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The Night Before the Day of the Dead

Part of The Night Before

Author Natasha Wing, Gloria García Díaz
Illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois
Paperback
$5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Grosset & Dunlap
8"W x 8"H | 13 oz | 100 per carton
On sale Jul 14, 2026 | 32 Pages | 9798217049752
Age 3-5 years | Up to Kindergarten
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A little girl and her family are preparing for the Day of the Dead parade!

I couldn’t wait to dress up
for tomorrow’s parade.
I’ll paint my face and wear
the dress that Mom made.

A little girl and her family get ready to celebrate the Day of the Dead. They set up an ofrenda for loved ones at home and clean the graves in the cemetery in order to celebrate their lives. The girl is most excited for the parade—but how can she paint her face like the rest of the parade-goers with a broken arm? Read along to find out!

Told in the style of Clement C. Moore's classic poem and featuring a page of additional information about how the Day of the Dead is celebrated in countries around the world, this is the perfect book for young readers to learn more about the holiday!
Natasha Wing was born in Milford, Connecticut, in 1960. At the age of 20 she moved to Arizona where she finished college at Arizona State University in 1982 with a BS in advertising. In 1991 she decided to write children’s books. She sold her first book, Hippity Hop, Frog on Top, within six months and has been writing children’s books and articles ever since. The Night Before series began with The Night Before Easter and has grown into a best-selling series of more than 25 titles. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. View titles by Natasha Wing
Gloria García Díaz View titles by Gloria García Díaz
Nathalie Beauvois View titles by Nathalie Beauvois

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A little girl and her family are preparing for the Day of the Dead parade!

I couldn’t wait to dress up
for tomorrow’s parade.
I’ll paint my face and wear
the dress that Mom made.

A little girl and her family get ready to celebrate the Day of the Dead. They set up an ofrenda for loved ones at home and clean the graves in the cemetery in order to celebrate their lives. The girl is most excited for the parade—but how can she paint her face like the rest of the parade-goers with a broken arm? Read along to find out!

Told in the style of Clement C. Moore's classic poem and featuring a page of additional information about how the Day of the Dead is celebrated in countries around the world, this is the perfect book for young readers to learn more about the holiday!

Author

Natasha Wing was born in Milford, Connecticut, in 1960. At the age of 20 she moved to Arizona where she finished college at Arizona State University in 1982 with a BS in advertising. In 1991 she decided to write children’s books. She sold her first book, Hippity Hop, Frog on Top, within six months and has been writing children’s books and articles ever since. The Night Before series began with The Night Before Easter and has grown into a best-selling series of more than 25 titles. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. View titles by Natasha Wing
Gloria García Díaz View titles by Gloria García Díaz
Nathalie Beauvois View titles by Nathalie Beauvois

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