Day of the Dead

I read this book with an 8 year old today and he enjoyed it very much. It is for a younger age, but he was reading it himself and also was interested in learning about the holiday, as his family is Mexican American. The illustrations are very pretty and styled like Mexican art. I recommend encouraging children who read this to look at the illustrations and maybe look at pictures and to imagine the families of the village walking at night to the cemetery to celebrate this holiday as you read. I also brought a Sugar Skull coloring book and he liked doing this related art. BTW, Nov 1-2 is Day of The Dead!

My kids love this book so much we had to buy it twice, once the first copy became so worn and frayed it was threatening to fall apart. I started reading it to my daughter when she was two, and for nearly a year, we had to read it every night, because she loved the illustrations. I don't read it as often to her now, but when we return to it occasionally her eyes still light up when she sees the illustrations. I read it more often with my younger child, whose personality is very different, and yet he also seems to be fascinated by the illustrations.The illustrations, by the way, are the part that makes this book a real gem: they do a good job of stimulating a kid's imagination while still providing a good level of concreteness for younger kids. The concept behind Dia De Los Muertos is introduced pretty well too, conveying that the celebration is a happy one.

My son used this book for a project in his 1st grade class. This book was perfect because it had nice, colorful pictures and it was a good story about families preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.

Good book. Size of book is very small, but my students liked the pictures and words. It was fun and informative to learn about Dia de los Muertos.

One of my favorite books. I love the colors and I feel like this book really captures the culture and traditions of Dia de los Muertos.

Our favorite Day of the Dead book. Informative and engaging.

Very nice book explaining this wonderful tradition and celebration

I have been trying to teach my 5 and 7 year-olds about Day of the Dead for a project on Mexico. I bought several materials, but for their age range, this was all I needed. It goes kind of long for my 5-year-old, but the details it portrays (marigolds as traditional flowers, "bread of the dead," and celebration at the graveyard, etc.) were exactly what I was looking for.

This is a lovely book. It has delightful pictures and a charming text. There is cultural information included. Very good.

Great

Very basic good for younger children mine are a little too old.

used for daughters school project