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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 149
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are visiting friends for a big Dia de los Muertos celebration. The kids love learning about the holiday and helping out - that is until mysterious events threaten to ruin everyone's preparations. Can the Aldens figure out what's going on and help their friends save the celebration?
4) Remembering
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On Día de los Muertos, a family prepares an ofrenda for their favorite furry family member, remembering all the ways that their beloved pet brought love and comfort to their lives"--
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Introducing little ones to the Day of the Dead - a day to remember loved ones who are no longer with us - this vibrant board book follows siblings Cristina and Carlos as they prepare for the celebration with their family.
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Catrina, a Mexican skeleton, searches for just the right outfit to wear to a Day of the Dead dance in this bilingual picture book for children ages 5-8"--
"Catrina, un esqueleto mexicano, busca el atuendo adecuado para usar en un baile del Día de los Muertos en este libro ilustrado bilingüe para niños de 5 a 8 años"--
9) Mi ofrenda
Author
Series
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
In this color search-and-find story, Amelia needs help from the reader collecting items for her family's ofrenda on Día de los Muertos.
En esta historia en color de buscar y encontrar, Amelia necesita ayuda del lector para recolectar art̕culos para la ofrenda de su familia en el D̕a de los Muertos.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Benito loves Perro. But when Perro passes away, Benito is heartbroken. During the Day of the Dead celebration, he tries to understand the meaning of the flores de cempasuchil, candles, pan de muertos, photographs, and sharing memories of departed loved ones. By creating his own special altar for Perro, he realizes that his love for his beloved companion, and the happiness Perro gave him, will always remain. Told with honesty and hope, this heartfelt...
11) Vowels: Vocales
Author
Series
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Introduce little ones to the vowels through the help of La Catrina in both English and Spanish!" -- from Amazon.com.
"¡Introduce a los pequeños a las vocales con la ayuda de La Catrina tanto en inglés como en español!", de Amazon.com.
12) Numbers
Author
Series
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Cuenta los días que faltan para el Día de los Muertos, también conocido como Día de Muertos. La Catrina, vestida con sus ropas tradicionales, introducirá a los más pequeños a los números y sus primeras palabras en inglés y español.
"Count the days left until Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead. La Catrina, dressed in her traditional clothes, will introduce little ones to numbers and their first English and Spanish words."...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Cristina está entusiasmada por celebrar el Día de los Muertos con su hermano Carlos y su familia. Los lectores jóvenes pueden seguir mientras todos se preparan para recordar a sus seres queridos que ya no están con ellos.
14) Colors
Author
Series
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Alebrijes, sugar skulls, and papel picado are all examples of the colorfulness of Day of the Dead festivities. La Catrina, the beloved figure of Día de Muertos, will introduce little ones to colors and their first English and Spanish words. Gather orange cempasúchil, indulge in green mole, and light a sea of velas blancas to welcome our dearly departed back home!"--
La Catrina, la querida figura del Día de Muertos, presentará a los más pequeños...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books/Capstone
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Lola attempts to avoid a Day of the Dead disaster in another adventure celebrating her Guatemalan heritage! Lola is excited for Halloween, but Mama is sad to be missing the holiday she loved in Guatemala--the Day of the Dead. Then Lola's family is invited to a Day of the Dead party! But when Lola discovers that a Guatemalan dish called Fiambre is on the menu, she panics. She doesn't like her foods to touch, and she really doesn't like beets or sardines!...
Publisher
[Distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Los gatos black on Halloween: The monsters crowd the haunted hall. Los monstrous throw a monstrous ball; The little old lady who was not afraid of anything: Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard... clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life!; The day of the...
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"El Día de Muertos es un día feliz. Es un día en el cual la familia reunida cuenta historias y ríe. Hay platillos favoritos por cocinar y poemas por escribir para los difuntos, y lo más importante: memorias por evocar. Ningún familiar es olvidado, porque este es el día en el que los muertos vienen a visitar a los vivos -- y en este día festivo, es casi como si estuvieran sentados a nuestro lado mientras celebramos las cosas que los hicieron...
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year. Includes facts about The Remembering Day, El dia de los muertos.
Hace mucho tiempo, en lo que se llamaría México, mientras Mamá Alma y su nieta, Bella, recuerdan momentos...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"I love pan de muerto, " Joaquín says as he and his mother sit down to eat the special Mexican sweet bread prepared especially for the Day of the Dead. But someone knocks at the door just as they are about to take the first bite of the pastry. Standing at the door is a hungry skeleton dressed in a mariachi suit who offers to sing Joaquín and his mother a song in exchange for just one itsy bitsy little bite of the sweet bread. It seems like a fair...
20) Days of the dead
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Glorieta Magdalena Davis Espinosa is happy that Papi married Alice. She's happy that he can smile again after years of mourning Mamá. But the urn containing Mamá's ashes disappeared into a drawer the day Alice moved in. If everything about Glorieta's life is going to change, then she wants one thing to go her way: She wants to hear stories about her mamá when the family gathers on the last night of los Días de los Muertos. And that can only happen...
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