Where is? / ¿Dónde está? Mi Ofrenda

by Mariana Galvez

Help your little ones find all the special items they need to place on their Day of the Dead ofrenda! To remember is to never forget! The time has finally arrived, and Amelia needs your help collecting items for her family's ofrenda. Through the use of colors, this search-and-find book will teach your little ones the special significance everyday items play during Día de Muertos. Our search-and-find book will let little ones follow on the journey to attain special items for their Day of the Dead ofrenda. They’ll discover how glasses of water are placed on the altar, so the spirits can quench their thirst, and how mirrors will allow them to freshen up before it’s time to dwell with the living. Parents will adore this heartwarming bilingual English-Spanish read due to its search-and-find component that engages little readers and the inclusion of everyday items that hold special significance and are used for Día de Los Muertos.

24 pages, Board Book

Published October 18, 2022

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bilingual English-Spanish, search-and-find book using colors. Children learn about the items of Dia de Los Muertos and their significance (but not about the holiday itself). Explanation of each item in English in back. Sturdy medium-size pages, big and colorful illustrations, with engaging questions for children.

Read Alikes: Day of the Dead: A Count and Find Primer (Board), La Catrina Lil' Libros (Board), Día de los Muertos (Celebrate the World) by Hannah Eliot (Board), The Day of the Dead by Bob Barner (Board), Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book by Jeannette Winter (Picture), Dia de Los Muertos by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (Picture), Coco Little Golden Book (Picture), Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago (Picture)

Independent publisher: Lil' Libros

[Andrés · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh my, how sad. Are we going to talk about how this little girl appears to have recently lost her mother? As a broader text point, I think the leading questions (e.g. "Are the blue plates with food on top of the dining table?") are too basic.

[Jennifer Varnadore · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful way of introducing culture to a child surrounding something so very difficult and also beautifully traditional.