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• My First 100 Día De Muertos Words in English and Spanish

  San Vicente, Luis,

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  This colorful board book celebrates all the visual, sensory beauty of Día de los Muertos.

• The Ofrenda That We Built

  Gutiérrez, Jolene,

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  A cumulative tale set to the cadence of "This Is the House That Jack Built," that follows a Hispanic family who constructs an ofrenda for the Day of the Dead, that includes a cloth, altar, candles, sugar skulls, flowers, photographs and food for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Day of the Dead

  a Celebration of Life

  Orozco, Polo,

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  Describes the history and traditions of the Day of the Dead celebration.

• Día De Los Muertos

  Eliot, Hannah,

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  Simple text and color illustrations on board pages introduce children to the Day of the Dead holiday and its traditions.

• ¡Vamos! Let's Celebrate Halloween and Día De Los Muertos

  Raúl the Third, 1976-

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  A picture book for young readers that follows Little Lobo and his friends as they celebrate the culture, traditions and significance of two fall holidays: Halloween and Día de los Muertos.

• Día De Muertos

  Jours, Jaque,

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  A young boy named Poncho describes how he and his family prepare for the Mexican festival Dia de Muertos, which honors deceased relatives and includes traditions such as setting up an ofrenda, making tissue paper decorations, and baking.

• Día De Los Muertos

  Salazar, Alicia, 1973-

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  Explores the history, traditions and symbols of Día de los Muertos and discusses how it is celebrated in Mexico and the U.S.

• La Divina Catrina

  Oh, Divine Catrina

  De Alvarado, Aracely,

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  It's time for the Day of the Dead dance, and Catrina is busy searching for the perfect outfit. Unfortunately, every item of clothing she pulls out has a problem. Finally, Catrina finds a beautiful dress, jewelry and a hat. When she arrives, she's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Family Celebrates Day of the Dead

  Bullard, Lisa,

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  A young girl named Daniela describes how her family celebrates the Day of the Dead holiday: How she plans to remember her grandfather, who died a few months ago, by making an altar with his favorite things on it, buying sugar skulls, skeletons and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Day of the Dead

  Murray, Julie, 1969-

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  Simple text and color photographs depict children celebrating the Day of the Dead holiday by dancing, eating food, visiting graves, painting their faces and lighting candles.

• Dia De Los Muertos

  Thong, Roseanne,

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  Readers are invited to join as a family celebrates the Latino holiday Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Effortlessly rhyming text and colorful, festive illustrations prove a winning combination in this joyful story.

• Our Day of the Dead Celebration

  Aranda, Ana,

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  On the Day of the Dead, Mar and her family remember the relatives who are no longer with them by finding ways to honor them through food, games and stories. They travel to the market to pick up sugar skulls to decorate, make their favorite foods and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Remembering

  González, Xelena,

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  Following the customs of his family's Día de Muertos celebration, a young child and his family remember their much-loved dog Simon by adding him to their ofrenda, gathering mementos that represent his favorite things, and expressing their love and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Day of the Dead

  Nelson, Louise, 1981-

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  Brief text and photographs introduce the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, touching on its origins and history as well as the kinds of foods, costumes and decorations used to celebrate it.

• Coco

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  A young boy named Miguel struggles with his dreams of becoming a musician in the face of his family's abhorrence of musical careers after his great-grandmother's father, an accomplished musician himself, abandoned his family decades before.