Seoras y Seores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind . . . Nio!Fwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch! He takes down his competition in a single move!No opponent is too biga challenge for the cunning skills of Niopopsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor!A Neal Porter Book

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Pura Belpre Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It also was recognised by the Charlotte Zolotow Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book Illustration category by the Golden Kite.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Roaring Brook Press .

Yuyi Morales is an artist, a Brazilian folk dancer, a puppet maker and the former host of a Spanish-language storytelling radio show for children. She grew up in Mexico and now lives with her husband, son and cat in Northern California.