Description: "This fanciful, original tale drawn from Mexican lore...will delight children, as will the narrator's expertly modulated storyteller's cadence. Ss' black and- white illustrations include inventive design elements that reinforce the sense of real and imagined worlds overlapping." -- Booklist (starred review) "The author breathes life into this Mexican-flavored world with a storytelling manner that's teasing and intriguing by turns." -- Kirkus Reviews "The tale twinkles with Fleischman's signature crisp language and laugh-out-loud wordplay...[a] unique read that's sure to give young chapter-book readers shivers, laughs, and satisfaction." -- School Library Journal

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