Donna Barba Higuera

Donna Barba Higuera is a writer who writes middle grade and picture books.[1] She has won many awards for her books such as the Newbery Award and the Sid Fleischman Award.[1] She grew up in California and not only is she a writer but she is also an eye doctor and a mom![1]

Career

Higuera was an eye doctor and mom before she became a writer.[1] She would find time in between her children’s activities to write.[1] She said that writing felt like a safe place for her.[1]

Books

Higuera published her first book in 2020 called Lupe Wong Won’t Dance.[1] Her most popular book, The Last Cuentista was the third book she wrote and the main character in this story cannot see well.[2] The main character has an eye problem called retinitis pigmentosa (RP).[2] Higuera chose to write about a character with RP because her mom has it.[2] Higuera is also the writer of a picture book called El Cucuy is Scared Too![1]

Awards

Higuera won The Newbery Award for her book, The Last Cuentista, and she learned that she had won this award over a zoom call.[1] She also won multiple honors for her book Lupe Wong Won’t Dance as well as the Sid Fleischman Award for humor.[1]



References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Meet the Issaquah optometrist who just won the prestigious Newbery Medal for children's literature". The Seattle Times. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  2. 1 2 3 Higuera, Donna Barba. "Why My Last Cuentista Protagonist Is Visually Impaired". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
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