"The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos"

This is the story of librarian Pura Belpré, told through the eyes of two young children who are introduced to the library and its treasures just before Christmas. Lulu Delacre's lovely illustrations evoke New York City at the time of the Great Depression, as well as the close-knit and vibrant Puerto Rican community that was thriving in El Barrio during this time. Bilingual Spanish-English text.

Esta es la historia de la bibliotecaria Pura Belpré, narrada a través de los ojos de dos niñitos a quienes Pura les presenta la biblioteca y sus tesoros justamente antes de la Navidad. Las encantadoras ilustraciones de Lulu Delacre evocan a la Ciudad de Nueva York en la época de la Gran Depresión, así como a la tan unida y vibrante comunidad puertorriqueña floreciente en El Barrio. Texto bilingüe.

Read in Spanish by Rick Negron, who is a King George in the North American Tour of Hamilton.

The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos. Text copyright © 2008 by Lucía González. Illustration copyright © 2008 by Lulu Delacre. Permission arranged with Children’s Book Press, an imprint of LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc., New York, NY 10016. All rights reserved. Learn more at leeandlow.com.

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