Ni�o Wrestles the World

n nSe oras y se ores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind . . . Ni o n nFwap Slish Bloop Krunch He takes down his competition in a single move n nNo opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Ni o--popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor n nNi o Wrestles the World is in English with Spanish vocabulary, and is a fun, colorful story about a boy wrestling with imaginary monsters (including an Olmec Head and La Llorona) and adversaries like his younger sisters. This is a joyful picture book about imagination, play, and siblings.n nAward-winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales is the author of Caldecott Honor and Pura Belpr (Illustrator) Medal-winning Viva Frida, stunning bilingual bedtime story Little Night/Nochecita, Rudas: Ni o's Horrendous Hermanitas, Pura Belpr Honor Book (Narrative) Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book, and other picture books for young readers. She also illustrated Thunder Boy Jr., written by Sherman Alexie, and Pura Belpr (Illustration) Medal and Pura Belpr (Narrative) Honor book Los Gatos Black on Halloween, written by Marisa Montes. n nA Neal Porter Bookn nWritten by Yuyi Morales: nNi o Wrestles the World nRudas: Ni o's Horrendous Hermanitas nViva Frida nLittle Night / Nochecita n nIllustrated by Yuyi Morales: nLos Gatos Black on Halloween (written by Marisa Montes)n nPura Belpr Illustrator Award Winner nA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year nALSC Notable Children's Book nA Mamiverse.com Top 50 Latino Children's Books You Should Known nThe saturated palette, dynamic composition, and copious spike-ballooned sound effects add ebullient visual noise. Beneath the furious fun, though, beats a tender heart. --The Horn Book, starred reviewn nKids with multicultural classmates will recognize (or learn Ni o's many Spanish exclamations. A closing note explains the lucha libre culture. --Booklistn