Just In Case (Por si acaso)

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

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.

Yuyi Morales nos lleva en un nuevo viaje con el Señor Calvera, el esqueleto de las celebraciones del Día de Muertos. El Señor Calvera está preocupado. No sabe qué regalarle a la Abuela Escarabajo por su cumpleaños. Malinterpretando el consejo de Zelmiro el Fantasma, el Señor Calvera decide no darle un solo regalo, sino uno por cada letra del alfabeto, por si acaso.