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by Yuyi Morales (Author), Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
From three-time Pura Belpré Winner Yuyi Morales, a delightful alphabet picture book about a Día de los Muertos skeleton who must find the perfect birthday gift (or gifts!)
A 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year
Winner of the 2009 Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration
A Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative
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. In English with Spanish vocabulary words
Author Biography
Yuyi Morales is an author/illustrator whose books have won the Pura Belpré Award, the Christopher Award, and the Jane Addams Award. She lives in northern California. Her books include Just In Case, Viva Frida, and Little Night/Nochecita.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.2 x 10.3 x 8.3 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 11, 2018
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 2.3
Point Value: 0.5
