Niño Wrestles the World

Niño Wrestles the World

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