Yuyi Morales Books in Order
Yuyi Morales has written 9 books, published between 2003 and 2021. The first book is Just a Minute! (2003) and the newest is Bright Star (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2003–2021
- Pages on record
- 120 in 3 of 9 books
Yuyi Morales, born in 1968, is a Mexican-American author and illustrator of children's books. Viva Frida took the 2015 Pura Belpre Medal for illustration and a 2015 Caldecott Honor, making Morales the first Latina to receive a Caldecott Honor. The Niño series carries the name, and subjects recorded include Spanish language materials, folklore, counting, grandmothers and bedtime. Nine books span 2003 to 2021, from Just a Minute! to Bright Star.
How many Yuyi Morales books are there?
Yuyi Morales has 9 books, released between 2003 and 2021. 2 of them belong to the Niño series.
Yuyi Morales Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Yuyi Morales 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.
- 1Just a Minute!2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 2Little Night2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 3Just In Case2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 4My Abuelita2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 52013–1/4
- 6Viva Frida2014 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42014401/4
- 72016401/4
- 8Dreamers2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 9Bright Star2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42021401/4
Yuyi Morales 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.
Niño in order
2 booksStandalone books
7 books7 Yuyi Morales titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Yuyi Morales books in order?
You only need to read Yuyi Morales books in order within the Niño series, which holds 2 of the 9 Yuyi Morales books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Yuyi Morales
Start with Just a Minute! (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Yuyi Morales book?
Bright Star (2021) is the newest Yuyi Morales book released so far.
Is there a new Yuyi Morales book coming?
No next Yuyi Morales book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Yuyi Morales at a glance
- Paused
- No new Yuyi Morales title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Yuyi Morales books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 120 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Yuyi Morales books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Yuyi Morales books are about
8 of the 9 Yuyi Morales 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 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 8 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 8 books
- Juvenile literature 2 of 8 books
- Spanish language materials 2 of 8 books
- Wrestling 2 of 8 books