Childrens Picture Book – Holidays and Celebrations – Halloween – Dia De Los Muertos – Hispanic & Latino – Ages 4-8

Published: 6/19/2024

From New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpr Awardwinning author-illustrator Ral the Third, Vamos! Lets Celebrate Halloween and Da de los Muertos follows Little Lobo and friends on a Halloween and Da de los Muertos adventure in the first World of Vamos! holiday book!

Little Lobo is celebrating two big holidays this fall!

On Halloween, Little Lobo and his friends dress up in costumes, trick-or-treat for candy, and share spooky stories. Then everyone in the town prepares food, drinks, and other gifts and decorates the cemetery with ofrendas so they can enjoy Da de los Muertos with the spirits of the people they love. Join Little Lobo and his friends as they celebrate!

Full of easy-to-remember Spanish vocabulary and packed with cultural details, this colorful story of two fall holidays brings the celebrations of this border town to readers everywhere!

AUTHOR BIO:

Ral the Thirdis theNew York Timesbestselling, three-time Pura Belpr Award-winning author-illustrator ofVamos! Let’s Go to the Market,Vamos! Let’s Go Eat,Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge, and the rest of the World of Vamos! series. He is also the illustrator of Schneider Family Book Award honoreeStuntboy, in the Meantime, written by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series, written by Cathy Camper. Ral was born in Texas and grew up going back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Jurez, Mxico. He now lives in Medford, Massachusetts, with his collaborator and fellowNew York Timesbestselling artist, Elaine Bay, and their son, Ral the Fourth.

A colorful exploration of Halloween and Da de los Muertos. Ral the Third masterfully incorporates Spanish phrases throughout the narrative, making it accessible for readers to pick up new words through context clues. The illustrations burst with energy and charm. Every page is a feast for the eyes. A must-read. -School Library Journal(starred review)
Humorous details, bright hues, and English and Spanish conversations make for a lively dual celebration. A Spanish-English glossary concludes. –Publishers Weekly