Los Gatos Black on Halloween

Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party in this bilingual poem written by Marisa Montes, with illustrations by award-winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales. Set under the bright October moon, monsters are hosting a ball at the Haunted Hall. Witches arrive on broomsticks, the undead rise from coffins, and skeletons rattle their bones. The poem introduces Spanish words and celebrates the spooky delights of Halloween. Los Gatos Black on Halloween is a notable book, earning distinctions such as the 2007 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, the 2008 Pura Belpre Medal for Illustration, and a Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative.