Just In Case : A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
Author(s): Yuyi Morales
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.
Review(s):
“A perfect read aloud picture book for a birthday party celebration, grandmother's day, el dia de los muertos or any time of the year. Highly recommended.” —Reforma
Long-listed Northern California Book Award Master List, Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books, Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2009), Pura Belpre Author Honor, Winner Pura Belpre Illustrator Award (2009), Long-listed NCTE Notable Child. Bks in Lang. A, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award, American Library Association Notable Children's Books, Américas Award - Winner, Winner Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Winner (2008), Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI), Américas Award - Winner (2008), Pura Belpre Author Honor (2009), NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts
ISBN: 9781596433298