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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2003
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Book List in Order: 7 titles



  • In this original trickster tale, Senor Calavera arrives unexpectedly at Grandma Beetle's door. He requests that she leave with him right away. "Just a minute," Grandma Beetle tells him. She still has one house to sweep, two pots of tea to boil, three...



  • A stunning bilingual story by award winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales. " 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...



  • THREE-TIME PURA BELPRÉ WINNER

    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. Misunders...



  • 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 Ni...



  • 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...



  • In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed. She brought her strength, her work, her passion, her hopes and dreams...an...



  • A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor BookWinner of the Tomás Rivera Mexican Children’s Book AwardInspiring, reassuring, and beautifully illustrated, this new story from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Dreamers is the perfect gift for ever...




Award-Winning Books by Yuyi Morales

Dreamers
2019 Pura Belpre Award -- Illustrator
Just a Minute!
2003 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature -- Picture Book
2003 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Approved
2004 Pura Belpre Award -- Illustrator
Just in Case
2009 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature -- Children/Young Adult
2009 Pura Belpre Award -- Illustrator
Nino Wrestles the World
2014 Pura Belpre Award -- Illustrator


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yuyi Morales has published 7 books.

Yuyi Morales does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Bright Star, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Yuyi Morales, Just a Minute!, was published in October 2003.

No. Yuyi Morales does not write books in series.