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Donna Barba Higuera

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Average rating: 4.04 · 34,049 ratings · 5,853 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Last Cuentista 4.04 avg rating — 29,448 ratings — published 2021 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alebrijes 3.93 avg rating — 1,705 ratings — published 2023 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lupe Wong Won't Dance 3.92 avg rating — 1,491 ratings — published 2020 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!: A Picture Book by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author), Juliana Perdomo (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Xolo by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author), Mariana Ruiz Johnson (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yellow Handkerchief (El pañuelo amarillo): A Picture Book by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author), Cynthia Alonso (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Navidad, El Cucuy! by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author), Juliana Perdomo (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy (The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy, #1) by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author), Juliana Perdomo (illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Firesnake (The Last Cuentista, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Eat the Birthday Boy! (The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy, #2) by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author), Juliana Perdomo (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Last Cuentista (3 books)
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The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy (2 books)
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Quotes by Donna Barba Higuera (?)

“The stories we tell ourselves make us who we are.”
― Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

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“They’re not meant to be identical; they’re meant to complement one another. Differences make things beautiful as a whole.”
― Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

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“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”
― Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

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We have read a lot of wonderful books this year, but have we missed your favorite?

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As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2024 Newbery contender and already published.

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day

19 votes 24.1%

Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson

18 votes 22.8%

Mexikid by Pedro Martín

8 votes 10.1%

Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera

8 votes 10.1%

The Greatest Kid in the World by John David Anderson

7 votes 8.9%

Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt

7 votes 8.9%

The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day (write-in)

4 votes 5.1%

Dreamatics by Michelle Cuevas (write-in)

2 votes 2.5%

The Song of the Swan by Karah Sutton (write-in)

2 votes 2.5%

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter (write-in)

2 votes 2.5%

Mona Lisa Vanishes (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

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“Remember your name. Do not lose hope--what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story.”
― Neil Gaiman, Instructions

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