Yuyi Morales, illustrator of “Niño Wrestles the World,” and Meg Medina, author of “Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass,” are the 2014 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children’s books.

The awards were announced by the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking (REFORMA), an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA during the ALA Midwinter Meeting held Jan. 24–28, in Philadelphia. The awards are administered by REFORMA and ALSC.

Read about the winners of the 2014 Pura Belpré Awards here.