Este momento es especial (This Moment Is Special): Un cuento del Día de Muertos

by John Parra, John Parra (Illustrator), Adriana Domínguez (Translator)

Overview

Un niño se prepara para la celebración del Día de los Muertos a lo largo de todos los momentos del día, tanto grandes como pequeños, en este libro ilustrado del autor-ilustrador ganador del Pura Belpré Honor, John Parra.

Un solo día en la vida de un niño está lleno de familia, amor e inspiración mientras se prepara para la celebración del Día de Muertos y recuerda que todos los momentos son especiales. Cada momento nos recuerda a nuestra familia y a aquellos que nos han precedido. Hoy guarda una promesa especial.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665981064
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date:	07/15/2025
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

John Parra’s illustrations for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and Hey, Wall, by Susan Verde, which School Library Journal called “a must-purchase” in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.

John Parra’s illustrations for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and Hey, Wall, by Susan Verde, which School Library Journal called “a must-purchase” in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.