Day of the Dead Picture Books

From fun and spooky tales to poignant family stories, this collection of Day of the Dead picture books covers a lot of ground.
Updated October 2, 2022
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Day of the Dead Picture Books

From fun and spooky tales to poignant family stories, this collection of Day of the Dead picture books covers a lot of ground.
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Funny bones :
Tonatiuh, Duncan.
Paper Book
Discover the story behind José Guadalupe Posada's iconic Día de Muertos skeletons in this fascinating picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh.   New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year * Robert F....
Ghost wings /
Joosse, Barbara M.
Paper Book
Set in Mexico amidst the monarch butterflies' annual migration and during the Days of the Dead,Ghost Wings, written by Barbara M. Joosse, author of the best-sellingMama, Do You Love Me?, and illustrated with the luminescent artwork of Giselle Potter, is the touching story of a little...
Calavera abecedario :
Winter, Jeanette
Paper Book
Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mache skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. FromAngel andDoctor to Mariachi andUnicornio, each letter of the alphabet has its...
Barrilete :
Amado, Elisa
Paper Book
-- The touching story of a boy honoring the memory of his grandfather
Just a minute :
Morales, Yuyi.
Paper Book
In this original trickster tale, Senor Calavera arrives unexpectedly at Grandma Beetle's door. He requests that she leave with him right away. "Just a minute," Grandma Beetle tells him. She still has one house to sweep, two pots of tea to boil, three pounds of corn to make into tortillas -- and that...
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