Yuyi Morales
Yuyi Morales
Born in Mexico and raised among giant grandmothers, mossy house walls, and rampaging feral gardens, Yuyi Morales fostered a strong bond with the magical stories that ran in her family. After migrating to the US in 1994, she struggled with English and loneliness in a culture foreign to her but found solace in public libraries, where she read children’s books with her infant son and discovered a renewed interest in stories and art.
Asked about her work, Yuyi says, “I strive to capture the incredible beauty of the everyday forms using textures and colors as another way to reveal the heart of the story. I also pursue glow and luminosity with resolve. If I could ask for a talent, it would be to become a color genius.”
Yuyi Morales is now the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the New York Times bestseller Dreamers, and she is a seven-time winner of the Pura Belpre Medal for an outstanding work of literature for children that best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience. Other honors include the Americas Award, the Golden Kite Medal, the Christopher Award, the Jane Adams Award, and the Tomas Rivera Award. In 2015, she received the Caldecott Honor for her book Viva Frida.
Learn more about Yuyi on her website.
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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<...Read More |
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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 o...Read More
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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 ...Read More
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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 competi...Read More
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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, lov...Read More
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An Evening with Yuyi Morales
Yuyi discusses her career in writing and illustrating children’s books, her heritage, and the importance of fostering bilingual children.
Read starred Publishers Weekly reviews for Yuyi’s two most recent books, Bright Star, and, Dreamers, as well as an interview that Yuyi did with the School Library Journal about Bright Star.
A collection of Yuyi’s illustrated works are currently on tour through the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) and you can read about her recent exhibition, Soñadora, which was on display at the Orlando Museum of Art.
“We enjoyed the draw along with Yuyi Morales. We also liked the song she played at the end of the presentation. It was great hearing why she made certain things the way that she did in her book. For instance, the words on the page and the dress she put on Frida in the illustration. The message of doing what makes you happy was nice and looking at the life of Frida Kahlo.”
— BookBreak School Author Talk Program
“We loved the talk! Her passion was evident, great to explore a new culture and be in her home country. Drawing the skeletons was perfect for the season. The musical good-bye was a nice way to end.”
— BookBreak School Author Talk Program
“Her talks were very well received. I believe she made a lasting impact on our community.”
— Steve Daniel Przymus, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bilingual Education & Educational Linguistics, Texas Christian UniversityBook This Speaker
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