The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos

By Lucía González, Lulu Delacre (Illustrator)

Text and sepia tone illustrations present the biographical story of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian hired by the New York Public Library, who introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.

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