Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras

Duncan Tonatiuh
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 759.13 Posada Ton)

Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras—skeletons performing various festive activities—came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada, and have become synonymous with Mexico's Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Suggested for ages 8–12.


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  • Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote


  • Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States


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  • Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match


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  • Alma and How She Got Her Name


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