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pacifickle's review
4.0
Beautifully illustrated version of Dia de Los Muertos- from the perspective of a skeleton boy who is terrified of seeing living people. After accidentally befriending a masked living boy, Angelito realizes they're not that scary. Great metaphor for prejudice, gorgeous intro to this jewel of Mexican culture, good example of Latino characters.
beecheralyson's review
3.0
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. :-(
bibliothique's review against another edition
misrepresents the holiday. afaik author is not of the culture
chachacenteno's review against another edition
2.0
Vocabulary and appearance, friend instead of family, fear of a belief that is tied to culture. This story doesn't grasp the importance of honoring the dead, of remembering. It doesn't depict what it means for ancestors to be with us.
ashley_elizabeth's review against another edition
3.0
Solid 3 stars. Cute story, love the illustrations.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
3.0
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. :-(
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