Tomás Rivera Award

Tomás Rivera Book Award
Awarded forHonor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience
LocationSan Marcos, TX
CountryUnited States
Presented byTexas State University College of Education
First award1996
Websiteeducation.txstate.edu/ci/riverabookaward

The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award recognizes authors and illustrators whose literary work depict the Mexican American experience.[1] This award was established in 1995 by the Texas State University College of Education in honor of distinguished alumnus, Tomás Rivera[2] an educator, poet and author of literary works depicting the difficulties experienced by Mexican migrant farmers[3] and also the first Mexican American to hold a chancellor position at the University of California.[4]

Criteria

  • The book is written for children and young adults (0–16 years).
  • The text and illustrations are of the highest quality.
  • The portrayal/representations of Mexican Americans are accurate and engaging, avoid stereotypes, and reflect rich characterization.
  • The book may be fiction or non- fiction.[5]

Recipients

Tomás Rivera Book Award Winners [6]
Year Category Author Illustrator Title
2025 For Younger Readers Laekan Zea Kemp Beatriz Gutíerrez Hernández Desert Song
For Older Readers Aida Salazar Ultraviolet
2024 For Younger Readers Michael Genhart John Parra Spanish is the Language of My Family/El Español es la Lengua de Mi Familia
For Middle Readers Carmen Tafolla Warrior Girl
For Older Readers Pedro Martín Pedro Martín Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
2023 For Younger Readers Celia C. Pérez Tumble
For Older Readers Aida Salazar Karina Perez A Seed in the Sun
2022 For Younger Readers (tie) David Bowles Erika Meza My Two Border Towns
For Younger Readers (tie) Yuyi Morales Yuyi Morales Bright Star
For Older Readers Daniel Aleman Indivisible
2021 For Younger Readers (tie) Duncan Tonatiuh Duncan Tonatiuh Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth
For Younger Readers (tie) Beatrice Zamora Maira Meza The Spirit of Chicano Park/El espíritu del Parque Chicano
For Older Readers Sonia Gutiérrez Dreaming with Mariposas
2020 Isabel Quintero Zeke Peña My Papi Has A Motorcycle
2019 For Younger Readers Yuyi Morales Yuyi Morales Dreamers
For Older Readers David Bowles They Call Me Güero
2018 For Younger Readers Xelena González Adriana M. Garcia All around Us
For Older Readers (Middle Grade) Celia C. Pérez The First Rule of Punk
For Older Readers (Young Adult) Erika L. Sánchez I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
2017 For Younger Readers Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell Rafael López Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
For Older Readers Francisco X. Stork The Memory of Light
2016 For Younger Readers Duncan Tonatiuh Duncan Tonatiuh Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
2016 For Older Readers Ashley Hope Pérez Out of Darkness
2015 For Younger Readers Duncan Tonatiuh Duncan Tonatiuh Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Méndez and her Family's Fight for Desegregation
2015 For Older Readers Isabel Quintero Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
2014 For Younger Readers Duncan Tonatiuh Duncan Tonatiuh Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
For Older Readers Susan Goldman Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People
2013 Guadalupe García McCall Under the Mesquite
2012 For Older Readers Winifred Conkling Sylvia and Aki
For Younger Readers Duncan Tonatiuh Duncan Tonatiuh Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
2011 Alex Sánchez Bait
2010 Carmen Tafolla Magaly Morales What Can You Do With a Paleta?
2009 Carmen Tafolla The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans
Benjamin Alire Sáenz He Forgot to Say Goodbye
2008 Marisa Montes Yuyi Morales Los Gatos Black on Halloween
2007 Juan Felipe Herrera Downtown Boy
2006 Susanna Reich Raúl Colón José! Born to Dance
2005 Pam Muñoz Ryan Becoming Naomi León
2004 Yuyi Morales Yuyi Morales Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
2003 Pat Mora Beatriz Vidal A Library for Sor Juana
2002 Francisco Jiménez Breaking Through
2001 Amada Irma Pérez Maya Christina Gonzalez My Very Own Room/Mi Propio Cuartito
2000 Rudolfo Anaya Amy Córdova My Land Sings: Stories of the Río Grande
1999 Bobbi Salinas Bobbi Salinas The Three Pigs/Los Tres Cerdos: Nacho, Tito, and Miguel
1998 Pat Mora Raúl Colón Tomás and the Library Lady
1997 Carmen Lomas Garza Carmen Lomas Garza In My Family/En Mi Familia
1996 Rudolfo Anaya Edward Gonzales The Farolitos of Christmas
Gary Soto Susan Guevara Chato's Kitchen

References

  1. ^ "About the Award". Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  2. ^ "Tomás Rivera Book Award: College of Education: Texas State University". www.education.txstate.edu. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  3. ^ "Tomás Rivera Center". www.utsa.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  4. ^ "Transcript of Tomás Rivera | Humanities Texas". www.humanitiestexas.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  5. ^ "Criteria & Timeline". Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  6. ^ "Book Award Winners". Tomás Rivera Book Award. Texas State University. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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