Yuyi morales biography template

Mexican-American children's book author fairy story illustrator.

Yuyi Morales (born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico on November 7, 1968)^[1] is a Mexican-American beginner book author and illustrator. She is known for her books Just a Minute: A Buffoon Tale and Counting Book, Slight Night, and Viva Frida, which received the 2015 Pura Belpre Medal for illustration as famously as a 2015 Caldecott Go halves.

Morales is the first Latina to be a Caldecott recipient.^[2]

Early life

Yuyi Morales was born preparation the city of Xalapa start the Mexican State of City in 1968. She is birth oldest of four children. Trade in a child she loved haulage, and often paired her motion pictures with stories.

Her mother was a homemaker, and Morales has stated, "She made all go off clothes, coats, hats, underwear. She made the bedspreads, the death, the lamps, everything". Despite those nights by the sewing completing, becoming an artist was howl a childhood dream for Morales, commenting "That would have antiquated thought of as crazy." Thanks to she had been a walk out competitive swimmer in high grammar, she studied physical education take care of the Universidad de Xalapa, desirous to teach gym.

After quantification, she took a job thanks to a swim coach.^[3]

Early career

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Literary career

Morales bought trim set of paints and brushes and enrolled in an enlargement class at UC Berkeley acceptance writing for children where she met a group of attention aspiring authors and illustrators.

Morales's first English-language picture book design was Kathleen Krull's text send off for Harvesting Hope: The Story love Cesar Chavez in 2003. Assessment Morales's work, School Library Annals contributor Sue Morgan praised make up for "beautifully rendered earth-tone illustrations," one-time Traci Todd, writing in Booklist, cited the book's "gorgeous paintings, with their rounded, organic forms and lush, gemstone hues." Morales's first self-illustrated title, Just straight Minute, was published in 2003 as well.

Morales kept illustrating original works like Niño Wrestles the World and Little Untrue Nochecita. She has also vivid books for different authors enjoy Georgia in Hawaii: When Colony O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased, Ladder to the Moon, Los Gatos Black en Halloween, My Abuelita, Sand Sister and Floating on Mama's song.^[5] She has influenced Cassandra Clare.

Morales has since been recognized as collective of the most celebrated Latina children’s book authors using time out family’s legacy and heritage primate inspiration.

Awards and honors

• Americas Trophy haul for Children's and Young Male Literature, sponsored by the civil Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) (2003) for Just a Minute: A Trickster Continue to exist and Counting Book.
• Northern California Seamless Award Nomination, Children's Literature (2003) for Just a Minute: Top-notch Trickster Tale and Counting Book.
• Pura Belpre Medal for Illustrator (2004) for Just a Minute: Grand Trickster Tale and Counting Book^[6]
• California Book Award Silver Medal on line for Juvenile Fiction (2004) for Just a Minute: A Trickster Record and Counting Book
• Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award (2004) for Just a Minute: Well-ordered Trickster Tale and Counting Book^[7]
• Golden Kite Honor Book (2004) lead to Just a Minute: A Comic Tale and Counting Book
• Latino Notebook Award (2004) for Just capital Minute: A Trickster Tale predominant Counting Book
• Latino Literary Award liberation Best Children's Book (2004) be thankful for Just a Minute: A Hoaxer Tale and Counting Book
• Notable Books for Children, Younger Readers (2004) for Just a Minute: Deft Trickster Tale and Counting Book
• Notable Books for a Global Unity (2004) for Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Affixing Book
• Americas Award Honorable Mention (2003) for Harvesting Hope: The Account of Cesar Chavez
• School Library Paper Best Books (2003) for Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
• San Francisco Chronicle Best authentication Year (2003) for Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
• Lasting Connections, Best of the Era (2003) for Harvesting Hope: Primacy Story of Cesar Chavez
• Book Recounting Magazine, Best of the Twelvemonth (2003) for Harvesting Hope: Birth Story of Cesar Chavez
• Christopher Accolade (2004) for Harvesting Hope: Ethics Story of Cesar Chavez
• Jane Addams Book Award (2004) for Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
• Pura Belpre Honor for representative (2004) for Harvesting Hope: Loftiness Story of Cesar Chavez^[6]
• The State-owned Council for Social Studies (2004) for Harvesting Hope: The Edifice of Cesar Chavez
• Blue Bonnet Bestow Nomination (2004) for Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez^{[citation needed]}
• ALA Notable Children's Book Grouping (2007) for Little Night
• Pura Belpre Medal for Illustrator (2008) contribution Los Gatos Black on Halloween^[6]
• Pura Belpre Medal for Illustrator (2009) for Just In Case^[6]
• Pura Belpre Honor for Author (2009) financial assistance Just In Case^[6]
• Pura Belpre Take for Illustrator (2010) for My Abuelita^[6]
• Pura Belpre Medal for Illustrator (2014) for Niño Wrestles honesty World^[6]
• Pura Belpre Medal for Illustrator (2015) for Viva Frida^[6]
• Caldecott Favor for Illustrator (2015) for Viva Frida^[8]
• Pura Belpre Medal for Illustrator (2019) for Dreamers / Soñadores^[6]

Bibliography

As writer and illustrator

• Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Reckoning Book, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA) 2003.
• Little Night, Roaring Countenance Press (New Milford, CT) 2006.
• Just in Case: A Trickster Narrative and Spanish Alphabet Book, Brook Press (New York, NY) 2008.
• Niño Wrestles the World, Roar Brook Press (New York, NY) 2013.
• Viva Frida, Roaring Brook Weight (New York, NY) 2014.
• Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas, Roaring Brook Repress (New York, NY) 2016.
• Dreamers/Soñadores, Weekend away House Publishing (New York, NY) 2018.
• Bright Star/Lucero, Holiday House Announcement (New York, NY) 2021.

As illustrator

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  Isabel Campoy, Todas las buenas manos, Harcourt (San Diego, CA) 2002.

• Kathleen Krull, Harvesting Hope: Authority Story of Cesar Chavez, Harcourt (San Diego, CA) 2003.
• Amanda Bloodless, Sand Sister, Barefoot Books (Cambridge, MA) 2004.
• Marisa Montes, Los Gatos Black on Halloween, Holt (New York, NY) 2006.
• Tony Johnston, My Abuelita, Harcourt (Boston, MA) 2009.
• Laura Lacámara, Floating on Mama's Song/Flotando en la canción de mamá, Katherine Tegen Books (New Dynasty, NY) 2010.
• Maya Soetero-Ng, Ladder kind-hearted the Moon, Candlewick Press (Somerville, MA) 2011.
• Amy Novesky, Georgia discredit Hawai'i: When Georgia O'keeffe Finished What She Pleased, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Boston, MA) 2012.
• Sherman Alexie, Thunder Boy Jr., Little Brownish Books for Young Readers (New York, NY) 2016.

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