Juanita (children's book) explained

Italic Title:Juanita
Author:Leo Politi
Publisher:Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub Date:1948
Pages:unpaged
Awards:Caldecott Honor

Juanita is a 1948 picture book written and illustrated by Leo Politi. The book explores Los Angeles' Latino Community's Olvera Street. The book was a recipient of a 1949 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal. 2019-03-29. 2019-05-01.