# Bright Star - Hardcover

by **Yuyi Morales** (Author)

**A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book**  
**Winner of the Tomás Rivera Mexican Children's Book Award**

**Inspiring, reassuring, and beautifully illustrated, this new story from the creator of the _New York Times_ bestseller _Dreamers_ is the perfect gift for every child.**

**A _New York Times_ Best Children's Book of the Year**

With the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex imagery characteristic of her work, Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beautiful--and full of potential. A gentle voice urges her onward, to face her fears and challenge the obstacles that seek to hold her back.

_Child, you are awake!  
You are alive!  
You are a bright star,  
Inside our hearts.  
_  
With a voice full of calm, contemplative wisdom, readers are invited to listen and observe, to accept themselves--and to dare to shout!

In a world full of uncertainty, _Bright Star_ seeks to offer reassurance and courage. Yuyi Morales' first book since her _New York Times_ bestseller _Dreamers_ explores the borderlands--the plants, animals, and insects that make their home in the desert, and the people who live and travel through this unique and beautiful part of the world.

Created with a combination of techniques including hand-embroidered lettering, painting, sketching, digital paintings with textures from photographs of the Sonoran Desert, this stunning book is full of beauty--from the handwoven blanket of the endpapers through the last inspiring spread of young families facing their future with determination and hope.

A Spanish language edition, _Lucero_, is also available.  

**A _People_ Magazine Best Kids Book of the Year**  
**A _Washington Post_ Best Children's Book of the Year**  
**An NPR 'Book We Love!'**  
**A _Kirkus Reviews_ Best Picture Book of the Year**  
**An ALSC Notable Children's Book**  
**A CCBC Choice**  
**A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book**  
**A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Book of the Year**  
**An Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!  
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### Author Biography

Born in Xalapa, Mexico, where she currently resides, Yuyi Morales lived for many years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she still maintains close relations with booksellers and librarians. She has won the prestigious Pura Belpré Award for Illustration six times, for _Dreamers_(2019), _Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book_ (2003), _Los Gatos Black on Halloween_ (2006), _Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book_ (2008), _Niño Wrestles the World_ (2013), and _Viva Frida_ (2014), also a Caldecott Honor Book.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.47 x 10.08 x 10.16 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 07, 2021

**Award:** Pura Belpre Award (2022)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Bright Star

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 1.2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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