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Celebrating the Day of the Dead - Celebrando el dia de los muertos - header for holiday booklist

Picture Books & JE Fiction
	JP Freschet Beto and the Bone Dance	JP Johnston Day of the Dead
	JP Joosse Ghost Wings	JP Keep Clatter Bash! A Day of the Dead Celebration
	JP Krull Maria Molina and the Days of the Dead	JP Morales Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book

"Just a minute, Señor Calavera,"
Grandma Beetle said. "I will go with you right away, I have just TWO pots of tea to boil."

Señor Calavera sighed. Waiting a little longer wouldn't hurt anybody, after all.

Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales - image excerpt of Senor Calavera and Grandma Beetle

Text & image excerpts from Yuyi Morales' Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book

	JP Müller Felipa and the Day of the Dead	JE Marzollo Soccer Cousins
Children's Nonfiction
	J 393.9097 Ancona Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead	J 394.264 Amado Barrilete: A Kite for Day of the Dead
	J 394.264 Gnojewski Day of the Dead: A Latino Celebration of Family and Life	J 394.264 Hoyt Day of the Dead: A Mexican-American Celebration
	JE 394.264 Wade El Día de los Muertos = The Day of the Dead	JE 394.266 Doering Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life and Death

Calavera Abecedario by Jeanette Winter - image excerpt of Don Pedro making skeletons for Day of the Dead

Like his father before him, Don Pedro makes skeletons for the fiesta of el Día de los Muertos.

Text and image excerpts from Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book by Jeanette Winter

	JE 394.266 Winter Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book	J 394.2682 Lasky Days of the Dead
	JE 394.2697 Lowery Day of the Dead
Bilingual Books / Libros Bilingües
	JP Spanish Luenn A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead = Un Regalo Para Abuelita: En Celebración del D í a de los Muertos	JP Spanish Levy The Spirit of T í o Fernando: A Day of the Dead Story = El Espirito de T í o Fernando: Una Historia del D í a de los Muertos
	J 394.264 Andrade The Vigil of the Little Angels: Day of the Dead in Mexico = La Velación de los Angelitos: Dia de Muertos en Mexico	J Spanish 394.266 San Vicente Festival of Bones = El Festival de las Calaveras: The Little-Bitty Book for the Day of the Dead

The skeletons are coming and they're going
And you see them passing by.
They're dancing over here,
They're chatting over there...
It's their day
And they're going to have a good time!

Festival of Bones by Luis San Vicente - image excerpt

Text & image excerpts from Luis San Vicente's Festival of Bones

J 394.2682 Salinas-Norman / J Spanish 394.2682 Salinas-Norman Indo-Hispanic Folk Art II: A Book of Culturally-based, Year Round Activities with an Emphasis on the Day of the Dead = Tradiciones Artesanales Indo-Hispanas II: Libro de Actividades Basadas en Temes Culturales Para Todo el Año Escolar con Enfasis en el Día de los Muertos
Libros en Español
	JP Spanish Da Coll El D í a de Muertos	JP Spanish Müller Felipa y el D í a de los Muertos
	J Spanish 394.264 Amado Un Barrilete Para el D í a de los Muertos	J Spanish 394.264 Gnojewski El D í a de los Muertos: Una Celebración de la Familia y la Vida
	JE Spanish 394.2646 Ada Celebra el Halloween y el D í a de Muertos con Cristina y su Conejito Azul	J Spanish 745.5 Dia D í a de Muertos Disfrázate y Juega

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Compiled by Diana Lara
Childrens' Services
Santa Clara County Library
October, 2008

Picture Books & JE Fiction

Children's Nonfiction

Bilingual Books / Libros Bilingües

Libros en Español