Most Popular Books by Yuyi Morales

We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers. Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her strength, and her stories with her, when she came to the United States in 1994 with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn''t come empty-handed. From the author-illustrator of Bright Star, Dreamers is a celebration of making your home with the things you always carry: your resilience, your dreams, your hopes and history. It''s the story of finding your way in a new place, of navigating an unfamiliar world and finding the best parts of it. In dark times, it''s a promise that you can make better tomorrows. This lovingly-illustrated picture book memoir looks at the myriad gifts migrantes bring with them when they leave their homes. It''s a story about family. And it''s a story to remind us that we are all dreamers, bringing our own strengths wherever we roam. Beautiful and powerful at any time but given particular urgency as the status of our own Dreamers becomes uncertain, this is a story that is both topical and timeless. The lyrical text is complemented by sumptuously detailed illustrations, rich in symbolism. Also included are a brief autobiographical essay about Yuyi''s own experience, a list of books that inspired her (and still do), and a description of the beautiful images, textures, and mementos she used to create this book. A parallel Spanish-language edition, Soñadores, is also available. Winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award! A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book A New York Times Bestseller Recipient of the Flora Stieglitz Strauss Award A 2019 Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor Recipient An Anna Dewdney Read Together Honor Book Named a Best Book of 2018 by Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, Salon.com-- and many more! A Junior Library Guild selection A Eureka! Nonfiction Honoree A Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books Blue Ribbon title A Bank Street Best Children''s Book of the Year A CLA Notable Children''s Book in Language Arts Selected for the CBC Champions of Change Showcase

This bilingual English-Spanish counting book reveals Mexican traditions sure to be adored by kids everywhere. Full color.

A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book Winner of the Tomás Rivera Mexican Children’s Book Award Inspiring, reassuring, and beautifully illustrated, this new story from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Dreamers is the perfect gift for every child. A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year With the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex imagery characteristic of her work, Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beautiful—and full of potential. A gentle voice urges her onward, to face her fears and challenge the obstacles that seek to hold her back. Child, you are awake! You are alive! You are a bright star, Inside our hearts. With a voice full of calm, contemplative wisdom, readers are invited to listen and observe, to accept themselves—and to dare to shout! In a world full of uncertainty, Bright Star seeks to offer reassurance and courage. Yuyi Morales'' first book since her New York Times bestseller Dreamers explores the borderlands—the plants, animals, and insects that make their home in the desert, and the people who live and travel through this unique and beautiful part of the world. Created with a combination of techniques including hand-embroidered lettering, painting, sketching, digital paintings with textures from photographs of the Sonoran Desert, this stunning book is full of beauty—from the handwoven blanket of the endpapers through the last inspiring spread of young families facing their future with determination and hope. A Spanish language edition, Lucero, is also available. A People Magazine Best Kids Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Children''s Book of the Year An NPR ''Book We Love!'' A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year An ALSC Notable Children''s Book A CCBC Choice A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children''s Book of the Year An Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!

Señoras y señores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind . . . Niño! Fwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch! He takes down his competition in a single move! No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Niño—popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor! Niño Wrestles the World is in English with Spanish vocabulary, and is a fun, colorful story about a boy wrestling with imaginary monsters (including an Olmec Head and La Llorona) and adversaries like his younger sisters. This is a joyful picture book from Yuyi Morales about imagination, play, and siblings. A Neal Porter Book Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner A Bank Street Best Children''s Book of the Year ALSC Notable Children''s Book A Mamiverse.com Top 50 Latino Children''s Books You Should Know

At the end of a long day, Mother Sky helps her playful daughter, Little Night, to get ready for bed.

In this picture book, a companion to the Pura Belpré Medalist Niño Wrestles the World, Niño''s little sisters get in on the wrestling action. Señoras y señores, niños y niñas, the time has come to welcome the spectacular, two-of-a-kind . . . LAS HERMANITAS! No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Las Hermanitas, Lucha Queens! Their Poopy Bomb Blowout will knock em'' down! Their Tag-Team Teething will gnaw opponents down to a pulp! Their Pampered Plunder Diversion will fell even the most determined competitor! But what happens when Niño comes after them with a move of his own? Watch the tables turn in this wild, exciting wrestling adventure from Caldecott Honor author Yuyi Morales. A Neal Porter Book

From three-time Pura Belpré Winner Yuyi Morales, a delightful alphabet picture book about a Día de los Muertos skeleton who must find the perfect birthday gift (or gifts!) A 2009 Bank Street - Best Children''s Book of the Year Winner of the 2009 Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration A Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative Yuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Señor Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations. Señor Calvera is worried. He can''t figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday. Misunderstanding the advice of Zelmiro the Ghost, Señor Calvera decides not to get her one gift, but instead one gift for every letter of the alphabet, just in case. Una Acordéon: An accordion for her to dance to. Bigotes: A mustache because she has none. Cosquillas: Tickles to make her laugh . . . . . . only to find out at the end of the alphabet that the best gift of all is seeing her friends. Morales''s art glows in this heart-warming original tale with folklore themes, a companion book to her Pura Belpré-winning Just a Minute. In English with Spanish vocabulary words

A stunning bilingual story by award winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales''s Little Night / Nochecita. "A treasure for bedtime, or anytime." —School Library Journal As the long day comes to an end, Mother Sky fills a tub with falling stars and calls, "Bath time for Little Night!" Little Night answers from afar, "Can''t come. I am hiding and you have to find me, Mama. Find me now!" Where could Little Night be? Down a rabbit hole? In a blueberry field? Among the stripes of bees? Exquisitely painted and as gentle as Little Night''s dress crocheted from clouds, this is a story to treasure. With a bilingual text in both English and Spanish, Little Night Nochecita by Yuyi Morales is a sweet story every child can enjoy. A Neal Porter Book Written by Yuyi Morales: Niño Wrestles the World Rudas: Niño''s Horrendous Hermanitas Viva Frida Little Night / Nochecita Illustrated by Yuyi Morales: Los Gatos Black on Halloween (written by Marisa Montes) Praise for Little Night/Nochecita: NYPLC Children''s Books 100 American Library Association Notable Children''s Books Miami Herald Best Books of the Year NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing Golden Kite Award Winner "Children will delight in Little Night''s dreamy world and will want to read about her unique, yet still familiar, nighttime ritual again and again." —Booklist, starred review

A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book A 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award Distinguished author/illustrator Yuyi Morales illuminates Frida''s life and work in this elegant and fascinating book, Viva Frida. Frida Kahlo, one of the world''s most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases. A Neal Porter Book

From award-winning author Elissa Brent Weissman comes a collection of quirky, smart, and vulnerable childhood works by some of today’s foremost children’s authors and illustrators—revealing young talent, the storytellers they would one day become, and the creativity they inspire today. Everyone’s story begins somewhere… For Linda Sue Park, it was a trip to the ocean, a brand-new typewriter, and a little creative license. For Jarrett J. Krosoczka, it was a third grade writing assignment that ignited a creative fire in a kid who liked to draw. For Kwame Alexander, it was a loving poem composed for Mother’s Day—and perfected through draft after discarded draft. For others, it was a teacher, a parent, a beloved book, a word of encouragement. It was trying, and failing, and trying again. It was a love of words, and pictures, and stories. Your story is beginning, too. Where will it go?

Yuyi Morales, artista galardonada con la Mención de Honor Caldecott y cinco veces ganadora del Premio Pura Belpré, cuenta su historia como inmigrante en este libro ilustrado tributo al poder transformador de la esperanza... y de la lectura. En 1994, Yuyi Morales dejó su hogar en Xalapa, México, para emigrar a Estados Unidos con su hijo pequeño. Aunque dejó atrás casi todas sus pertenencias, no llegó con las manos vacías. Trajo consigo su fortaleza, su trabajo, su pasión, sus esperanzas y sueños... y sus historias. El nuevo y magnífico libro de Yuyi Morales, Soñadores, se centra en la búsqueda por encontrar un hogar en un nuevo lugar. El trayecto de Yuyi y su hijo Kelly no fue fácil, ya que ella no hablaba inglés en esa época. Pero, juntos, descubrieron un lugar desconocido e increíble: la biblioteca pública. Allí, libro a libro, descifraron la lengua de esta nueva tierra y formaron en ella su hogar. Soñadores es un homenaje a los migrantes y a todo lo que traen con ellos, y aportan, cuando dejan sus países. Es una historia de familia. Una historia que nos recuerda que todos somos soñadores que llevamos nuestros propios regalos donde quiera que vayamos. Bella y poderosa en todo momento, pero especialmente de una urgente premura hoy en día en que el futuro de los dreamers es incierto, esta es una historia actual y eterna. El poético texto se complementa con unas espléndidas ilustraciones llenas de detalle y simbolismo. Incluye un ensayo autobiográfico sobre la experiencia de Yuyi, una bibliografía de los libros que la han inspirado (y la siguen inspirando) y una descripción de las bellas imágenes, texturas y recuerdos que utilizó para la creación de este libro. También disponible la edición en inglés, Dreamers.

In 1939, artist Georgia O''Keeffe creates nearly twenty paintings as she tours the Hawaiian islands, but refuses to paint pictures of pineapples the way her sponsors tell her to.

Lucha Libre champion Nino has no trouble fending off monstrous opponents, but when his little sisters awaken from their naps, he is in for a no-holds-barred wrestling match that will truly test his skills.

De la creadora de So?adores, ?xito de ventas de The New York Times , nos llega una historia conmovedoramente hermosa acerca de crecer, empoderarse y encontrar la propia voz. Contado con la combinaci?n de lenguaje sobrio y poderoso y las met?foras suntuosas y complejas t?pica de la obra de Yuyi Morales, esta es la historia de una cervatilla que se abre paso a trav?s del paisaje de la frontera, repleto de la flora y la fauna nativas de la regi?n. Una voz dulce, pero que la estimula y le otorga fuerza, anima a la cervatilla a enfrentar sus temores cuando encuentra un obst?culo en forma de una barrera infranqueable. ¡Est?s despierta, mi amor! ¡Est?s viva! Eres un lucero en nuestros corazones. Este es el primer libro de Yuyi Morales despu?s de So?adores, ?xito de ventas de The New York Times , y est? dirigido a lectores muy j?venes que buscan su lugar en un mundo lleno de incertidumbre. Es un libro que resuena en todos los ni?os y ni?as, especialmente en aquellos cuya seguridad est? bajo amenaza debido a la crisis de inmigraci?n en Estados Unidos. Una selecci?n del Junior Library Guild.

With spare text and vibrant illustrations, this book examines Frida Kahlo''s creative process.

Do you know a little rebel? Do you want to be a rebel, too? A powerful new picture book from Caldecott Honoree Yuyi Morales, creator of Dreamers and Bright Star. Little rebels have a way of finding each other. When these three youngsters come together while playing outside, they feel the pull--these are their people. Little rebels ask questions. They use language to shape the world, and when no words are right, they make up new ones. They imagine, trust their intuition, and aren''t ashamed to change their minds. Playing together in good times leads to working together through trouble. When the river dries up and a bird friend is trapped in the riverbed, the little rebels call on ancestors to show them what to do. Nobody gets left behind. Caldecott Honoree and six-time Pura Belpré Medalist Yuyi Morales, creator of Dreamers, Viva Frida, and Bright Star, draws on Mexican folklore in this much-anticipated new offering. Little Rebels is as bold and spirited as the young trailblazers it chronicles. Find it also in Spanish as Jovenes rebeldes.

Uma vovó bem ativa recebe a visita do Senhor Esqueleto, na verdade, a morte, que vem buscá-la. Mas ela é muito esperta e vai adiando o momento da partida, arrumando coisas para sua festa de aniversário e pedindo-lhe para esperar um minutinho. A festa foi linda e cheia de gostosuras. Quando acaba, ela beija seus netos um por um e vai avisar o Senhor Esqueleto que ela está pronta, mas encontra apenas um bilhete, dizendo que a festa foi tão boa que ele não vai perder a do próximo ano de jeito nenhum.

Yuyi Morales, artista galardonada con la Menci?n de Honor Caldecott y cinco veces ganadora del Premio Pura Belpr?, cuenta su historia como inmigrante en este libro ilustrado tributo al poder transformador de la esperanza... y de la lectura. En 1994, Yuyi Morales dej? su hogar en Xalapa, M?xico, para emigrar a Estados Unidos con su hijo peque?o. Aunque dej? atr?s casi todas sus pertenencias, no lleg? con las manos vac?as. Trajo consigo su fortaleza, su trabajo, su pasi?n, sus esperanzas y sue?os... y sus historias. El nuevo y magn?fico libro de Yuyi Morales, So?adores, se centra en la b?squeda por encontrar un hogar en un nuevo lugar. El trayecto de Yuyi y su hijo Kelly no fue f?cil, ya que ella no hablaba ingl?s en esa ?poca. Pero, juntos, descubrieron un lugar desconocido e incre?ble: la biblioteca p?blica. All?, libro a libro, descifraron la lengua de esta nueva tierra y formaron en ella su hogar. So?adores es un homenaje a los migrantes y a todo lo que traen con ellos, y aportan, cuando dejan sus pa?ses. Es una historia de familia. Una historia que nos recuerda que todos somos so?adores que llevamos nuestros propios regalos donde quiera que vayamos. Bella y poderosa en todo momento, pero especialmente de una urgente premura hoy en d?a en que el futuro de los dreamers es incierto, esta es una historia actual y eterna. El po?tico texto se complementa con unas espl?ndidas ilustraciones llenas de detalle y simbolismo. Incluye un ensayo autobiogr?fico sobre la experiencia de Yuyi, una bibliograf?a de los libros que la han inspirado (y la siguen inspirando) y una descripci?n de las bellas im?genes, texturas y recuerdos que utiliz? para la creaci?n de este libro. Tambi?n disponible la edici?n en ingl?s, Dreamers.

A new picture book about empowerment and ecology from the award-winning creator of Dreamers and Bright Star A note from Yuyi Morales: I want to make a book that might resemble a board book, even though it is not necessarily a baby book. The direction of the book are the following: To question the domination of humans over nature To recognize the embrace of those who came before we did To celebrate joy and rebellion And for this I am researching endangered species of the American continent, and my main inspiration is the Honduran river defender and feminist Berta Caceres.