Donna Barba Higuera

Mar 29, 2024 | laist.com | Octavia E. Butler |Damian Duffy |Kazu Kibuishi |Donna Barba Higuera

Topline: It's like we turned around and it's... almost April? How did that happen? And Sunday is Easter? We repeat: When. Did. That. Happen. Why it matters: Easter brunch reservations are always tough to get, especially if you're traveling with a crowd. And the rainy weather we're expecting this weekend might make it harder as restaurants shutter their outdoor patios.

Jan 22, 2024 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Kara Yorio |Donna Barba Higuera

The SLJ reviews editors rounded up our reviews of the books lauded at the 2024 Youth Media Awards. Here, the reviews of the Newbery Medal and Honors winners. John Newbery MedalThe Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers (text) & illus by Shawn Harris. Knopf. May 2023. 256p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781524764203. Gr 3-7–Johannes, a free dog in an urban park by the sea, runs so fast that humans are blind to him. He is the “Eyes” of the park, and each day he is tasked to report the happenings he sees to the Bison.

Jan 19, 2024 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Donna Barba Higuera |Steven Engelfried |Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Photo by Saavedra Photography ​​​​​​Winning awards can be life-changing. That’s definitely true if the honor is the Caldecott, Newbery, or Printz. SLJ asked past winners of the Big Three about their fondest memories of receiving the award, the biggest challenge after, and their words of advice for this year’s winners—who will be announced Monday, January 22 during the Youth Media Awards ceremony.

Jan 9, 2024 | chicklit.nl | Donna Barba Higuera

Donna Barbra Higuera is een Amerikaanse kinderboekenschrijfster. Haar boeken gaan regelmatig over kinderen die zich in vreemde en vaak griezelige situaties begeven. De Laatste Verhalenverteller is een bekroonde jeugdroman.  In 2061 zal de aarde vergaan en zijn Petra, haar broer Javier en haar ouders de uitverkorenen om in een ruimteschip in slaap gebracht te worden en 380 jaar later op de planeet Sagan te ontwaken.

Nov 30, 2023 | slj.com | Charles Waters |Traci Sorell |Kara Yorio |Donna Barba Higuera

Border Crossing by Sneed B. Collard III wins the 2024 Orbis Pictus Award, while The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett earns the 2024 Charlotte Huck Award. The National Council of Teachers of English has announced the winners of the 2024 Orbis Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards. Since 1989, the Orbis Pictus Award has recognized excellence in nonfiction for children. The 2024 Orbis Pictus Award winner is Border Crossings by Sneed B. Collard III, illus. by Howard Gray.