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 / selected, edited, and biographical introduction by Lisa Sánchez González.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index.
Contents:
Pura Belpré (1899-1982) : Her Life and Writing -- Section I. Pura Belpré's Published Stories : A Selection. Perez and Martina ; The Earrings ; Casi Lampu'a Lentemu ; The Albahaca ; Plant X ; Juan Bobo and the Queen's Necklace ; Juan Bobo ; Nangato ; The Cat, the Mountain Goat, and the Fox ; The Rainbow-Colored Horse ; The Three Magi ; The Three Figs ; Yuisa and Pedro Mexias ; The Legend of the Hummingbird ; Oté ; The Bed ; The Parrot Who Wouldn't Say "Cataño" ; The Stone Dog ; Santiago -- Section II. Pura Belpré's Unpublished Stories: A Selection. Inés ; Mariita ; Anita and Guasimindo Yacumbé ; The Curious Cobbler ; The Prince and the Devil's Ear ; The Fisherman and His Sons ; The Puchero ; The Village Mango Tree ; The Three Brothers ; Simple John (Juan Bobo) ; The Violinist ; The Well ; The Little Chick ; The Parrot Who Liked to Eat Spanish ; Sausages ; The King's Cow: A Nonsense Story -- Section III. Pura Belpré's Essays: A Selection. The Folklore of the Puerto Rican Child ; The Art of Writing for Children ; Writing a Story ; Writing for Bilingual Children ; Bilingual Storytelling ; Bilingual Group Work with Parents ; Library Work With Bilingual Children ; Work in the Children's Room ; The Reluctant Reader: What Makes Him? ; I Wished to Be Like Johnny Appleseed ; Statehood/Commonwealth ; Fragment on Racism and Children's Fiction.
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