It's Grandma Beetle's birthday, and Senor Calavera (a skeleton from the Day of the Dead) doesn't know what to bring to her party. 'Don't worry,' says Zelmiro the Ghost. 'You surely must know, the best present to give a friend is the thing she would love the most.' So instead of choosing just one gift, Senor Calavera chooses: Un Acordeon: An accordion for her to dance to. Bigotes: A mustache because she had none. Cosquillas: Tickles to make her laugh. Un Chiflido: A whistle he trapped in a bag. And so on. . . . This companion to Yuyi Morales's Pura Belpre award-winning trickster tale, Just a Minute, is a stunning picture book that functions both as a Spanish alphabet book and a marvelous story.

From Yuyi Morales, this Pura Belpre-winning companion to the award-winning Just a Minute is a beautiful alphabet book, featuring text in English and Spanish. Now in paperback!

About the Author
Yuyi Morales was born in Xalpa, Mexico, in 1968. She spent the first twenty-five years of her life in Mexico before moving to the United States with her husband and son. In 1997 she created a weekly children's radio program for KP of San Francisco, which ran for three years. At that time she began writing and illustrating her own children's stories and touring all over the country. Her books have won her countless awards and honors (including the Pura Belpre Award, the Christopher Award, and the James Addams Award. She is the author of Nino Wrestles the World, Rudas: Nino's Horrendous Hermanitas, Los Gatos Black on Halloween, Little Night/Nochecita, and Viva Frida.


Book Information
ISBN 9781250188496
Author Yuyi Morales
Format Paperback
Page Count 40
Imprint St Martin's Press
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 164g
Dimensions(mm) 265mm * 216mm * 3mm