Ni�o Wrestles the World - Yuyi Morales

Se oras y se ores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind . . . Ni o Fwap Slish Bloop Krunch He takes down his competition in a single move No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Ni o--popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor Ni o Wrestles the World is in English with Spanish vocabulary, and is a fun, colorful story about a boy wrestling with imaginary monsters (including an Olmec Head and La Llorona) and adversaries like his younger sisters. This is a joyful picture book about imagination, play, and siblings. Award-winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales is the author of Caldecott Honor and Pura Belpr (Illustrator) Medal-winning Viva Frida , stunning bilingual bedtime story Little Night/Nochecita, Rudas: Ni o's Horrendous Hermanitas, Pura Belpr Honor Book (Narrative) Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book , and other picture books for young readers. She also illustrated Thunder Boy Jr. , written by Sherman Alexie, and Pura Belpr (Illustration) Medal and Pura Belpr (Narrative) Honor book Los Gatos Black on Halloween , written by Marisa Montes. A Neal Porter Book Written by Yuyi Morales: Ni o Wrestles the World Rudas: Ni o's Horrendous Hermanitas Viva Frida Little Night / Nochecita Illustrated by Yuyi Morales: Los Gatos Black on Halloween (written by Marisa Montes) Pura Belpr Illustrator Award Winner A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year ALSC Notable Children's Book A Mamiverse.com Top 50 Latino Children's Books You Should Know The saturated palette, dynamic composition, and copious spike-ballooned sound effects add ebullient visual noise. Beneath the furious fun, though, beats a tender heart. -- The Horn Book , starred review Kids with multicultural classmates will recognize (or learn Ni o's many Spanish exclamations. A closing note explains the lucha libre culture. -- Booklist