To do this, we learned about the awards and how books qualify. We learned about some of the books that had earned the awards in the past.
2nd Grade Mock Pura Belpré
Author Winner
The Sock Thief by Ana Crespo/Nana Gonzales (illus.)
Author Honors
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina/Angela Dominguez (illus.)
The Great and Mighty Nikko by Xavier Garza
Maya's Blanket/ La manta de Maya by Monica Brown/David Díaz (illus.)
Illustrator Winner
The Great and Mighty Nikko by Xavier Garza
Illustrator Honors
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina/Angela Dominguez (illus.)
Maya's Blanket/ La manta de Maya by Monica Brown/David Díaz (illus.)
Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle/Rafael López (illus.)
Author Winner
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina/Angela Dominguez (illus.)
Author Honors
Finding the Music/En pos de la Musica by Jennifer Torres
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
Maya's Blanket/ La manta de Maya by Monica Brown/David Díaz (illus.)
Illustrator Winner
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina/Angela Dominguez (illus.)
Illustrator Honors
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Great and Mighty Nikko by Xavier Garza
Finding the Music/En pos de la Musica by Jennifer Torres
Winner
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman/Zachariah OHora (illus.)
Honors
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julie Sarcone-Roach
The Moon is Going to Addy's House by Ida Pearle
Wait by Antoinette Portis
Winner
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick/Sophie Blackall (illus.)
Honors
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julie Sarcone-Roach
In a Village by the Sea by Muon Van
My Pen by Christopher Myers