When Pura Belprâe came to America in 1921, she carried the cuentos folklâoricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. This captivating portrait of the author, puppeteer, and first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City reminds us of the power of storytelling and the extraordinary woman who opened doors and championed bilingual literature. --
