Pura Belpré: The Stories I Read to the Children

The Stories I Read to the Children: The Life and Writing of Pura Belpré, the Legendary Storyteller, Children’s Author and New York Public Librarian

Edited by Lisa Sánchez González

The Stories I Read to the Children documents, for the very first time, Pura Belpré’s contributions to North American, Caribbean, and Latin American literary and library history. Thoroughly researched but clearly written, this study is scholarship that is also accessible to general readers, students, and teachers. Pura Belpré (1899-1982) is one of the most important public intellectuals in the history of the Puerto Rican diaspora. A children’s librarian, author, folklorist, translator, storyteller, and puppeteer who began her career during the Harlem Renaissance and the formative decades of The New York Public Library, Belpré is also the earliest known Afro-Caribeña contributor to American literature.

• ISBN/EAN13:1878483803 / 9781878483805
• Publication Date:Feb 21 2013
• Edition description: English
• Pages:286
• Product dimensions: 6" x 9"
• Color: Black and White
• Related Categories:Literary Criticism / Children's Literature