I think that kids will be surprised to learn that one librarian could have such a lasting impact on children’s literature, especially as, I suspect, most of them would not recognize Pura Belpré’s name. I think this notion of using aspects of the past to enrich the future is an important one to share with kids. I loved learning that Pura Belpré brought the Puerto Rican folktales that she’d learned from her grandmother with her to New York. In Planting Stories, Denise shows how one person’s idea, to share the stories of her beloved abuela from her homeland, Puerto Rico, grew into books and story hours for Spanish speakers in New York City, helped welcome this new population into libraries, and grew into a legacy of bilingual literature. It’s spring! Time to plant a garden! Still too cold where you live? Visit the conservatory at a local botanical garden or even a florist.
Planting Stories recounts the life and achievements of the extraordinary Pura Belpré who was the first bilingual assistant at the New York Public Library and who shared the stories of her childhood with the children of her adopted city. Cuentos folklóricos Pura retold in the shade of a tamarind tree, in Puerto Rico. Pura Teresa Belpré leaves her home in San Juan for a visit to Nueva York/Words travel with her: stories her abuela taught her. Themes/Topics: librarians storytelling biography Puerto Rico bilingual – Spanish and English Publisher/Date: Harper (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)/2019 Title: Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré I was so happy to find this new #OwnVoices picture book biography at my local library in time to share it with you during Women’s History Month.
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