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The Invisible Parade

Leigh Bardugo
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Duration
16m
Year
2025
Language
English
Publisher
Hachette Audio

About

It's time to join the party! Adventure awaits readers of all ages on Dia de Muertos in this stunningly original and lushly illustrated tour de force about family, love, and overcoming grief from #1 bestselling superstar Leigh Bardugo and World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award-winner John Picacio.



Everyone in the neighborhood was getting ready for the party.

Everyone knew somebody on the guest list. . . .

This was the day the dead returned.



There's a party tonight, but Cala doesn't want to go. While her family prepares for the celebration, Cala grieves her grandfather and tries to pretend she's not afraid.



But when she is separated from her family at the cemetery, Cala encounters four mysterious riders who will show her she is actually quite brave after all.



Brimming with magic and humor, The Invisible Parade is the first picture-book collaboration between award-winner John Picacio and New York Times bestselling Leigh Bardugo. Set on the night of Día de Muertos, Cala's story is one of love, loss, and the courage that can be found in unexpected places. Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Familiar, Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology-and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles and is an associate fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University.



John Picacio is a World Fantasy Award– and Hugo Award–winning artist who has created book illustrations for major works by George R. R. Martin, Rebecca Roanhorse, and many more. He's the founder of the Mexicanx Initiative, spearheading the journeys of more than forty Mexican and Mexican American creators into the wider awareness of fantasy and science fiction audiences. John lives in San Antonio.

Related Subjects

  • Mexico
  • Places
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Death, Grief, Bereavement
  • Social Themes

Reviews

"Listeners will enjoy the short, magical adventure of young Cala and her family during the night of Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead). While they all begin to gather in the cemetery to remember loved ones and friends who have passed on, it's clear that Cala is apprehensive and scared, especially now that her grandfather has died. At some point, she's separated from her family and encounters four hilarious skeleton riders who somehow put her at ease. By the end of the story, she realizes she's not afraid, is reminded of the eternal love of her grandfather, and is quite taken with this important holiday. Diana Bustelo's voices for secondary characters often whisper and are sometimes difficult to understand. This audiobook would pair nicely with the picture-book version for any small child. M.L.B. � AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine"
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Artists

Leigh BardugoAuthor
Diana BusteloReader

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