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Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist JosƩ Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913). In a country that was not known for freedom of speech, he first drew political cartoons, much to the amusement of the local population but not the politicians. He continued to draw cartoons throughout much of his life, but he is best known today for his calavera drawings. They have become synonymous with Mexico's Dƭa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe's, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the remarkable life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity.

Bone Dog
Written and Illustrated by Eric Rohmann

Although devastated when his pet dog dies, a young boy goes trick-or-treating and receives a timely visit from an old friend during a scary encounter with graveyard skeletons.

Skeleton Bones & Goblin Groans
Written by Amy E. Sklansky
Illustrated by Karen Dismukes

An illustrated collection of short poems about witches, werewolves, broomsticks, and other signs of Halloween.

Skelly & Femur
Written and Illustrated by Jimmy Pickering

Skelly the skeleton girl and her dog Femur search for the many things that have suddenly gone missing in Skelly Manor.

Samira and the Skeletons
Written and Illustrated by Camilla Kuhn

When Samira learns about the skeletal system in class, she starts to imagine everyone as a walking skeleton.

The Bones of Fred McFee
Written by Eve Bunting
Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus

A toy skeleton at Halloween provides menace and mystery.

Oscar Seeks a Friend
Written and Illustrated by Pawel Pawlak

A skeleton and a girl meet over a missing tooth and discover a friendship.

The Skeletal System
By Caroline Arnold

Explains how the different types of bones of the body work harmoniously together.

Skeleton Cat
Written by Kristyn Crow
Illustrated by Dan Krall

Emerging from his grave, a skeleton cat learns about auditions to be a drummer in a band and, despite the discouragement of his fellow phantoms and trouble along the way, he fulfills his dream of nine lifetimes.

Skelly, the Skeleton Girl
Written and Illustrated by Jimmy Pickering

Skelly the skeleton girl finds a bone lying on the floor of her house and wonders where it came from, and when she finally finds the answer she is pleasantly surprised.

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