Get It Now Planting Stories: The Life Of Librarian And Storyteller Pura Belpré Put Together By Anika Aldamuy Denise Available Through Digital Edition

the books subject about a remarkable and inspiring woman and her story,for the illustrations./for the storyfrom me,

I adore the illustrations, Theyre wonderful. Gorgeous with a wonderful use of color and so many fun details to pore over, I loved all of them, including the end papers,

The story is good, very good, I particularly like how many Spanish words and phrases are included and in such a way that their English translations are clear or clear enough even if the reader/listener doesnt know any Spanish.


The four pages at the end of the book, an authors note of two pages and two pages of additional resources selected bibliography, archival collections, articles and films, further reading, stories by Pura Belpré mentioned in this book are welcome additions though not a comprehensive list.
Warm, evocative photos and a welltold text of Belpre's life make this a picture book to delight youngsters, caregivers, and library staff alike!

Great for a longer readto story older preschool through first or second grade or a readalone for second graders.
This is a fine story, but it lacked many details that would have made it a better story, Gorgeous illustrations with a compelling story, Loved it. This does a really good job of highlighting the thread of stories through Belpré's life,

The illustrations are so full of color, and all the settings Puerto Rico, New York, the garment factory vs the library feel different in terms of color/shades.
When Belpré returns to the library at the end, it's so warm!

Spanish is used throughout the text here in a really natural way, and it's not italicized yay!.
It's perfect for a book about Pura Belpré,

Unsurprisingly, this would pair well with sitelinkThe Storyteller's Candle, A beautiful book with a beautiful story from about the life of Pura Belpre, I didn't know there were biographies about librarians, much less or specifically the first Puerto Rican librarian! This book meant a lot to me.
To call Anika Aladamuy Denise's Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré a wonderful junior level picture book biography, while this is of course and indeed the truth, it is still in my opinion a bit of an understatement, as the combination of the author's words and Paola Escobar's accompanying illustrations are in fact and of course also in my humble opinion pure and utter perfection presenting both the high and low points of Pura Belprė's life, her many achievements, how she made popular Latino literature and folklore in the United States and yes, that even sad events such as the death of her husband are approached by Anika Aldamuy Denise gently but all the same realistically, and above all presenting in Pura Belpré a totally shining star, who planted stories like seeds and made them grow and everlastingly flourish.
Combined with Paola Escobar's delightful accompanying pictures, artwork that is lush, imaginative but also delightfully realistic and always totally mirroring the author's engaging and evocative narrative, I will gladly and with no hesitation whatsoever grant a full five to Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré and with the informative author's note as well as the supplemental resource pages for me being the absolute icing on an already delicious cake, featuring a select bibliography, archival collections, articles and films on Pura Belpré, suggestions for further reading and indeed and appreciatively also that the Pura Belpré stories Anika Aldamuty Denise uses and cites in the main narrative of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré are equally cited by their titles and given a basic plot summary and analysis in the supplemental resources section of this in every way amazing and spectacular picture book biography.
A wonderful story about a woman important to libraries, children's literature, and the art of storytelling, And my god the illustrations are electrifyingly good, By keeping alive the stories of her homeland, Pura Belpre touched the lives of so many, Well researched and from the heart, Denise plants seeds of her own with this inspiring story of an immigrant's gift to America's canon of multicultural storytelling.
Escobars illustrations are elegant and as lush and vibrant as the language they bring to life, An important addition to ALL librariesin town, in school, and at home, This picture book biography of Pura Belpré gave me a lot of feelings, I'd never heard of Belpré the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City until discovering this book, and I was living for her story.


In, Belpré leaves San Juan to attend her sister's wedding in New York, She decided to stay and eventually gets a job at the New York Public Library a dreeeeeeam because they are searching for a bilingual assistant and she speaks Spanish, French and English.
Noticing the lack of Puerto Rican books, she begins to write her own books for children, She sends them off to a publisher and they are successfully made into books, She also begins to create her own puppets to go along with the stories, This woman was amazing! I'm mad at myself that I didn't know about her! What other badass librarians are out in the world What other great tales of literary awesomeness are unknown to me

A final note.
The art. The art in this book is gorgeous, I want to post every image on my wall but won't, because this is a library book, Read this book over and over, and really savor it,.I loved learning about Pura Belpré and her passion for sharing Puerto Rican stories with her community, and while the illustrations were lovely, they seemed a little flat to me on the page.
This was just wonderful! A perfect book to read at the beginning of a Belpré unit but also a wonderful biography about using your strengths, storytelling, culture and language to make a difference in your community.
I loved the illustrations and learning about Pura Belpré, Made me proud to be a part of the profession! After hearing Anika Aldamuy Denise speak about one of her heroes, Pura Belpré, at the Bank Street Latinx MiniConference last week, I knew I had to read her book.
And what better place to do that than the place where Pura Belpré had such an immense impact the NYPL,

Pura Belpré first arrived in New York in, leaving her native Puerto Rico for what she thought would be a to visit to celebrate her sister's wedding, but she decided to stay.
Her first job was in the garment factory, but she left that to work in the library,

When Pura came to NY, she brought all the stories her abuela taught her, stories that she loved so much from her homeland.
At the library, she discovered there were no stories from Puerto Rico, and decided it was time to change that,

Pretty soon, Pura was telling her stories to the kids visiting the library, stories about Martina, the beautiful cockroach and Pérez, a gallant mouse.


Later, she made puppets for help bring her stories to life, and soon, more and more people came to hear the wonderful tales Pura had brought with her from Puerto Rico.
She began writing down her stories and Pérez y Martina became a book,

This is a beautifully written book about a woman who made such a difference to the children of New York as she told her stories, visiting not only different library branches, but also churches, classrooms, and community centers "planting her story seed in the hearts and minds of children new to this island who wish to remember la lengua y los colores of home.
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The idea of planting stories is consistently carried throughout Anika Aldamuy Denise's lyrical text and

Paola Escobar's brightly colored folk art style illustrations, with flowers floating over the each of the pages.
Scattered throughout the book are Spanish words and phrases, all of which are easy to understand even if you don't speak Spanish, And although this is a biography of Pura Belpré, there is an important subtext at work at well, That subtext reminds us that we don't have to leave our culture behind when we settle in another country, but that we can plant what we bring with us and it will once again thrive.


Back matter consists of an Author's Note be sure to read that, a Selected Bibliography, the location of the Archival Collections for both Pura and her husband, musician Clarence Cameron White, Articles and Films, suggestions for Further Reading, and the Stories by Pura Belpré Mentioned in This Book.


This book is recommended for readers age
This book was borrowed from the NYPL I finally got to read this after waiting with much anticipation and it did not disappoint.
I don't have much to add to the already glowing reviews, but I loved it! The story was well told, with just enough detail to make Pura come alive, but without bogging down too much for young audiences.
The "planting stories" theme is lovely, and ties in with one of Pura's own quotes which you'll read in the excellent back matter and the art work is an utter delight, full of period detail yet vibrant and fresh.
Highly recommend!.