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The Dead Family Diaz
by
P.J. Bracegirdle (Goodreads Author),
Paul Bracegirdle, Poly Bernatene
Little Angelito Diaz is feeling scared. It’s the Day of the Dead, when he and his family must walk among the Living. And his sister says they are all hot and squishy, with bulging eyes and crazy hair! Will he make it back, still dead and in one piece? Or will Angelito find himself lost in the Land of the Living forever?
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
August 2nd 2012
by Dial Books for Young Readers
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A fresh, funny take on the Day of the Dead that's packed with kid appeal Every skeleton in the Land of the Dead is excited to celebrate el Día de los Muertos with the Living. But not Angelito. His big sister has told him all about their horrifying bulgy eyes and squishy skin. So when Angelito is separated from his family in the Land of the Living, he's petrified--until he makes a new friend who is just as terrified of THEM as Angelito is. Then his new buddy turns out to be (gulp!) a living boy!...more
I really wish that the illustrator Poly Bernatene lived in the U.S., as this would be one of my picks for the Caldecott award. I love the illustrations, and I think it could definitely be in the discussion if it were eligible. This is the second book this year that I have loved that wasn't eligible, and it makes me a bit sad. I also loved Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, but since the illustrator Mark Hearld is from the U.K., it isn't eligible.
The story is a lot of fun, and with al...more
The story is a lot of fun, and with al...more
The Day of the Dead gets a hilarious send-off in this appealing picture book filled with digital artwork filled with dark colors and wonderful facial expressions. Angelito and the other members of the Diaz family head off to the Land of the Living, but Angelito is anxious due to the gruesome--to him!--descriptions of the living his older sister Estrellita has shared: They have "big red tongues and bulging eyes," and "they feel all hot and squishy" (unpaged). Angelito is thrilled to make a new fr...more
I liked the illustrations, and enjoyed the flip of focusing on the Dead's perspective on the Day of the Dead celebrations. Kids familiar with the celebration might enjoy this one, though I found the story and dialogue, in particular really awkward.
Beautiful illustrations, and great concept but I didn't feel that the execution of the concept was a strong as I would have liked. Also I felt that some of the humor got in the way. :-(
A fresh approach to a holiday story, with a neat exercise in perspective: love that live people are HOT AND SQUISHY. We are, aren't we?
Colors and traditions of Day of the Dead as seen through the eyes of two boys, one living and one decidedly dead. Kids will love it!
I love Dia de Los Muertos books, and I'd love to see this one paired with Peter Brown's Children Make Terrible Pets.
Fantastic art, and a laugh out loud storyline make this one of my favorite books of 2012.
Fun story about the Day of the Dead with wonderfully vibrant illustrations.
el dia de los muertos!
day of the dead
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Born in Montreal, P. J. Bracegirdle has done everything from keeping the stage door of a haunted old Scottish theater to pushing laundry carts along dark tunnels under an insane asylum. His last job involved pretending to write thick manuals nobody really read for products few people ever used.
"Becoming an author was my life's work," says PJB, "if, that is, a life's work can consist of staring off...more
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