Day of the Dead

I read this book to my own kids (elementary age) & we all enjoyed it. I thought it did a good job of explaining the Day of the Dead from an Indian perspective. Being Mexican American myself (mixed of Indian & European descent like most Mexicans) I think it's important to explain the origins of this holiday & I thought this book did a good job. It is a celebration of those who are gone & we still love & remember as well as life; death & life as a cycle. To the Mexican Indians this celebration mimics the same cycle of the seasons as well. Life ending (crops harvested, leaves fallen) Autumn/Winter & then life renewal (leaves & flowers reappearing) Spring/Summer. The colors are symbolic of this to the Mexican Indians as exhibited in the book (Orange Marigolds representing death & orange is the color of fall - pumpkins, leaves etc... & green leaves representing life & green renewal of spring - leaves of trees, grass, etc...)