This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.
There is one night a year when Mexico leaves the door open… and those who have gone return.

Listen to 13 stories to share as a family by candlelight—one for each corner of the country: a fisherman grandfather who rows again through the mist of Janitzio, a shy girl who must shout a name when the bells of Mixquic ring, a Yucatecan mucbipollo with a secret recipe, a harp that plays by itself in the Highlands of Chiapas, a Catrina who escapes her engraving in Aguascalientes, and a xolo dog that crosses the river in Tlaxcala.

Stories of affection, nostalgia, and tender goodbyes, with a touch of mystery and the occasional shiver, meant for listeners from about 8 years old. Each tale ends with a note on the real tradition of the place: Hanal Pixán, Pomuch, Xantolo, Naolinco, Ocotepec, and more. (In Maya words such as Hanal Pixán, the letter x is pronounced roughly like English sh.)

Includes prologue and epilogue. An audiobook to remember our dead—and for children to discover why, every November, we set a plate for them at the table.