Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas

Niño #2

by Yuyi Morales

In this picture book, a companion to the Pura Belpré Medalist Niño Wrestles the World , Niño's little sisters get in on the wrestling action.

Señoras y señores, niños y niñas, the time has come to welcome the spectacular, two-of-a-kind . . . LAS HERMANITAS!

No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Las Hermanitas, Lucha Queens! Their Poopy Bomb Blowout will knock em' down! Their Tag-Team Teething will gnaw opponents down to a pulp! Their Pampered Plunder Diversion will fell even the most determined competitor!

But what happens when Niño comes after them with a move of his own? Watch the tables turn in this wild, exciting wrestling adventure from Caldecott Honor author Yuyi Morales.

A Neal Porter Book

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens, Family, Spanish Literature, Fiction, Sports

34 pages, Hardcover

Published October 18, 2016

About the author

Yuyi Morales is the illustrator of Kathleen Krull’s Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, whose accolades include a Pura Belpré Award and a Christopher Medal, as well as the Pura Belpré Award-winning Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes. Born and raised in Mexico, she now lives in northern California.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que marvilloso! This is a fun book that looks at the complex world of lucha libre! Children will really enjoy this book; they will be able to 'project' through the characters and will enjoy all the hard work and dedication it takes to become a top wrestler. Sure to be a 'repeat' read for a long time to come!

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nino, the little Lucha Libre champ who is in several silly/manic graphic novels for children, such as Nino Rules the World, is back with his twin sisters fighting zombies and El Chamuco Himself. For young Spanish speakers/families and for those who want to learn Spanish in a fun (and super busy) context. Not so easy to follow, maybe, but colorful fun!

[Elisabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

How awesome is it that my library has this book in braille?! I borrowed it this afternoon and it's seriously cute (just as cute as Niño Wrestles the World.) Las Hermanitas are back and badder than ever, as are Niño and his toy sidekicks. If you loved NWTW, you'll love this one too.

[Susan Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny book! Might be okay for story time with older kids. A little busy. Love the bilingual aspect. Santos Panales! (Holy diapers!)

[Jim Erekson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Giving the little sisters the role of bad boys in La Lucha was really fun. It gave them power and an atypical role. Their triumphs over not only big brother but also the mummy, the devil, and all takers puts them on top even if Niño is annoyed. I loved seeing the bilingual dialog sometimes showing translations side by side, sometimes showing different Spanish and English exclamations in context. Absolute favorite page--when Niño plays the switcheroo on them while one is busy poking him in the eyes. Yuyi Morales does it again!

Postmodern in its wide panorama of cultural references rather more than in play on the book as object. Even so, the art still does play on Niño's hand-drawn comics as a reference point for the style used throughout, and the recurring use of halftone dots evokes a Liechtenstein-like reference to cheaply printed comix.

[CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super silly book that conveys the chaos of having lots of siblings! Morales's illustrations are bright and eye-catching and fun. I love how Spanish is scattered throughout the book. It would be great for kids growing up bilingual English/Spanish. The plot is ... a little lacking though--like kind of confusing for me, and I'm an adult?

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Niño, the young Lucha Libra wrestler from author/illustrator Yuyi Morales' Niño Wrestles the World , returns in this second picture-book adventure, this time facing off against his most challenging adversary yet: his two baby sisters. A pair with some powerful weapons, from farts to dirty diapers, the Horrendous Hermanitas are almost defeated, but their terrible wailing eventually wins the day, as Niño is eventually captured, and put to work reading them a story...

I was unaware that Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas was a sequel, when I picked it up. To my surprise, given the fact that I almost always enjoy Yuyi Morales' work, I found myself mostly indifferent to the story, although I can certainly see how children who enjoy potty humor and/or are interested in Mexican wrestling, might find it a lot of fun. Perhaps if I'd read the first book first, I would have felt more invested. However that might be, I did (as always) enjoy the artwork, which was colorful, vivid, and immensely engaging. Recommended to Morales fans, and to anyone looking for picture-books about Lucha Libra. They might also seek out Lucia the Luchadora and Lucia the Luchadora and the Million Masks , which feature a girl wrestler in this vein.

[Roxanne (The Novel Sanctuary) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fun but wasn't a huge fan of the illustrations

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Morales, Yuyi Rudas: Niños Horrendous Hermanitas, 40 pages, Holtzbrinck Publishing, 2016. $17.99. Content G.

In this sequel to “Niño Wrestles the World” Nino’s little sisters Las Hermanitas take on all comers, but they are the Lucha Queens! With moves like The Poopy Bomb Blowout and Tag Team Teething, they get the best of El Chamuco, Cabeza Olmeca and El Extraterrestre. Niño rescues them - or is he rescuing their opponents?

A perfect story for the bilingual child, it begs to be read loud - like an announcer at a luche. Part English, part Spanish you don’t have to understand both to appreciate this excellent picture book.

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[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Morales does not disappoint in her second Niño title. This time, Niño’s sisters are rudas, the evil “horrendous hermanitas” are up against the devil “el chamuco.” With diaper changes and twofer tattles to keep the devil away, the twins are a strong hold even for Niño himself. Children will giggle throughout as the illustrations delight and the story entertains. Many Spanish terms used throughout the text, most of which are defined on the front and back inside covers. A wonderful addition to any library, especially important in those serving a large Hispanic population.
Reading Level: PS-2
Highly Recommended

[Shaunterria · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this boisterous sequel to Niño Wrestles the World, Niño is back to battle his most fearsome adversaries yet — his hermanitas! His twin sisters are more than a match for the imaginary luchadores Niño dreams up, and as the adorable babies take the wrestlers down (in spectacularly hilarious fashion) it is up to Niño to figure out a way to defeat them. The action-packed illustrations will grab young readers while the sound effects sprinkled throughout add to the book’s storytime value. Be sure to read the pronunciation guides in the front and back of the book before reading aloud, and share this sure-fire winner with little wrestlers of every stripe.

[Stephanie Croaning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nino is back...but this time will he be bested by his rule-breaking sisters? It is fun to see how Yuyi Morales has transformed the less pleasant activities of babies into wrestling moves -- The Poopy Bomb Blowout and Tag Team Teething are two of my favorites! Nino has the best move that the Horrendous Hermanitas just can't resist -- read-aloud time with a good book!

This diverse story mixes Spanish and English words, but is very understandable. Action-packed illustrations and a few translations in the endpapers make this a relatable story for parents or children with younger siblings.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nino, the pint-sized lucha libre champion from Nino Rules the World is back. This time he is facing his fiercest foes ever...his little twin sisters. There is lots of action, drama and Spanish words is this visually dynamic internecine throw down. While the action is sometimes tricky to follow, especially for non Spanish speaking adults, my bet is the vivacious illustration and rudeness of the girls is likely to captivate the attention of children, who will have no such difficulty.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nino is back and this time he's met his match in his two younger sisters. They fight dirty and strike fear in the hearts of the toughest guys, but can always be tamed by their beloved older brother.

Mixed media artwork is vibrant and packs non-stop action into every spread. I really liked the use of Spanish phrases throughout the book, with practice this would be a stellar read aloud for PreK-2+.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A continuation to "Niño Wrestles the World". His ruda sisters join him in his wrestling endeavors. Will Niño and las Rudas take on the same opponents Niño defeated? Will the Rudas be Niños newest competition?
Great illustrations, colorful text and varying sizes in font. This book is full of color and representations of the Mexican culture, with sprinkled words in Spanish throughout the book.

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lively, action-packed, colorful fun.

[kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

adorable, fun, better practice my spanish if I ever want to read this outloud

[Brenda Kahn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exuberant illustrations and a bilingual text make for a fun read aloud.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

My little guy preferred the first Nino book, but this one is still fun, colorful, and a good introduction to some Spanish words.

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand that this is meant to be humorous but I didn't care for the illustrations and didn't find it funny.

[Jason Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, so bear with me while I try to describe what I just read because I am not quite sure where to start. This book (I’m sill not quite sure of the exact title) seems to be a book about a young lucha and his two hermanitas (sisters). The whole book seems to be about how rude his sisters can be as they run everything and how after they start throwing a fit only the young hero can calm them down. As confused as I am I found this book quite amusing especially when it comes to the illustrations. There isn’t a rhyme or reason to how they are displayed on a page as things seem to be going everywhere in a chaotic mashup paired with both English and Spanish text. The colors are bright and happy as would be expected in a colorful imaginary wrestling world and the matte paper is a great choice because I feel that a glossy paper would make things too bright and take away from the story. There is a large amount of full bleed spreads mixed with illustrations that cross the page break and are mixed with a large amount of white space. English and Spanish are both used in the text but where the text appears and what shape/color it will be in seems to be quite random and chaotic and I LOVE IT. As far as books go this is quite confusing and packs an insane amount of craziness and I still don’t know what was going on all the time, but it doesn’t make a bit of difference as I like this book quite a lot. I think it would be a great book to encourage kids to describe their families in funny settings maybe also some class projects about the family members they have.

[Ashley Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super fun Yuyi Morales. Siblings play luchadores. Humor ensues, and loves prevails.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I am not the intended audience for this book, many youngsters will get quite a kick--ouch!--from reading it. Following up on her earlier Nino Wrestles the World, the author/illustrator follow the young lucha libra champion as he fends off attacks from the most surprising competitors in the world--his two younger sisters. Putting the lie to any assumptions others may have about girls being sweet and polite, these siblings fight dirty, setting off their own version of "The Poopy Bomb Blowout!" (unpaged)as well as "Tag Team Teething" and other very rude but effective tactics. Their poor brother and the other wrestlers hardly stand a chance. At the end of the story, it's clear that they too have some drawing skills to show off too. The end papers are filled with small sketches of some of the Spanish phrases that accompany various scenes, and I am certain many of these will make their way into the vocabulary of young readers. After all, who could resist such interjections as Santos/Panales/Holy Diapers! Appropriately illustrated in vivid colors typically found in comic books or broadsides, this picture book is amusing yet fairly realistic when it comes to how youngsters act out their dreams of being wrestling champs with a side of sibling rivalry.

[Sunah Chung · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot of Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas is about a boy who has two younger sisters. My understanding of the story is he wants to play with his sisters, playing imaginative play of defeating enemies.
This book contains two languages, English and Spanish. As a non-Spanish speaker, the texts in English and illustrations are the resources for me to understand the story. Spanish bilingual children might engage in the story in-depth. Unfortunately, I feel the book is a bit convoluted not because the story is serious or complex but because illustrations and texts are excessively vibrant and energetic. For me, Spanish texts were considered as illustrations as well. Thus, the multiple colors and sizes of texts as well as radiant illustrations interrupt me to follow the story line to some extent.

[Isaac Reuben · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found Yuyi Morales's fun picture book, Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas, amusing to read, and it has bright, colorful illustrations with lots of "action" as well. It even includes some splashes of Spanish thrown in!! Although I found the Spanish challenging to read at first, I enjoyed and appreciated this aspect of the book during my second read through.

[Nicole · Rating 1 out of 5]

Normally I love Morales' work but in this instance I was disappointed. The text and pictures were vibrant, dynamic, and I liked the concept. But I thought the plot was threadbare and could have been more substantive and I was distracted by how chopped up the text was in all different colors and at least a half a dozen fonts. It competed too much with the pictures instead of complementing them. I wished the pages were either more filled up or less.

[Leann · Rating 2 out of 5]

I... don't get it really. But I am not a 5-year-old and I've never liked wrestling, so that's probably on me. I'm sure some kids will find it hilarious, and I love the use of Spanish and English. The art is different? strange? mostly different. It feels like a collage of pieces cut from other things.

[Evan Childress · Rating 2 out of 5]

A visually overstimulating picture book meant to portray the disorienting experience of living with younger siblings. If the author was hoping to make you feel like you're on a bad acid trip, then they pretty much succeeded. I liked the colors, but I don't think I could do much more than look at this book because it's too disjointed to be a story.

[Beverly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reviewed for Mock Caldecott Awards--my last group for this year's vote. I just not sure about this one...it's kind of a Spanish take on Captain Underpants. The colors are very bold and bright. This is just a really different picture book. I'm not really even convinced that a child would love this.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Fun. The artwork is fantastic, love the endpapers with the child-like drawing, pronunciations and definitions. I needed more pronunciations though. Nice ending with big brother saving the day by sharing a book with the rudas hermanitas.