Clatter Bash!

Written & illustrated by Richard Keep

Skeletons rise to celebrate Day of the Dead with music and dance.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

As dusk falls on the Day of the Dead, a Mexican family sets out offerings in the graveyard, hoping for visits from departed loved ones. Playful skeletons emerge, singing, dancing, and sharing stories in a vibrant celebration. As dawn approaches, they tidy up, leaving no trace of their lively night before returning to rest. Will the spirits return next year for another night of joy and remembrance?

From the publisher

Graveyard skeletons shake, rattle, and roll for a Day of the Dead celebration. At dusk on the holiday known as Day of the Dead, a Mexican family has set out fiesta offerings in the graveyard in hopes that departed loved ones may return to visit. The playful skeletons rise from their graves to celebrate with gusto. All night long, they sing, dance, dine, tell stories, and play games. As morning approaches, they give thanks to the stars for their night of fun, tidy up after themselves, and leave no trace of their “clatter bash” behind as they return to their coffins until next year’s Day of the Dead. Author-illustrator Richard Keep’s rollicking rhyme―sprinkled with Spanish words―captures the bone-rattling sounds and fun of the evening. An illustrated afterword gives information about the customs associated with el Día de los Muertos, a Mexican celebration of honoring relatives who have passed on.

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