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• Audience: Younger
• Genre: Nonfiction
• Award year: 2006

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  Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games

  By Lulu Delacre

  “Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games,” a bilingual collection of traditional Latino games and lullabies, is a tribute to motherhood. Delacre's soft and tender illustrations celebrate the Latino family in a wide variety of settings. The combination of delicate and glowing colors makes each illustration warm and full of appeal.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2006 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781584301592
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  Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride

  By Marjorie Priceman

  Energetic lines and rich watercolors animate this aerial adventure over eighteenthcentury France. Priceman, who received a 1996 Caldecott honor for Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin, combines spare text, dynamic design, and masterful perspective to illuminate the humor and high jinks of three animals swept up in the winds of history.

  • Nonfiction, Technology
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2006 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780689826429
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  My Name Is Celia/ Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/ La Vida de Celia Cruz

  By Monica Brown, Rafel López (Illustrator)

  “My Name Is Celia/Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/La Vida de Celia Cruz,” is as full of movement and excitement as the life of Celia Cruz. Vibrant colors, extravagant illustrations and flowing patterns create a mood of energy in this book. Full of the details of folklore, fashion and music, the book teems with life.

  • Nonfiction, Biography
  • Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2006 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780873588720