Yanitsia Canetti

Graduate in Journalism from the Universidad de la Habana, with a Master's degree in Linguistics and a Doctorate in Latin American Literature. She has published more than sixty books—novels, short stories, poetry, theater—(mainly for children and young adults), more than two thousand articles for the press in Cuba, Spain, Italy, United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other countries, and numerous reviews and literary critiques for specialized magazines around the world.

With command of Spanish, English, and Italian languages, she has translated more than one hundred books for children, among which are some classics of English-language children's literature, such as Dr. Seuss books, Berenstein Bears, Amelia Bedelia, Curious George, among others.

National Literature Prize La Rosa Blanca, awarded to the best books published in Cuba (1994); National Literature Prize in Poetry, awarded for three consecutive years by the Ministry of Education of Cuba, 1984, 1985, 1986; Honorable Mention in Journalism, awarded by The National Association of Hispanic Publications, United States, 1997, Influential Hispanic Prize 2004 (Hispanic Image Magazine 2004), among other awards and distinctions.

Novels
Al otro lado (1997)
Novelita Rosa (1998)
La muerte nuestra de cada vida (narrative) (2009)
La vida es color de Rosa (2010)
Adiós, bestseller (2010)

Children's Literature
The Around-the-World Lunch (1999)
Carlita Ropes the Twister (1999)
Completamente diferente (2000, 2002)
Doña Flautina Resuelvelotodo (2002, 2 Editions; 2006)
The Curse of the Jungle Treasure (2003)
Un poquito más (2004)
Ay, Luna, Luna, Lunita (2006, 2008)
El niño que nunca se reía (2006)
El príncipe azul (2006, 2008)
Solo como un perro (2008)
Las maravillas de una sencilla sombrilla amarilla (2008)
Caperucita descolorida (2009)
Blanca Nieve y los siete gigantones (2009)
Pinocho no era el mentiroso (2009)
Aladino y la lámpara espantosa (2009)
La peluca de Rapunzel (2009)
El patito bello (2009)
La fea durmiente (2009)
Ceniciento (2009)
Yo también puedo ser presidente (2009)
En tiempos difíciles (2009)
ABeCedario salvaje (2009)
ABeCedario nutritivo (2010)
ABeCedario de profesiones y oficios (2010)

Translations
Curious George—Rey, H. A. Curious George Rides a Bike (2002)
Rey, H. A. Curious George and the Rabbit (2002)
Rey, H. A. Opposites with Curious George (2002)
Rey, H. A. Curious George Gets a Job (2003)
Rey, H. A. Curious George Cleans Up / Curious George Cleans Up (Bilingual Edition) (2007)
Rey, H. A. Curious George Plants a Seed / Curious George Plants a Seed (Bilingual Edition) (2007)
Rey, H. A. Curious George Piñata Party / Curious George and the Piñata (Bilingual Edition) (2009)
[edit] Dr. Seuss—Dr. Seuss. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2000)
Dr. Seuss. Horton Hears a Who! (2002)
Dr. Seuss. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (2004)
Dr. Seuss. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (2005)
Dr. Seuss. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (2006)
Dr. Seuss. There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (2007)
Dr. Seuss. Yertle the Turtle, and Other Stories (2009)

Other Children's Books
Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia (1996, 2000)
Burton, Virginia Lee. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1997)
Maguire, Arlene and Shiela Lucas. We Are All Special (1997-2005, 2007, 2008)
Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing! (1998)
Marshall, James. George and Martha (2000)
Lester, Helen. Tacky the Penguin (2001)
Walsh, Melanie. Do Pigs Have Stripes? (2002)
Walsh, Melanie. Do Monkeys Tweet? (2002)
Berenstain, Stan & Jan. The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Rescue (2005)
Ajmera, Maya and John D. Ivanko. Be My Neighbor (2007)
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: At Your Own Pace! (2007)
Munsch, Robert. 50 Below Zero (2007)
Munsch, Robert. Jonathan Cleaned Up...Then He Heard a Sound (2007)
Munsch, Robert. Mortimer (2007)
Munsch, Robert. The Classroom Surprise (2007)
Bush, Laura & Jenna. Read to Lead! (2008)

She has also worked as a professional photographer, with more than 15 international exhibitions and her photographic works are part of the permanent collection of several galleries around the world (Denmark, Italy, Mexico, and Spain).

Currently she resides in Boston, Massachusetts, where she works as editorial director, literary advisor, and translator, and continues collaborating with periodical publications from various countries. Her most recent works are: "Novelita Rosa" (Versal, 1997), "Al otro lado" (Seix Barral, 1998; Planeta de Agostini, 2000), "Completamente diferente", (Everest, 2000) and "Doña Flautina Resuelvelotodo" (Edebé, 2002), "Un poquito más" and "Ay, luna, luna, lunita" (Everest, 2005)