{"product_id":"9781419749414","title":"Pura's Cuentos : How Pura Belpr\u0026#233; Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePura's abuela always has a cuento to share. She crows ¡Qui-qui-ri-quí! for Señor Gallo, booms Borom, Borom for Señor Zapo, and tells of a beautiful cockroach who loves a mouse. Pura clings to these stories like coquíes cling to green leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Pura grows up and moves from Puerto Rico to Harlem, she gets a job at the library, where she is surrounded by stories—but they're only in English. Where is Señor Gallo? Where is Pérez the mouse? Where is Puerto Rico on these shelves? She decides to tell children the tales of her homeland in English and in Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Lyrically written, with lively illustrations, Pura's Cuentos captures the exuberant spirit and passion of Pura Belpré: celebrated storyteller, author, folklorist, and the first Latina librarian in New York City. A pioneer of bilingual storytimes, she welcomed countless new families to the library, formed cultural bridges in her community, and broke the rules by telling stories that weren't printed in books—at least, not yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48990271930603,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":34.77,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781419749414","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}