Donna Barba Higuera

Donna Barba Higuera

4 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy Books
Start with: The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy (2025)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Lupe Wong Won't Dance (2020)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! (2021)

ⓘ About Donna Barba Higuera

Patsy Matney her mother was a first-grade and kindergarten teacher who moved to Derby Acrs and Lamont with her family following the Great Depression. Her parents were thirteen when they met on a school bus and they remained together until her mother passed on a few years ago. Melissa Taylor her sister followed in her father’s footsteps and is now a Jefferson Elementary school principal having obtained her liberal studies and education credentials from California State Bakersfield. Growing up, Donna Barba Higuera was quite the reader and loved to disappear into the worlds of the likes of “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “A Wrinkle in Time.” She always dreamed of one day becoming an author, even though her parents preferred that she pursue a career in science.

All Book Series by Donna Barba Higuera

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The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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Don't Eat the Birthday Boy! book cover

Don't Eat the Birthday Boy!

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026

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2026
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Lupe Wong Won't Dance book cover

Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Single-title series · published 2020

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2020
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El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! book cover

El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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The Yellow Handkerchief

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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It's Navidad, El Cucuy! book cover

It's Navidad, El Cucuy!

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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The Last Cuentista / The Last Storyteller book cover

The Last Cuentista / The Last Storyteller

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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Alebrijes

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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Firesnake

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Donna Barba Higuera?

Patsy Matney her mother was a first-grade and kindergarten teacher who moved to Derby Acrs and Lamont with her family following the Great Depression. Her parents were thirteen when they met on a school bus and they remained together until her mother passed on a few years ago. Melissa Taylor her sister followed in her father’s footsteps and is now a Jefferson Elementary school principal having obtained her liberal studies and education credentials from California State Bakersfield.

Which Donna Barba Higuera series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Last Cuentista series, the earliest of Donna Barba Higuera's multi-book series: it opens with The Last Cuentista / The Last Storyteller (2021) and runs to 3 books across 2021–2026, ending with Firesnake (2026).

How many books has Donna Barba Higuera written?

Donna Barba Higuera has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2020 and 2026. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being The Last Cuentista series with 3 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Donna Barba Higuera's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Donna Barba Higuera's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Last Cuentista (2021–2026, 3 books) and The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy (2025–2026, 2 books).

How are Donna Barba Higuera's books organised into series?

This guide splits Donna Barba Higuera's 9 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Last Cuentista (3 books, 2021–2026); The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy (2 books, 2025–2026).