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1) The Sentence
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading 'with murderous attention,' must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during...
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, 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.
6) Ghost wings
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.
Author
Series
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
Publisher
PowerKidss Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Latin America. It is sometimes incorrectly thought of as a morbid holiday, or a Mexican version of Halloween. While the word "dead" or "muertos" is in the name, this holiday is the way that the people of Mexico honor the lives of ancestors, celebrate the joy of life, and connect with their Mexican heritage. Young readers will enjoy the amazing, colorful photographs of the Day of the Dead celebration,...
13) Coco
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Author
Series
Love sugar magic volume 1
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Wanting to be a part of her family's Dia de los Muertos preparations, Leonora sneaks out of school to discover her mother, aunt, and older sisters have been keeping a secret.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"From...author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes this celebratory bilingual picture book centering on a Da̕ de Muertos ofrenda (Day of the Dead altar), constructed annually to honor the memory and welcome the spirit of a loved one. The book uses a counting structure, from one to ten, to focus on family members and their offerings, with a double-gatefold finale that opens to reveal the family gathered around the fully decorated ofrenda with all of...
Author
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...
19) Ghosts
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for Bahía de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea. As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret: there are ghosts in Bahía de la Luna. Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with...
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