Donna Barba Higuera Books in Order
Donna Barba Higuera has written 9 books, published between 2020 and 2026. The first book is Lupe Wong Won't Dance (2020) and the newest is Firesnake (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2020–2026
- Pages on record
- 639 in 3 of 9 books
Donna Barba Higuera is an American children's book author. The debut novel Lupe Wong Won't Dance (2020) was named a Pura Belpré Award honor book and took the PNBA in 2021. The Last Cuentista (2021), a middle grade dystopian novel, won the 2022 Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Medal. Nine books are catalogued under this name, reaching Don't Eat the Birthday Boy! and Firesnake in 2026, and the list also holds El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! (2021), Alebrijes and The Yellow Handkerchief (2023) and The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy (2025).
How many Donna Barba Higuera books are there?
Donna Barba Higuera has 9 books, released between 2020 and 2026. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Donna Barba Higuera Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Donna Barba Higuera books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Lupe Wong Won't Dance2020 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/420202631/4
- 2El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42021401/4
- 320213361/4
- 42023–1/4
- 5The Yellow Handkerchief2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 7The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El CucuyUnlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy #12025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 82026–1/4
- 92026–1/4
Donna Barba Higuera books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Last Cuentista in order
3 booksUnlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy in order
2 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Donna Barba Higuera titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Donna Barba Higuera books in order?
You only need to read Donna Barba Higuera books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Donna Barba Higuera
Start with Lupe Wong Won't Dance (2020), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Donna Barba Higuera book?
Firesnake (2026) is the newest Donna Barba Higuera book released so far.
Is there a new Donna Barba Higuera book coming?
No next Donna Barba Higuera book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Donna Barba Higuera has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Donna Barba Higuera. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Newbery Medal2022Wonfor The Last Cuentista
Donna Barba Higuera at a glance
- Still publishing
- Donna Barba Higuera published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Donna Barba Higuera books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 639 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 263 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Donna Barba Higuera books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Donna Barba Higuera books are about
3 of the 9 Donna Barba Higuera books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 3 of 3 books
- Juvenile 2 of 3 books
- Age:max:12 1 of 3 books
- Age:min:8 1 of 3 books
- Award:Newbery_award 1 of 3 books
- Award:Pura_Belpre_award 1 of 3 books
- Grade:max:7 1 of 3 books
- Grade:min:3 1 of 3 books
- Lexile_range:701-800 1 of 3 books
- Lexile:730 1 of 3 books
- Newbery medal 1 of 3 books