Charming pen-and-ink illustrations are comic, but can’t rescue the story from veering from a celebration of Latinx culture into appropriation of the Ojibwe. Not recommended for purchase.
Equal parts practical and playful, this sturdy board book is an ideal addition to any early literacy collection, and will engage speakers of both English and Spanish.
The author/illustrator/publisher Susie Jaramillo and creator of the acclaimed “Canticos” books talks about what inspired her latest bilingual, foldout, lift-the-flap board book, Little Skeletons/Esqueletitos.