{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"lechnjv","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/lechnjv\/","title":"Pura Belpr\u00e9 Celebraci\u00ed\u00b3n","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uFKhNsOLh8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/06\/pura-belpre-celebracion\/\">Pura Belpr\u00e9 Celebraci\u00ed\u00b3n<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/06\/pura-belpre-celebracion\/embed\/#?secret=uFKhNsOLh8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pura Belpr\u00e9 Celebraci\u00ed\u00b3n&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"uFKhNsOLh8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I\u2019ve just returned from the Pura Belpr\u00e9 Celebraci\u00ed\u00b3n where we honored Margarita Engle, the author of\u00a0 The Poet Slave of Cuba, a biography of Francisco Manzano; Yuyi Morales the artist and Marisa Montes the author of Los Gatos Black on Halloween; Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, author of Frida Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!; Maya Christina Gonzalez My Colors My World\/Mis Colores, Mi Mundo ; Ra\u00ed\u00bal Col\u00ed\u00b3n, illustrator of Monica Brown\u2019s My Name is Gabito; and Carmen Agra Deedy author of Martina the Beautiful Cocroach: A Cuban Folktale. It was a joyful event, which started with Suni Paz\u2019s singing and maracas followed by REFORMA president Mario Ascencio and ALSC president Jane Marino\u2019s welcoming words and Jean Hatfield, the chair of the Pura Belpr\u00e9 Committee\u2019s introduction\u00a0to the award and the authors and illustrators. What made the event truly special was that each of the authors and illustrators said something heart-felt and memorable...."}