Day of the Dead with Erika Meza and Flavia Z Drago
Join Mexican children’s authors Erika Meza and Flavia Z. Drago as they explore the Day of the Dead and what it means to them!
Find out all about ofrendas and what to put in them, sugar skulls, where and how to celebrate and much, much more!
This is a free, drop-in activity – but you can pre-order signed copies of Erika’s and Flavia’s books by using the booking link.
To The Other Side by Erika Meza – £7.00
Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z Drago – £7.00
Special Offer – Both books for £13.00
Erika Meza developed a taste for eclairs in Paris before moving to the UK to teach drawing. She won a scholarship to study in L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, where she learned to combine bold colour and mark-making with poetry. She wrote To The Other Side as a reaction to the US separation policy in 2018.
Flavia Z Drago’s debut picture book, Gustavo the Shy Ghost (2020) became a #1 NY Times bestseller. It was followed by Leila the Perfect Witch (2022) and Vlad the Fabulous Vampire (2023). In 2021 she won the Klaus Flugge Prize, awarded to the awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picturebook illustration.
This project is supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.