Se-or Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations, returns in this Pura BelprZDwinning companion to Morales\' Just a Minute--a beautiful Alphabet book, featuring text in English and Spanish.
In English with Spanish vocabulary words.
Morales\'s art glows in this heart-warming original Tale with folklore themes, a companion Book to her Pura Belpré-winning Just a Minute . only to find out at the end of the Alphabet that the best gift of all is seeing her friends. . . . . .
C osquillas: Tickles to make her laugh .
B igotes: A mustache because she has none.
Una A cordéon: An accordion for her to dance to.
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.
He can\'t figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday.
Señor Calvera is worried.
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.
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Se-or Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations, returns in this Pura BelprZDwinning companion to Morales\' Just a Minute--a beautiful Alphabet book, featuring text in English and Spanish
