Engle, Margarita. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography in poems of Juan Francisco Manzano. This book exposes the violence and cruelty slaves suffered in the 1770s. It is a biography narrated through poems written by different people that reflect what Juan Francisco Manzano had to go through. He was born a slave and was the pet of a wealthy woman: Beatriz. He managed to learn how to read and write was good at memorizing. Even though, Beatriz paid for Juan, after her death Juan was sent to live with the Marquesa de Prado Ameno who treats and punishes him constantly and cruelly. He still managed to read and write, although this was a threat to the Marquesa. Excellent poems and illustrations portray that no matter how hard life looks like, there is always hope.
2008 Pura Belpré Award Winner for Text
Montes, Marisa. LOS GATOS BLACK ON HALLOWEEN.
The ideal book to read to students on October 31. In this hilarious book, all sorts of monsters such as witches, ghosts, vamps and ghouls are throwing their yearly party at haunted Hall. The brujas come on their broomsticks, los muertos leave their coffins to join the fun. Everything is fine until they receive unexpected trick-or-treaters: kids. Every page has at least two Spanish words translated into English to help ad challenge readers to learn these words. The colors of the illustrations reflect the typical Mexican rustic look.
Winner of the 2008 Pura Belpré Award for Illustration
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