Graveyard skeletons shake, rattle, and roll for a Day of the Dead celebration.
An illustrated afterword gives information about the customs associated with el Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican Celebration of honoring relatives who have passed on..
Author-illustrator Richard Keep\'s rollicking rhyme--sprinkled with Spanish words--captures the bone-rattling sounds and fun of the evening.
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.
All night long, they sing, dance, dine, tell stories, and play games.
The playful skeletons rise from their graves to celebrate with gusto.
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.
Graveyard skeletons shake, rattle, and roll for a Day of the Dead celebration
