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My Skeleton Family/Mi Familia Calaca
by Cynthia Weill, illustrated by Jesus Zarate
Celebrating an ancient Mexican folk tradition of regarding the skeleton figure as a beloved, familiar friend or clown, “Mi Familia Calaca/ My Skeleton Family” represents the complete skeleton family in colorful pictures of creative paper mache statues or figures, each with a cheerful smiling skull. The artistic creations of Oaxacan folk artist Jesus Canseco Zarate are amazing, new interpretations of the familiar, beloved traditions of the Day of the Dead in Mexican culture.
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