Bright Star, Yuyi Morales
Bright Star, Yuyi Morales
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Bright Star

Author: Yuyi Morales

Narrator: Yuyi Morales

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/14/2021


Synopsis

Child, you are awake! You are alive! You are a bright star, Inside our hearts. Told with a combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous and complex imagery that is typical of Yuyi Morales's work, this is the story of a fawn making her way through a border landscape teeming with flora and fauna native to the region. A gentle but empowering voice encourages her to face her fears when she comes across an obstacle in the form of an insurmountable barrier. Perfect for very young children looking for their place in a world full of uncertainty, it is a story that will resonate with many, especially those whose safety is threatened due to the immigration crisis in the US.

About Yuyi Morales

Yuyi Morales is a Caldecott Honor and Pura Belpre award-winning author and illustrator. Born in Mexico and raised among giant grandmothers, mossy house walls, and rampaging feral gardens, she has a strong bond with the magical stories that run in her family. Since immigrating to the United States, she has drawn from her legacy and heritage to create some of the most celebrated Latino works in children's literature.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rod on February 15, 2022

This is like so many picture books on my project list (see below) and maybe picture books in general nowadays. Instead of just being able to pull it off a shelf and read it to your child, it requires a parent to read the story in advance, read and study the endnotes, use Google translate to research......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on October 24, 2021

Yuyi Morales' tribute to all of the beautiful life at the border between the United States and Mexico. A message of love to all of the natural children who may have been separated from their families by unnatural constructs.......more

Goodreads review by Marissa on October 25, 2021

Yuyi does it again. I'd follow her any where she goes.......more