SuitabookDays of the dead
Kersten Hamilton
- Reading
- If this touches on personal bereavement or religious beliefs, consider reading together and pausing to hear what the child makes of the family’s different views.
- Themes
- Remembering Glorieta’s mother: Glorieta wants her family to share stories about her mother and seeks permission for her to be buried with the Espinosas. Glorieta’s wish to remember her mother brings family ties and religious belief into the story.
- Magical undertones: Magical undertones shape this family story about grief and faith. The magical undertones give the story a fantastical quality alongside its focus on family, grief and faith.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes a mother’s death, mourning and disagreement about her afterlife and burial. These subjects may invite questions or feelings about loss and religious beliefs.