Little Night/Nochecita

A stunning bilingual story by award winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales’s Little Night / Nochecita.

＂A treasure for bedtime, or anytime.＂ --School Library Journal

As the long day comes to an end, Mother Sky fills a tub with falling stars and calls, ＂Bath time for Little Night!＂

Little Night answers from afar, ＂Can’t come. I am hiding and you have to find me, Mama. Find me now!＂

Where could Little Night be? Down a rabbit hole? In a blueberry field? Among the stripes of bees? Exquisitely painted and as gentle as Little Night’s dress crocheted from clouds, this is a story to treasure.

With a bilingual text in both English and Spanish, Little Night Nochecita by Yuyi Morales is a sweet story every child can enjoy.

A Neal Porter Book

Written by Yuyi Morales:
Niño Wrestles the World
Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous Hermanitas
Viva Frida
Little Night / Nochecita

Illustrated by Yuyi Morales:
Los Gatos Black on Halloween (written by Marisa Montes)

Praise for Little Night/Nochecita:

NYPLC Children’s Books 100
American Library Association Notable Children’s Books
Miami Herald Best Books of the Year
NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing
Golden Kite Award Winner

＂Children will delight in Little Night’s dreamy world and will want to read about her unique, yet still familiar, nighttime ritual again and again.＂ --Booklist, starred review

Yuyi Morales has written and/or illustrated numerous books, including Just A Minute, a Pura Belpre Medal winner, and Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, a Pura Belpre Honor Book. Her work has also earned her the Jane Addams, Americas, and Christopher awards. Born in Mexico, Yuyi now lives in the San Francisco area.