Award-winning author
Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Award-winning author of children's literary fiction celebrating culture, language, and the joy of reading.
Featured Books
Stories That Stay With You
Ages 10 Years and Up
Paloma Joins the Circus
A story of following your dreams and growing into new ones, of finding home in the people around you, and of creating something beautiful through hard work and perseverance.
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Ages 10 Years and Up
The Pecan Sheller
Winner of the Pura Belpré Children's Author Award A Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book of the Year Junior Library Guild Selection In 1930s San Antonio, thirteen-year-old Petra dreams of going to college and becoming a writer.
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Ages 5-9
Piece By Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt
With stunning illustrations from Anna López Real, this picture book tells the inspiring true story of a girl who proved that if you look closely, treasure can be found in unexpected places.
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Recognition
Pura Belpré Award
Honoring a Latinx writer whose work best portrays and celebrates the Latino cultural experience.
Texas Institute of Letters
Recognizing the extraordinary talent and diversity of writers with Texas roots.
TIL Literary Award
Honoring authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts and captures the Mexican American experience.
ABOUT the Author
A Voice for Every Child
Lupe Ruiz-Flores grew up surrounded by the stories of her family — tales told in Spanish and English, in kitchens and under starlit skies. Her books are love letters to every child who has ever felt caught between two worlds, and a celebration of the richness that comes from belonging to both.