Yuyi Morales
1) Dreamers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
2) Bright star
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
3) Viva Frida
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Via spare text, examines Kahlo's creative process.
4) Soñadores
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"This Spanish edition of Caldecott Honoree Yuyi Morales's Dreamers, published simultaneously with the English edition, is the author's own immigration story and a tribute to the transformative power of hope. and reading. In 1994, 25-year-old Yuyi Morales traveled from her home in Xalapa, Mexico, to the San Francisco Bay Area with her two-month-old son, Kelly, in order to secure permanent residency in this country. Her passage was not easy and she...
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
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 Nino - popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor!
6) Lucero
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Una cervatilla se adentra en el mundo por primera vez con pasos inciertos. Respira profundo y experimenta nuevas visiones y sonidos mientras una dulce voz la anima a lo largo del camino. Ella observa y escucha, a medida que explora el paisaje lleno de vida de la frontera, y aprende a hacerse oír cuando se enfrenta a una barrera al parecer infranqueable."-- Provided by publisher.
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--...
7) Just in case
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Senor Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all.
Author
Series
Nino (Yuyi Morales) volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Lucha Libre champion Niño 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.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
Author
Series
Nino (Yuyi Morales) volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
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...
11) Little Night
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At the end of a long day, Mother Sky helps her playful daughter, Little Night, to get ready for bed.
12) Thunder Boy Jr
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Suhaila's wish to know her deceased grandmother is granted when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites her on a journey to the moon, where they welcome people who are facing tragedy. Includes facts about the painting and woman who inspired the story.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, inc
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Easy to read, rhyming text about Halloween night incorporates Spanish words, from las brujas riding their broomsticks to los monstruos whose monstrous ball is interrupted by a true horror.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A seven-year-old girl is amazed when her mother's singing suddenly begins to make her listeners float, but Grandma says she must stop, making Mama terribly sad until her daughter makes her smile again.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, inc
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
19) My abuelita
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With great gusto, a child's grandmother performs deep knee bends, consumes a breakfast of "huevos estrellados," and practices vocal exercises before going to work as a storyteller.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A seven-year-old girl is amazed when her mother's singing suddenly begins to make her listeners float, but Grandma says she must stop, making Mama terribly sad until her daughter makes her smile again.