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Pablo Remembers Oct 22nd 2011, 10:07 “Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead” is an excellent children’s picture book to use to introduce the Day of the Dead to your children or class. Through full-page and small color photographs, accompanied by text, photojournalist George Ancona tells the story of how one family honors their deceased relatives by observing the Day of the Dead in their village in Mexico. The Celebration of the Day of the Dead in a Mexican Village Young Pablo’s grandmother Abuelita died two years ago. Pablo misses her, but he finds all of the Day of the Dead activities to be a comfort. The story revolves around Pablo, his three sisters and their parents as they prepare for and enjoy the activities, from shopping in the market and making home altars honoring dead relatives to visiting and eating with relatives living nearby, and decorating the graves and tombs of relatives. The family’s trip to the Oaxaca market provides the reader with information about the special foods for the Day of the Dead, including pan de muertos (bread of the dead) and Calaversas de dulce (sugar skulls). English translations or explanations are given for the Spanish words in the text. There is a glossary at the end of the book. A Wealth of Information About Day of the Dead Activities The book’s colorful design and fascinating photographs capture the eye, and the text provides a concise, but intriguing, explanation of the three-day celebration of the Day of the Dead: All Hallows Eve, October 31; All Saints Day, November 1, and All Souls Day, November 2. The story ends with a picnic in the cemetery where Pablo’s family, along with other village families, are “eating, singing, laughing, and keeping their dead relatives company.” The author also provides a three-page summary of the history of the Day of the Dead and an overview of how it is celebrated today in Mexico and in Mexican communities in the United States. According to George Ancona, “Today the festival of the Day of the Dead is mainly a family celebration, a reunion of the living with their dead relatives.” I would recommend “Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead” for 7 to 11 year olds. (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1993. ISBN: 0688112498)

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