Skeletown: Más. ¡Menos!

Contributors

By Rhode Montijo

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Aug 6, 2024
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9780316465045

Price

$17.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover (Bilingual edition)

Format:

Hardcover (Bilingual edition) $17.99 $23.99 CAD

In this hilarious installment in the Spanish-forward Skeletown series, will Skully and Skelly get up to más or menos mischief?

Fall is in the air in the Día de los Muertos-inspired world of Skeletown!  Skully and Skelly are raking leaves and trekking to school amid the brisk autumn wind, so it’s time to cozy up with a big sweater that Abuela just knitted—that is, until their cat Lulu grabs the yarn and begins unraveling it, leading the crew on a wild chase through the busy streets of Skeletown, in this exciting story told using only two words!

With dynamic, neon art that pops off the pages, a completely unique approach to storytelling, and a wildly appealing (but not scary!) cast of calavera characters from the fantastical world of Skeletown, here’s a rambunctious romp that will inspire giggles with Spanish and English readers alike!

Don’t miss these other adventures in Skeletown:
Skeletown: Sí. ¡No!
Skeletown: Hola. ¡Adiós! 
(available early 2025)



 

Series:

  • "A picture book about opposites that will charm young children. Read this one in a Halloween story time at the public library or in a preschool classroom."
    School Library Journal
  • Praise for Skeletown: Sí. ¡No!:

    A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2023


    * "The sublime, repeated juxtaposition of Sí and No offers wacky, surprising moments of levity, and it all comes together for a charming ending. A spectacular day in Skeletown." B>Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    * "Good-natured, bustling cartooning reveals lots to laugh about in a friendly concept book that’s overwhelmingly a 'Sí.'" I>Publishers Weekly, starred review

    "An interactive read-aloud story that helps teach children how to build healthy friendships and other life lessons." I>School Library Journal

    "Prereaders will have fun interpreting the reason behind each sí and no, and the final pages turn the plot toward the importance of collaboration and friendship—and, of course, a little mischief, too." I>Booklist

    "The text demonstrated a range of meanings for 'sí' and 'no' (the only two words in the book) with black, white, and blood orange images that are jam-packed with friendly skeleton details."
    Horn Book  

Rhode Montijo

About the Author

Rhode Montijo received a BFA in illustration from California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts). He is the creator of Sí. ¡No!, the first book in the Skeletown picture book series. His other works include Pablo’s Inferno, a five issue indie comic series, and the picture books Cloud Boy and The Halloween Kid. He also illustrated Greg Trine’s Melvin Beederman, Superhero series, Vicky Rubin’s The Three Swingin’ Pigs, and Gary Soto’s Lucky Luis. Stick Together! is the fifth book in The Gumazing Gum Girl! series. He invites you to visit him online at rhodemontijo.com.
 
Luke Reynolds taught public middle and high school for many years before joining the Education faculty at Endicott College. Luke is the author of many books for kids, and his favorite flavor of gum is strawberry banana! He currently lives in Massachusetts and invites you to visit him at lukewreynolds.com

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