Yuyi Morales (she/her/hers)

Gustavo Barrios

Yuyi Morales was born in Xalapa, Mexico, the city of flowers and springs. After migrating to the United States in 1994, she found comfort in public libraries, where she read children’s books with her son and rediscovered her love of storytelling and art. She is now the award-winning author and illustrator of many acclaimed books, including “Dreamers,” “Viva Frida,” "Bright Star," and her most recent title, “Little Rebels.” A seven-time winner of the Pura Belpré Medal, she continues to create stories that celebrate Latinx culture and identity.

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Awards: Caldecott Honor Book, Pura Belpré Award

Communities: Hispanic or Latinx

Illustrator Studio: Seeing Stories Around Us

In this illustrator studio, Yuyi Morales will share the process of creating illustrations for "Little Rebels." She will demonstrate how she used photos of real-life objects from her hometown to create the textures and colors of her illustrations.

Education Room 437 (Seats 65, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelist: Yuyi Morales
Moderator: Ray Martens
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of The William and Mary Ross Foundation

Loss and Resistance: A Call to Action

A deep sense of loss can lead to a call for action, whether that loss involves Indigenous rights to their own land, environmental destruction, or historical wrongs in residential schools. These books each depict characters who make the decision to act in response to loss.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Monica Brown, Carole Lindstrom, Yuyi Morales, David A. Robertson
Moderator: Jeanne Gilliam Fain
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Helios Education Foundation, Ruth Dickstein

Yuyi Morales Shares "Little Rebels"

Yuyi Morales reads aloud her new picturebook, "Little Rebels" about children to protect animals and nature.

Story Blanket Tent (Seats 12)  
Sun, Mar 15, 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Children

Panelist: Yuyi Morales
Moderator: BAAC Will Fill 1

Once Upon a Cuento

Bring the whole family to a festival session with an incredible group of picture book cuentistas. These authors will share vibrant, poetic, and meaningful multigenerational stories that celebrate heritage, tradition, and amor for familia con mucho corazón.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  

Panelists: María Dolores Águila, Paloma Angelina Lopez, Yuyi Morales, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
Moderator: Azucena Bravo
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Pima County Public Library

Books:

Little Rebels

Children
Holiday House, Incorporated
January 2025
ISBN 9780823447541
40 pages
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