Day of the Dead: A Count and Find Primer

ISBN 10: 1423654269 / ISBN 13: 9781423654261

Published by Gibbs Smith, 2020

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 465993

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Day of the Dead: A Count and Find Primer
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423654269
• ISBN 13: 9781423654261
• Binding: board_book
• Illustrator: Paprocki, Greg
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Introduce your toddler to Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) with this colorful counting primer, from the creators of BabyLit.

This engaging board book features popular Day of the Dead activities and objects, as it is celebrated in Mexico and throughout the world. Count and find, from 1 to 10:

• 1 Comparsa (a carnival-like celebration)
• 2 Catrinas (a female skeleton)
• 3 Photographs of the departed
• 4 Coronas de flores (a crown of flowers)
• 5 Musicians
• 6 Pan de muertos (“bread of the dead”)
• 7 Marigolds
• and more!

Discover even more hidden objects to seek within the illustrations, listed at the back of the book!

Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s classically retro midcentury art style is a hit with both toddlers and adults. Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

Greg Paprockiworks full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as books in the Little Leonardo series, the BabyLit alphabet book series, and The Big Book of Superheroes.

About the Author

Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. In addition to illustrating several Curious George books, he’s provided illustrations for a number of books for Gibbs Smith, including A Is for Atom, S Is for Santa, B Is for Boo, and The Big Book of Superheroes. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska.