Just in Case : A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book

English

ISBN: 1596433299

EAN: 9781596433298

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Birthdays/Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories/Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Alphabet/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Release Date: 10/31/2008

Age Range: 4-8

Synopsis: TWO-TIME PURA BELPRE WINNERYuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Senor Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations. Senor Calvera is worried. He cant figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday. Misunderstanding the advice of Zelmiro the Ghost, Senor Calvera decides not to get her one gift, but instead one gift for every letter of the alphabet, just in case. Una Acordeon: 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. Moraless art glows in this heart-warming original tale with folklore themes, a companion book to her Pura Belpre-winning JUST A MINUTE.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books for Children – null  Americas Award for Childrens and Young Adult Literature – null  California Book Awards – null  Pura Belpre Award – null 

Just in Case : A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.38 inches

Width: 8.86 inches

Length: 10.86 inches

Weight: 13.05 oz

Pages: 40