Donna Barba Higuera

Donna Barba Higuera grew up dodging dust devils in the oil fields of central California. She was a daydreamer, constantly blending life experiences and folklore into stories. Now she weaves them into picture books and novels. Higuera currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, four children, three dogs, and two frogs. El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! was her debut picture book, and she is also the author of the middle-grade novels The Last Cuentista, winner of the Newbery Medal and Pura Belpré Award, and Lupe Wong Won’t Dance, winner of a Pura Belpré Honor, the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor, and a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award.

Donna Barba Higuera's Titles

Don't Eat the Birthday Boy! (The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy Book #2) An Illustrated Chapter Book

Don't Eat the Birthday Boy! (The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy Book #2)


Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy An Illustrated Chapter Book

The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy

A young monster befriends the human child he's been assigned to scare in this spooky-funny chapter book debut from Newbery Medal–winning author...


It's Navidad, El Cucuy! A Bilingual Christmas Picture Book

It's Navidad, El Cucuy!

A boy and his monster from under the bed celebrate NavidadChristmasin It's Navidad, El Cucuy!, a festive, bilingual picture book from Newbery...


Yellow Handkerchief (El pañuelo amarillo) A Picture Book

The Yellow Handkerchief (El pañuelo amarillo)

A child confronts conflicting feelings of embarrassment and love for her Mexican abuela in this moving, personal story from Newbery- and Pura...


El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! A Picture Book

El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!

In El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!, a boy and his monster confront their mutual fears in this unlikely friendship story that's rooted in Mexican folklore...