The Invisible Parade

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 Dia de Muertos, Cala''s story is one of love, loss, and the courage that can be found in unexpected places.

About the author

LEIGH BARDUGO is the No. 1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Familiar and the Ninth House series, and the creator of the Grishaverse, which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy (now a Netflix series), 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, Texas, in the USA.

Product details

• Authors: Leigh Bardugo, Bardugo Leigh, John Picacio, Picacio John
• Assisted by: Picacio John (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2025
• EAN: 9781510112988
• ISBN: 978-1-5101-1298-8
• No. of pages: 60
• Dimensions: 262 mm x 256 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books > Narrative picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, Latin America, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 5 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Day of the Dead / Día de Muertos, JUVENILE FICTION / Hispanic & Latino