Complete with a movable clock to help children learn how to tell time, Skeletitos is a beautifully-illustrated and written kids' book consisting of twelve rhymed verses - one each for every hour on the clock - with a Day of the Dead theme that uniquely and comically portrays to children the different events that these lively characters partake in throughout their day and night. The artwork is extraordinary and kids should be totally hooked on the rhymes that mom and dad read off - but even if they aren't, as an extra bonus said parent can, within minutes, head over to the website or download the app ... and actually sing along, with their child, to each day's rhyme set to music and sung by a joyously ghoulish narrator! Even as an adult with no kids, after one read-through I went to the website and must have listened to/re-read the book another four times to the musical/singing accompaniment, smiling like a goofy kid the entire time. Author/illustrator Susie Jaramillo has packed a lot of fun and humor - even joy - into such a small space, and if anything could make me happier it's that this projects to be only the first in a series. A truly great surprise I'd buy for any child; absolutely loved it.  4.5/5 stars

Note: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

Oh boy, Skeletitos is the cutest little book I've seen this year!

Learn to count with this sweet book that follows Skeletitos around the clock!

For one, the style alone is lovely. The dashes of colour among the black and white works really well and makes it stand out in the crowd. The elephant really stood out to me - I thought it was the coolest of the bunch (but obviously, they all are drawn wonderfully).

Another great bonus is the app and free activities. I think that's a great way to get the base audience involved and active with this book. It's also a great marketing tool (and as a marketing student, I LOVE seeing marketing tactics like this. It's smart!). Also, the song is in English and Spanish! That's a great way to encourage reading and languages! My inner education lover is singing with joy! Mostly in English though, my Spanish was never that great - thank goodness this song let's me sing along and learn the words.

I think this is a cute, little book that would be great around Halloween time. Young readers can count, sing and learn Spanish all at the same time (or learn English! But in my area, we mostly speak English). I'd highly recommend picking up this book if you have the chance! My best guess is that this would be better suited for young day care kids up to grade three. Or maybe for reading buddies!

My biggest criticism was based off my e-copy. The pages didn't always sync up correctly. That won't be a problem for the final version of this book, I'm sure. I received a proof from NetGalley for reviewing purposes.

It is a illustrated kids poem.
Its about cute monsters, skeletitos.
Wonderful picture book for kids as they can easily read it's simple vocabulary.
It has 12 couplets about things our monsters do .
They love to dance and follow each other.
Artwork is fantastic. It is so complex but still symmetrical.
It is short interesting read that can get kids into reading habit.
Thanks netgalley and publisher for review copy.

I might be slightly obsessed with skeletons, skulls, dia de los muertos, and anything slightly macabre, so I was definitely excited to read this cute skeletito book. I was however slightly disappointed in what it delivered.

This books counts up the clock from 1 to 12, which is an excellent idea for a concept book because it not only teaches counting but also telling time! I love a good one-two-punch when it comes to early literacy concept books.

The art in this book is wishy-washy in my opinion. I think I love the color palette, which anyone that knows me would understand why (black, white, and a pop of color), but I think some the line work in the two page spreads need a little bit more attention. The overall look and tone of the illustrations are perfect though, and I love the clock and skeletitos. My favorite parts of the illustrations though are when we get to those two page spreads. The box and backgrounds with the words for the two pagers are so well drawn and there is so much detail it confuses me why the line work looks sloppy in the spreads.

I think the rhymes are a bit forces and the rhythm dies a few times. Trying to rhyme a specific theme to numbers is hard, but it has been done before. This one doesn't do it. 

Writing: 3 stars
Art: 3.5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and Encantos Media Studio for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Cute and lovely artwork but overall just an okay book. The interactivity probably makes it better though.

dnf, this is pdf only and i can not read it. it looks super cute and i wish the author the best of luck.

Skeletitos: Make Every Moment Count by Susie Jaramillo is a children's picturebook that reinforces time and counting lessons with fun rhymes. The Day of the Dead themed tales carry a comedic twist for kids, encouraging them to be wary, conscious, funny and self-aware.

Skeletitos: Make Every Moment Count is a beautifully illustrated picturebook. I love that the counting rhymes are memorable and simple. The fold out pages that offer a full illustration of the rhymes are lovely and I could spend my time simply exploring these pages. The details and attitude that shine through the pages is charming.  I think that the song was simple, in the very best way, and when paired with the artwork offers an engaging book. I love that those that wish to explore further there is an app and website that allow readers to hear the song in english and spanish and continue learning with related activities.

This is a darling Day of the Dead themed counting book. The illustrations are precious and the dance themed language would be so fun to share with a young child. I love the app and website activity tie ins as well. I gave four stars only because I wish it included more details on the history and culture of Day of the Dead, but it would be a fun book for a child already familiar with the culture or to pair with another, more detailed selection.

I  received a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

This is such a cute book that counts down to midnight. The illustrations are gorgeous!

This book was super cute and fun. My daughter and I both enjoyed the story. She even laughed quite a bit at some of the silly skeletons. I loved the graphics and how it teaches in an unique way counting. My husband and I both agree that we could read this book multiple times without getting bored which in parenting life is HUGE because you know they want to read the same books OVER and OVER and OVER again!

This is a cute book for the little ones :) It's so colorful and just all in all fun to learn numbers from.

Absolutely adorable! I loved the illustrations in this book. What a fun choice for fans of Coco! I hope to see more from this author soon.

When October hits and the leaves start changing colors and I pack away the flip flops, I know it’s time to pull out (and put on hold at the library) a stack of fall-themed books for the kids. The majority of these come in two flavors: autumn rituals and Halloween scares.

I’m glad to have something new to add to the mix: a beautiful Día de los Muertos numbers and clock-reading book.

Jaramillo recounts twelve hours of “skeletitos” rising and celebrating. The counting text has an addictive rhythm to it in the fashion of other fun number books. In addition to the numbers, the book introduces the idea of reading time by showing a clock for each hour as it counts up to twelve.

While the Day of the Dead-counting crossover is fun in itself, what really sells the book are the riveting, pencil-drawn illustrations. The striking skeletal forms have a kinetic grace to them, and they pop with striking colorful accents of purple, green, and orange. Jaramillo is a fantastic artist, and the overall visual presentation is festive and engrossing.

In all, it’s a fun contribution to any fall collection for toddlers, but one you’d be happy to pull out year round.

I absolutely loved this day of the dead counting book. The illustrations and interactions were fantastic and we couldn't put it down. We wanted to read it over and over again.

I'm sure this is a beautiful book and I love the idea of it a lot, but sadly I can't read it, as the pages just appear as either totally black or plain white on my Digital Editions. 

It's a DE problem I am confronted with sometimes, I'm certain it's not the book causing the problem.

Skeletitos by Susie Jaramillo is a perfect book for number counting and Halloween. The book is full of wonderful illustrations and each page features a different number and rhyme. My little niece loved this.

This little book is awesome. I read a digital version of it, but it looks like it has some kind of double pages illustrations that you can open up, from the actual normal size page. Anyway, this book is awesome because it has a cute little creepy vibes, perfect for Halloween, it present numbers, but also clock and hours which can always be useful to present and teach to kids, it also has rimes which make it fun to read at loud and it works a bit like an ABC book but with numbers from one to twelve. Original, imaginative and perfectly executed. Congrats to the author!!

This is a very very beautifully illustrated book and has kind of catchy song to go along with the book. This is a great picture book to introduce young readers to Day of the Dead and the publishers have some great activities on their website to go hand in hand with the book. 

Young readers will enjoy the illustrations and fun and catchy hour count down.

My step-son loved this book. He loved the dancing skeletons in the parade, and he enjoyed counting to twelve with the book. It was spooky and fun, we would like to read this again and again.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to view this arc, in exchange for an honest review.  What an adorable book for basic time telling skills, bilingual fun, and dia de los muertos celebration!!!!  The accompanying app is pretty neat as well, I believe the kids will get a kick out this and learn something new about a culture that differs from their own.   We need more of this, specifically from Jaramillo!