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Little Skeletons/Esqueletitos: Countdown to Midnight is the 5th book from the Canticos collection. 2018 International Latino Book Awards winner for Best Latino Picture Book.This book is based on the song "Los Esqueletos Salen de la Tumba" (The Skeletons Come Out of the Tomb) . With Mexican-inspired black and white hand drawn art, it is a festive Halloween and Day of the Dead celebration. This book has been included in the 2018 Tejas Star Reading List.Children can read the book, sing the song, move the hands of the clock or shut off the lights to watch the little skeletons glow in the dark! Inspired by beautiful calavera art by José Guadalupe Posada, this book is not just for kids. The hand-drawn art make this a great coffee table book for lovers of Mexican art.Canticos animated videos are now streaming across Nickelodeons digital platforms. Watch them now at nickjr.com/canticosConcept: Telling time & counting from one to 12.Format: Novelty book with an accordion fold so the book can be opened completely and laid flat or made to stand so children can surround themselves with the story. Interactive lift-the-flap features. Reversible with the original Spanish song on one side and an English adaptation on the other side. A moveable clock at the start of the book will tempt little fingers to change the time along with the story. Comes in a slipcase. Children can also download the FREE companion app at canticosworld.com/apps/ as well as watch the sing along video at canticosworld.com/videos Book summary: Follow the little skeletons as they go about their surprising and intriguing day while counting down from 1 PM to midnight. About the Series: Canticos is a collection of the most beloved nursery rhymes and childrens songs from all over the Spanish-speaking world. Canticos creates bilingual books, apps, and sing-along videos.
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Susie serves as the President and Chief Creative Officer of Encantos, an award-winning entertainment-driven edtech company creating direct-to-learner family brands that both kids and parents love.Inspired by a world of cultures and seeking to bring to life diverse stories that weren't being told, Susie co-founded Encantos as a public benefit corporation in 2015. Encantos is a B-Corp aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to build a better world for both people and our planet, Encantos' family brands include the Emmy-nominated and 2x Kidscreen award-winning #1 bilingual preschool brand Canticos, the Day of the Dead-inspired resilience brand Skeletitos, and the adventure-based travel brand Tiny Travelers.Susie is also the creator of Canticos, the Emmy-nominated Latino-inspired bilingual nursery rhyme series which launched in 2016. With its innovative apps, books, and sing-along videos, Canticos has received widespread industry accolades and awards including Common Sense Media, Kidscreen, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, and School Library Journal. Canticos can be viewed on all the NickJr Platforms and on youtube. Canticos merchandise and subscription app can be found on canticosworld.com. She is also the author/illustrator of over 20 children's books."As a Latina mom exposed to songs and traditions from both the US and my native Venezuela, I've had a hard time finding books and apps of the nursery rhymes I grew up with," says Brooklyn-based author-artist Susie Jaramillo. "In talking to people in both Latino and non-Latino communities, I realized this was missing from bookshelves and digital platforms everywhere."Susie is the creative heart of Encantos setting the vision and the bar for creating brilliant stories with captivating, diverse characters that will endure the test of time. Susie ensures everything Encantos does is in service to the child and advances our mission of developing life, literacy, and learning skills by marrying entertainment, education, and technology in ways that amaze and amuse. She also Mentors diverse creators and voices to cultivate a pipeline of properties that complete the Encantos Method curriculum across all ages, stages, and 21st Century Skills.
