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Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book | Yuyi Morales
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THREE-TIME PURA BELPRÉ WINNER Yuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Señor Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations. Señor Calvera is worried. He can't figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday. Misunderstanding the advice of Zelmiro the Ghost, Señor Calvera decides not to get her one gift, but instead one gift for every letter of the alphabet, just in case. Una Acordéon: An accordion for her to dance to. Bigotes: A mustache because she has none. Cosquillas: Tickles to make her laugh...only to find out at the end of the alphabet that the best gift of all is seeing her friends. Morales's art glows in this heart-warming original tale with folklore themes, a companion book to her Pura Belpré-winning JUST A MINUTE.Just In Case is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year, the winner of the 2009 Pura Belpre Medal for Illustration and a Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative. Latino Interest. In English with Spanish vocabulary.
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Jburns13

This book is a fun and vibrant picture book about a Dia de los Muertos skeleton who must find the perfect birthday gift or gifts for that special someone.

Jburns13 Published: 2008

Author/Illustrator: Yuyi Morales

Genre: Fiction, Ghost Story

Awards: Pura Belpre
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“Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book“ was awarded a Pura Belpré Award for illustration and a Pura Belpré Honor for Narrative—two distinctions that were very much deserved. The artwork was gorgeous and the story humorous and heartwarming. Who knew skeletons could be so appealing?!