Abuelita’s Gift: A Día de Muertos Story
September’s Audio Book Tour features Mariana Ríos Ramírez’s book “Abuelita’s Gift: A Día de Muertos Story.” This heartwarming story celebrates the Mexican tradition of Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Mariana will be interviewed by one of All Classical Radio’s Young Artist Ambassador, Anika.
Listen in on Thursday, September 19th at 5 PM Pacific, with an encore broadcast on Sunday, September 22nd at 8 AM Pacific.
About the Book:
Julieta is excited for Abuelita’s spirit to visit on Día de Muertos. She is determined to find the perfect gift to honor Abuelita and to show how much she misses her. However, her ideas fail one by one and Julieta grows worried.
It is only when Julieta embraces the memories she once shared with her abuelita, that she realizes the perfect gift comes from the heart. An uplifting story about both life and death, family, and the threads that connect us, long after we are gone.
Beautifully illustrated by Sara Palacios.
About the Author:
Mariana Ríos Ramírez is a Mexican picture book author represented by Natascha Morris at The Tobias Literary Agency. Her debut book Santiago’s Dinosaurios, illustrated by Udayana Lugo, was published by Albert Whitman in October 2022. Abuelita’s Gift: A Día de Muertos Story and it’s Spanish edition El regalo de abuelita: Un cuento de Día de Muertos, are her newest books. They are illustrated by Sara Palacios and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
You can hear ICAN’s Audio Book Tour every third Thursday at 5 pm PT with a rebroadcast the following Sunday at 8 am PT. Check out more books featured in ICAN’s Audio Book Tour.