Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Picture book · ages 6–10 · grades 1–5 · 620L · 40 pages · 2015
Why we'd hand it over
A genuinely vivid biography of Posada that teaches the cultural logic of Day of the Dead without sentiment; the skeleton art is playful, not morbid, and kids come away understanding why satire matters.