Skeletitos by Susie Jaramillo
Skeletitos: Countdown to Midnight by Susie JaramilloMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Skeletitos is an adorable counting board book featuring multiple skills at once. Telling time, on an analog clock? Yep! Counting the skeletons on each page, which matches the numeral? You betcha! Rote counting? That too! Counting up to 12? Matching numerals with the hour hand on an analog clock? Rhyming, which is important for early literacy? And cultural exposure? Bingo! Pages 5 – 10 feature foldouts, which kids love!
This book also features calavera-style art; the skeletons, which are obviously not alive, are festive, quirky, cute, and not at all scary. Many kids will probably recognize this style from the movie Coco. Other features of Mexican culture are present, such as papel picado and ofrendas. Another great feature of this Skeletitos is it also features a free, downloadable app with sing-alongs and downloadable activities!
The only thing Skeletitos is lacking is Spanish. Having bilingual books to reinforce Spanish and to expose my daughter to her Spanish ancestry is very important to me. There is a version of Skeletitos called Little Skeletons/Esqueletitos which is written bilingually, but is not as easily found as Skeletitos.
Thanks to Netgalley and An Encantos Brand for a free read of this book in exchange for my honest review!
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