Maria Molina and the Days of the Dead

Kathleen Krull

Jul 2014 · StarWalk Kids Media

About this ebook

It's October 31, the first of the Days of the Dead in Mexico, and Maria Molina and her family are in the graveyard to honor her baby brother Pablo, who died when he was just a few months old. A candle flickers in the dark night, and on Pablo's grave they have placed his favorite toys, some chocolate, a sugar skull, and even a small 'Bread of the Dead.'Throughout Mexico, other families are doing exactly the same thing, for the threeday festival of The Days of the Dead is one of Mexico's most important holidays.

About the author

When I was fifteen, I was fired from my parttime job at the library. The reason? Reading too much – while I was supposed to be working. Luckily, I had other jobs. One began when I was twelve –playing organ at my church. At seventeen I taught piano lessons to kids in my town. My musical background did inspire several books: Songs of Praise; I Hear America Singing; M Is for Music; and especially Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (And What the Neighbors Thought). Another job involved selling doughnuts and cupcakes at a bakery, which hasn’t led to any books so far. Then, the day after I graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, I began a career in children’s publishing and have stayed there ever since. Over the course of eleven years, I worked for four companies as a children’s book editor. While on the job, I wrote mysteries in the Trixie Belden series, a collection of Christmas carols, and a 24book concept series. Finally, about ten years ago, I started working at home, writing my own books for young people.