Latino Literacy Now's International Latino Book Awards

Below are the 190 finalist for the 2013 Int’l Latino Book Awards:

A. CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS

Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – English
How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya, Rio Grande Books
LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli, A Caribbean Experience Con Amor
Sofia’s Awesome Tamale Day, Albert Monreal Quihuis, Albert Monreal Quihuis

Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or Bilingual
Conoce a Simón Bolívar, Edna Iturralde, Alfaguara Grupo Santillana USA
Las Siete Vidas de Luca, Joumana Haddad, Vaso Roto Ediciones
Micaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company
Pelito: The Move • La Mudanza, Abraham Urias, Lito Publishing

Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – English
Grandpa Lolo’s Navajo Saddle Blanket, Nasario García, University of New Mexico Press
How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya, Rio Grande Books
Life is Beautiful!, Ana Eulate; Illustrator: Nívola Uyá, Cuento de Luz
LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli, A Caribbean Experience Con Amor
Mom Goes to War, Irene Aparici; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero, Cuento de Luz
Tales From the Shell: The Courageous Ant, Valentina Arango, El Pozo
The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pat Mora; Illustrators: Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher, Random House Children’s Books
The Odd Chick, Mary Esparza - Vela, Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
The Poet Upstairs, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Arte Público Press
Walking Through a World of Aromas, Ariel Andrés Almada; Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer, Cuento de Luz

Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Bilingual
Guacamole, Jorge Argueta & Margarita Sada, Groundwood Books
Micaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company
Pelito: The Move • La Mudanza, Abraham Urias, Lito Publishing
Periquito, The Story of Little Parakeet, Georgette Baker, Cantemos