IFWG Publishing, Inc. A fantasy novel about 12-year-old twins growing into their magical, shape-shifting abilities, as they descend into the Land of the Dead to find their mother. Her award winning young adult novels in verse include, The Surrender Tree, The Poet Slave of Cuba, Tropical Secrets and The Firefly Letters. Background Mrs. Engle was born in Pasadena, California, United States, on … In a haunting yet hopeful novel in verse, award-winning author Margarita Engle tells the story of Antonio Chuffat, a young man of African, Chinese, and Cuban descent who became a champion of civil rights. Asia, Africa, Europe—Antonio Chuffat’s ancestors clashed and blended on the beautiful island of Cuba. In this quietly powerful new book, award-winning poet Margarita Engle paints a portrait of early women's rights pioneer Fredrika Bremer and the journey to Cuba that transformed her life. This book about Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada teaches children about a forgotten art form and gives its audience a glimpse of Mexican history, through the digital hieroglyphic collages created by Duncan Tonatiuh and the colorful journey of lithography, engraving and etching of Posada’s designs. Engle (b. After Abuela moves in with her family, Mia finds a clever way to communicate with her Spanish-speaking grandmother who has left her homeland to live in the United States. World Literature Today Announces 2020 Student Translation Prize... Shortlist for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature... Jury Announced for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, Free 30-Day Trial of WLT's Digital Edition for New Readers, World Literature Today630 Parrington Oval, Suite 110Norman, OK 73019-4037405-325-4531, Theodore Ziolkowski in 1992 / Photo by Robert Matthews, Princeton University. Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many verse books, including the Newbery Honor Book The Surrender Tree, PEN USA Award winner The Lightning Dreamer, and the Walter Dean Myers Honor Enchanted Air. Engle's most recent books are Orangutanka, Drum Dream Girl, The Sky Painter, and Enchanted Air. Diego: Bigger than Life was the subject of two honors for author and illustrator in 2010. Visit our COVID-19 Recovery pages for updates and recommended resources. “The recurrent theme of hope prevails.”. The book was written by Margarita Engle and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Angela Dominguez’s digitally-enhanced, mixed media illustrations are warm and expressive. The awards were announced today by the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking (REFORMA), an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA, during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held Jan. 8 – 12, in Boston. For information on the Pura Belpré Award and other ALA Youth Media Awards, please visit www.ala.org/yma. 2009 Americas Awards Ceremony Summary Authors Yuyi Morales and illustrator Margarita Engle receive the 2008 Americas Award for Children and Young Adult Literature during the 16th award presentation hosted by the Library of Congress. Rafael López’s flawless and detailed illustrations in acrylic paint on wood are warm and vibrant; dynamic, double spread renderings bring to life Millo’s story. Engle was born in Pasadena, California, and became a botanist and professor at California State Polytechnic University.. Margarita Engle; illustrations by Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez. Poet, novelist, and journalist Margarita Engle was born in Pasadena, California, to a Cuban mother and an American father. Awarded in alternating years with the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the biennial NSK Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the world of children’s and young-adult literature. Photo: Marshal W. Johnson ... Engle writes many of her books in the format of verse novels, and her books have received multiple awards and honors, including the Newbery Honor for The Surrender Tree and a PEN USA Award for The Lightning Dreamer. Bowles creates an action-packed story based on Aztec and Mayan mythology while capturing the realities of life in contemporary South Texas and Mexico. Several authors have received both a Belpré Medal and a Belpré Honor: Raúl Colón, David Diaz, Margarita Engle, Carmen Lomas Garza, Susan Guevara, Rafael López, Meg Medina, Yuyi Morales, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Duncan Tonatiuh. Margarita Engle. Cynthia Leitich Smith Named Winner of the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for... Famed Neustadt Lit Fest for 2020 Goes 100% Online, University of Oklahoma’s Neustadt Prize Announces Its 50-Year Anniversary. by Margarita Engle, Amish Karanjit, Nicole Karanjit, and … Works with Multiple Awards. Margarita Engle could only be considered a poet, her immaculate use the simplest of words have a incredible impact on the reader. “Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras,” illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS. Poet Margarita Engle takes her young audience on a journey of longing. They recreate the tone of affection and caring that exists between a young girl and her abuela. She earned a BS from California State Polytechnic University and an MS from Iowa State University, and she studied for her doctoral degree in biology at the University of California, Riverside. “Not only is Engle writing universal tales of young voices finding their place in the world, her beautiful words convey their dreams and wishes,” Rivera wrote in her nominating statement. Margarita Engle: lt;p|>|Margarita Engle| (born |Los Angeles|) is a |Cuban American| author. “I’m so proud that the NSK Neustadt Prize will be the award pushing her to the top in terms of recognition.”, Lilliam Rivera, the award-winning author of the young-adult novels Dealing in Dreams and The Education of Margot Sanchez, nominated Engle for the NSK Prize and chose her verse memoir, Enchanted Air, as the representative text for the jury to read. He won the Pura Belpré Medal in 2010 for his illustrations in “Book Fiesta!” written by Pat Mora. found: Cintas Foundation website, June 16, 2020: (Margarita Engle (b. Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American winner of the first Newbery Honor ever awarded to a Latino. Members of the 2016 Pura Belpré Award Selection Committee are: Chair Ana-Elba Pavon, Oakland (Calif.) Public Library; Sylvia Cecilia Aguiñaga, San Jose (Calif.) State University; Pat Bashir, Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library; Maria F. Estrella, Cleveland (Ohio) Public Library; Maria C. Mena, Newport News (Va.) Public Library System; Teresa Mlawer, West Orange, N.J.; and Abigail Morales, San Diego (Calif.) County Library. Awards (Books & Media), Association for Library Service to Children, Conference Services, Related Groups, Organizations, Affiliates & Chapters, ALA Upcoming Annual Conferences & Midwinter Meetings, American Association of School Librarians (AASL), Assn. Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American winner of the first Newbery Honor ever awarded to a Latino. Dominguez masterfully conveys the sadness of the abuela for her homeland and her transformation as she realizes that home is where your heart resides. [1]1] NSK winners are awarded $35,000, a silver medallion and a certificate of recognition. Rafael López, award-winning artist and children's book illustrator, was born in Mexico City. Announcing a New Publishing Project and a Call for Co-Editors: The Conscience and Craft of Theodore J. Ziolkowski (1932–2020), Strange and Wondrous Journeys with Palestinian Writer Sonia Nimr, Advice to the New Guard: A Conversation with Translator Jessica Cohen. With a network of more than 4,000 children’s and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. BOSTON – Rafael López, illustrator of “The Drum Dream Girl,” and Margarita Engle, author of “Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir," are the 2016 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children’s books. Margarita Engle is an award-winning author of books for children, young adults, and adults. Sonia Nimr / Source: TAMER Institute for Community Education “My Tata’s Remedies = Los remedios de mi tata,” illustrated by Antonio Castro L., written by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford and published by Cinco Puntos Press. Margarita Engle (b. A Dog Named Haku: A Holiday Story from Nepal. Engle lives in central California. “Mango, Abuela, and Me,” illustrated by Angela Dominguez, written by Meg Medina and published by Candlewick Press. Margarita Engle’s The Surrender Tree marked the second time the Cuban-American poet won the Pura Belpré Award. Her book, “The Surrender Tree,” was awarded the 2009 Pura Belpré Medal and a Newbery Honor. The milestone was marked on Sunday, June 26, during the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. The Firefly Letters is a 2011 Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. “Margarita Engle is a writer near the pinnacle of young-adult and children’s literature,” noted Robert Con Davis-Undiano, World Literature Today’s executive director. Margarita Engle is a botanist and the Cuban-American author of several books about the island. Her award winning young adult novels in verse include The Surrender Tree, The Poet Slave of Cuba, and The Lightning Dreamer, winner of the PEN USA Award. This whirlwind adventure begins with protagonist Qamar’s birth and follows her... You have %%pigeonMeterAvailable%% complimentary %%pigeonCopyPage%% remaining this month. 18 Resources. 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