Donna Barba Higuera

Donna Barba Higuera is an American author of children's and young adult fiction of Mexican descent. She won the Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Award for The Last Cuentista. Alebrijes, available as an audiobook and book, draws on Mexican folklore and imagination. Higuera writes with cultural richness and inventive storytelling that captivates young readers and listeners.