Clatter Bash! A Day of the Dead Celebration is a colorful introduction to the traditional Mexican holiday that celebrates death. Richard Keep’s cut paper illustrations tell the story, while the text shares the sound track to the pictures. Skeletons knock out of their coffins, creak open the lids and have a big fiesta. Happy, not scary, skeletons cover the pages and perform the traditional activities of the holiday, like telling stories, having dinner in the cemetery, and cleaning tombs. Audiences can spend time taking in all the details of the artwork down to the traditional dress and papel picados while coming up with their own stories. The last few pages of the book offer an overview of el Día de los Muertos in English with Spanish mixed in. Keep does a great job of describing the holiday in terms appropriate for younger readers, while still including relevant cultural details. Highly Recommended.
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