It's Time for Día De Los Muertos
Board Book – July 1, 2025
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · July 1, 2025
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with this sweet board book that highlights the joys of remembering beloved family members who will always live on in your heart.
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- Who it’s for
- Meli prepares for Día de los Muertos with family portraits, ponche, pan dulce, and an ofrenda.
- Themes
- Remembering loved ones, Family traditions, Honoring family memories
- Genres
- Day of the Dead Stories, US: Hispanic & Latino Stories, Multigenerational Families
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Celebrate Día de los Muertos with this sweet board book that highlights the joys of remembering beloved family members who will always live on in your heart. Get ready with Meli as she gathers family portraits, prepares her abuelito's favorite ponche, bakes her tía's favorite pan dulce, and prepares the ofrenda with her family. It's time for Día de los Muertos!
Continue reading
With bright and festive illustrations from author-illustrator Lilibeth M. Jimenez and engaging text that features some key Spanish words, this sweet story teaches little ones that by celebrating and honoring the lives and memories of your loved ones, your family will always live on in your heart.
Meli’s Ofrenda
Meli prepares for Día de los Muertos with family portraits, ponche, pan dulce, and an ofrenda.
Come here for
- Meli gathers family portraits and prepares her family’s ofrenda.
- Spanish words appear in the engaging text.
Expect
- Bright, festive illustrations by author-illustrator Lilibeth M. Jimenez.
- A story about honoring loved ones and keeping family memories close.
Where it sits
| Day of the Dead Stories | 78% |
|---|---|
| Multigenerational Families | 55% |
| US: Hispanic & Latino Stories | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Multigenerational Families
- Day of the Dead Stories
- Diversity & Multicultural
- Authors
- Lilibeth M. Jimenez
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Remembering loved ones · Family traditions · Honoring family memories
- Reading lane
- Multigenerational Families