Picture Books about Dia de los Muertos!
 

Join us for a Dia de los Muertos Storytime
Expires Saturday at 4pm
 
Lauren at the Delano Branch Library sings along to Day of the Dead with Baby Shark and reads Dia de los Muertos written by Julie Murray.
Books About Dia de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos
by Roseanne Thong

Rhyming text details the rituals and traditions of the Latin American holiday, including decorating altars, visiting graves, and dressing up for the parade.
The Day of the Dead = El Día de los Muertos
by Bob Barner

With sugar skulls, sweet-smelling marigold petals and joyful songs, Hispanic families welcome back ancestors on this holiday.
The Remembering Day
by Pat Mora

Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year. Includes facts about The Remembering Day, El dia de los muertos.
The Spirit of Tío Fernando : A Day of the Dead Story
by Janice Levy

Told in both Spanish and English, this story recalls the day that Nando and his family honor the spirit of his late Uncle Fernando, and Nando wonders about how he will recognize the spirit when he sees it.
Funny Bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras
by Duncan Tonatiuh

Presents the life of the Mexican artist, who became famous for his drawings of skeletons in multiple everyday poses which have become identified with the Mexican Day of the Dead.
 
Also available in eAudiobook on Hoopla
Mi Familia Calaca : My Skeleton Family
by Cynthia Weill

Welcome to the Family! It's just like yours: father, mother, sister, brother, abuelita, gato. Well, but, there's something just a little bit different about this family. Maybe it's those clothes they wear... just a little bit fashion backward. And the colors! So vibrant and... lively. Maybe that's what it is. They are just so full of life. Familia-life from a Day of the Dead perspective!
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
The Festival of Bones : El Festival de las Calaveras
by Luis San Vicente

Describes the Day of the Dead, or el Día de los Muertos, a holiday celebrated in Mexico from October 31 to November 2.
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
Picture eBooks
Daniela's Day of the Dead by Lisa Bullard
Citlali and the Day of the Dead by Berta De Llano
The Story Behind the Day of the Dead by Melissa Rae Shofner
Dia de los Muertos by Julie Murray
Day of the Dead by Rachel Grack
 
Get Older Siblings Reading About Dia de los Muertos Too!
Days of the Dead by Kersten Hamilton
The Day of the Dead Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Day of the Dead Drawing Book by Maddy Brook
Halloween and Day of the Dead Traditions Around the World by Elisa Chavarri