The Storyteller's Candle

Learn about Pura Belpré, who became the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library by reading The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos, historical fiction in picture book format about Pura Belpré. The Pura Belpré Award for Latina / Latino children’s literature is named after Pura Belpré, who was born in Puerto Rico and spent her career preserving and sharing traditional Puerto Rican folktales.