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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
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    Penguin Young Readers | Grosset & Dunlap
    On sale Jul 14, 2026 | 32 Pages | 9798217243815
    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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