My books are a combination of my culture growing up, but also my entering a new culture as an immigrant and having to learn—to re-learn—everything so… - Yuyi Morales

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My books are a combination of my culture growing up, but also my entering a new culture as an immigrant and having to learn—to re-learn—everything so that I’d actually be able to survive in a new country.

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About Yuyi Morales

Yuyi Morales (born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico on November 7, 1968) is a children's book author and illustrator who lives in the USA.

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(What advice would you give to young writers?) We all have our very own ways to tell stories, and you will find yours. Honor your heart and your instincts; let your story come out first, and then revise it to make it sing! More than anything else, do what gives you joy.

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Any story that can weave more than one language into a story is based in real life, because we, la gente, when we communicate, we always use many different ways of saying things. My book not only uses words, and images, but they also communicate stories with colors, forms, embroidery, and even silence. I love telling stories where English and Espanol work together to enrich the narratives, and I love it when children can play with all the languages that are part of their lives.

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