Yuri Morales
- January 10, 2024
- Author
Quick Facts
Yuri Morales Biography
| Name | Yuri Morales |
| Birthday | Nov 7 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place Of Birth | Xalapa |
| Home Town | Veracruz |
| Birth Country | Mexico |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Yuri Morales is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on November 7, 1968 in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Yuyi Morales (born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico on November 7, 1968) is an author and illustrator of many notable and award-winning children’s books. Some of her most famous books include Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book, Little Night, and Viva Frida, which received the 2015 Pura Belpre Medal for illustration as well as the 2015 Caldecott Award Honor. Morales is the first Latina to receive the prestigious Caldecott Award.
While working as a swimming coach in Mexico, Morales met her husband, Tim, an American citizen, and had a son, Kelly. The new family moved to the United States in 1994. During her first years living in San Francisco, Morales remembers that she had no job, no friends and she barely spoke a few words in English. She was sad because she missed her native country and her family, Morales expresses that she felt like she did not fit in that country. One day her mother in law took her son Kelly to the most amazing and the most transcendental place for her, a public library in the city of San Francisco, she remembers she was so amazed and inspired by the section of children’s books. Morales learned English by reading to her son Kelly who did not know or care if she mispronounced some words, and she could always use the illustrations to show something she did not know. Morales felt so inspired by those vivid colors and illustrations from the books that she had been reading to her son, she wondered if she could make picture books like those.
Yuri Morales Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Author |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yuri Morales is one of the richest Author from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yuri Morales 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Yuyi Morales was born in the city of Xalapa in the Mexican State of Veracruz in 1968. She is the oldest of four children. As a child she loved drawing, and often paired her pictures with stories. Her mother was a homemaker, “She made all our clothes, coats, hats, underwear. She made the bedspreads, the curtains, the lamps, everything,” Morales recalls. “She taught me to use the sewing machine when I was very little. I crocheted a vest for myself when I was five years old.” Despite those nights by the sewing machine, becoming an artist was not a childhood dream for Morales. “That would have been thought of as crazy,” she says. Because she had been a top competitive swimmer in high school, she studied physical education at the Universidad de Xalapa, hoping to teach gym. After graduation, she took a job as a swim coach.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6′ 0″ |
Yuri Morales height 6′ 0″ Alec weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Yuri Morales Dating?
According to our records, Yuri Morales is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Yuri Morales’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Yuri Morales. You may help us to build the dating records for Yuri Morales!
Facts & Trivia
Alec Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Yuri Morales celebrates birthday on November 7 of every year.
Is Yuyi Morales hispanic?
Yuyi Morales (born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico on November 7, 1968) is a Mexican-American children’s book author and illustrator.
Why is Yuyi Morales important?
Yuyi Morales is also the creator of ALA notable book, Little Night, co- released in Spanish as Nochecita, and winner of the 2008 SCBWI Golden Kite Medal. Other recognitions her work has received include the Americas Award, the California Book Award, and the Tomas Rivera Award won in 2004 and 2008.
Where does Yuyi live?
After more than two decades in the Bay Area, Yuyi has relocated back to her home town of Xalapa, Mexico , and works from a glass-walled studio carved into volcanic rock and surrounded by jungle canopy. She takes us inside to talk motherhood, immigration, and inspiration.
What was Yuyi Morales first book?
Harvesting Hope earned Morales her first publishing credit, but, more importantly, she says, “Illustrating that book opened every door for me and allowed me to start creating my own books.” Chronicle Books snapped up the project for which Morales had won the SCBWI grant and published it as Just a Minute: A Trickster …