![]() ![]() His interest in art began as a 50s boomer kid watching the "Winky Dink and You" TV show on Saturday mornings. Richard Keep first learned to write and illustrate a children's book in Mrs. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People ―National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council An illustrated afterword gives information about the customs associated with el D�a de los Muertos, a Mexican celebration of honoring relatives who have passed on.Ĭhildren's Choices ―International Reading Association/Children's Book Council As morning approaches, they give thanks to the stars for their night of fun, tidy up after themselves, and leave no trace of their "clatter bash" behind as they return to their coffins until next year's Day of the Dead.Īuthor-illustrator Richard Keep's rollicking rhyme―sprinkled with Spanish words―captures the bone-rattling sounds and fun of the evening. All night long, they sing, dance, dine, tell stories, and play games. The playful skeletons rise from their graves to celebrate with gusto. ★ " zesty look at a special night." ― School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEWĪt dusk on the holiday known as Day of the Dead, a Mexican family has set out fiesta offerings in the graveyard in hopes that departed loved ones may return to visit. ![]() Get ready for a rollicking Day of the Dead celebration! Graveyard skeletons shake, rattle, and roll as a Mexican family marks the annual Day of the Dead holiday. ![]()
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