20th Century Spanish and Latin American Children's Literature

•Has developed significantly since 1920

•Salvador Bartolozzi created a Pinocchio-like character

•1932 Hermanos Monigotes by Antonio Robles Soler won the National Literature Competition

•Elena Fortún,’s Celia series is the most frequently republished children’s adventure series in Spain

•Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award established in 1996

The Pura Belpre Book Award

Don Quixote de la Mancha

•Published in 2 volumes in 1605 and 1615
•Most influential book in the Spanish literary canon

•Influenced such works as The Three Musketeers and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Digital Exhibit

Broadway Man of La Mancha