It's Navidad, El Cucuy! (El Cucuy)

by Donna Barba Higuera (Author) Juliana Perdomo (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: El Cucuy

A boy and his monster from under the bed celebrate Navidad/ Christmas in It's Navidad, El Cucuy!

A festive, bilingual picture book from Newbery Medal-winning author Donna Barba Higuera and illustrator Juliana Perdomo. Ramón is a little boy who can't wait for Navidad. El Cucuy is the friendly monster who lives in Ramón's bedroom. He's not so sure that Christmas is for him. The lights are too bright, and the snowman is scary! So if El Cucuy is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, then Ramón will have to bring the spirit of Navidad to him. A tender, heartwarming story about facing the unknown with a friend by your side, this companion to El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!

Explores the magic of the holidays and coming together as a community. Features an overview of the traditions behind Las Posadas, a festival beginning on December 16th and ending on Nochebuena (Christmas Eve) that is celebrated in Mexico and parts of Latin America and the United States.

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Kirkus Reviews

A sweet invitation to enjoy Navidad.
Donna Barba Higuera
Donna Barba Higuera grew up dodging dust devils in the oilfields 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 among the spiraling mists of the Pacific Northwest with her husband, four children, three dogs, two frogs, and hundreds of wild birds who flock to her backyard birdfeeders every day. El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! is her debut picture book. She is also the author of the middle-grade novel Lupe Wong Won't Dance.

Juliana Perdomo is a Colombian illustrator and writer with a background as a psychologist and art therapist. Her work is joyful and heartfelt, folkish, and a bit retro, with a Latin touch. She has participated in different projects as an illustrator, El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! being her debut in the United States. Perdomo lives in Bogotá, Colombia, with her amazing son, Luca, and a crazy old dog named Menta.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419760136
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication date
September 20, 2023
Series
El Cucuy
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
JUV052000 - Juvenile Fiction | Monsters
JUV012070 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Caribbean & Latin American
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Christmas stories
Monsters
Christmas
Christmas fiction
Monster fiction

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