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Donna Barba Higuera

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  • Firesnake

    From New York Times bestselling author Donna Barba Higuera, Firesnake delivers a triumphant finale to the story that began with the Newbery Medal—winning The Last Cuentista and continued in the Pura Belpré Honor—winning Alebrijes.Itzel...

  • Don't Eat the Birthday Boy!

    A young monster and his human child reunite for a new horror???Ram�n???s birthday party!???in this spooky-funny chapter book from Newbery Medal???winning author Donna Barba Higuera, with two-color illustrations throughout by Juliana PerdomoIt???s a m...

  • Xolo

    It is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth. He is the hero who stole back the bones of humanity from the evil god of the Underworld. In his quest to bring humans to the earth, Quetzalcoatl's dog-headed twin...

  • The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramon and El Cucuy

    A young monster befriends the human child he???s been assigned to scare in this spooky-funny chapter book debut from Newbery Medal???winning author Donna Barba Higuera, with illustrations throughout by Juliana PerdomoIt???s a monster???s ancient duty...

  • Alebrijes

    The Last Cuentista - 2

    The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The LastCuentista series from Newbery medalist Donna Barba Higuera! For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocat...

  • The Yellow Handkerchief

    A child confronts conflicting feelings of embarrassment and love for her Mexican abuela in this moving, personal story from Newbery- and Pura Belpré Award -- winning author Donna Barba HigueraMy abuela wears an old yellow handkerchief that her grand...

  • The Last Storyteller

  • The Last Cuentista

    The Last Cuentista - 1

    From Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera -- a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. Había una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than...

  • Lupe Wong Won't Dance

    My gym shorts burrow into my butt crack like a frightened groundhog. Don't you want to read a book that starts like that?? Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole...



Award-Winning Books by Donna Barba Higuera

The Last Cuentista
2022 Newbery Medal -- Children's


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Donna Barba Higuera has published 9 books.

Donna Barba Higuera does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Firesnake, was published in April 2026.

The first book by Donna Barba Higuera, Lupe Wong Won't Dance, was published in September 2020.

Yes. Donna Barba Higuera has 1 series.