Duncan Tonatiuh

Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh’s picture book is “a gorgeous, timely, and necessary offering about the daily plight of undocumented workers in the United States” (Library Journal). Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these men and women join the workforce and contribute positively to...

Día de Muertos: Números is a bilingual board book that invites you to count up to ten while celebrating Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, from the award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh. From Tonatiuh comes this vibrant bilingual board book focusing on a Día de Muertos ofrenda (Day of the Dead altar), which is constructed annually to honor the...

From award-winning and beloved author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes this celebratory bilingual concept picture book. This book of colours features a street fiesta with green avocados, yellow tortillas, purple dance dresses, and brown charro pants. The book includes a double gatefold finale reveal. Included at the back of the book is a brief author's note that lends additional context.

In the powerful, vibrant biography Game of Freedom, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the legacy of a legendary capoeira player, Mestre Bimba, who resisted racial oppression through art and turned a marginalised practice into a global phenomenon. A meia lua whooshed in the air. The strike was evaded and followed with an aú. Two young men were playing...

From Sibert Award– and Pura Belpré Medal–winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh comes a highly original fable inspired by Mexican folk art The city of Mousetepec is a lively place filled with color, music, and alegría (joy). But everything changes one night when the shadow of un gato appears, growing larger and larger until it looms over the whole city. Fiestas are...

A 2015 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book and a 2015 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrolment to a "Whites only" school. Her...

Explore a world of shapes in this vibrant, bilingual picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh From award-winning and beloved author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes ¡Felicidades!, a celebratory bilingual concept picture book of shapes featuring a birthday party. ¡Felicidades! includes a double gatefold finale reveal, and a brief author’s note in English and Spanish that lends additional context. cuadrado – una...

In the spirit of Tonatiuh’s celebrated book The Princess and the Warrior, this pre-Columbian creation myth tells the story of Quetzalcoatl, or the Feathered Serpent, one of the most important deities in ancient Mesoamerica, and his quest to create humankind. The gods tried to make humans during each sun, or age, but each time they failed. When they grew tired,...

Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life the story of a Mexican-American war hero José de la LuzSáenz(1888-1953)-or Luz-believed in fighting for what was right. Although he was born in the United States, he and his family experienced prejudice because of their Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, Luz volunteered to join the fight. Because of his ability...