Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/Jitomates Risueños y otros poemas de primavera Written by Francisco Alarcón. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez (Children's Book Press, 1997). About Awards Won Title Year Pura Belpré Award 91´«Ã½The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. 1998 - Honor(s) Email Print Cite Share This Page