A review by lslanker
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales

5.0

"Just in Case" is an exciting tale of a skeleton who is on his way to celebrate Grandma Beetle's birthday. On the way there, he meets Zelmiro the Ghost who convinces Señor Calavera that he needs to find many presents for Grandma Beetle. Señor Calavera must use his cabeza to think of things that Grandma Beetle will like. Going through the entire alphabet, Señor Calavera manages to find wonderful regalos. However, Zelmiro has other plans and the gifts might just not make to Grandma's house in time...

With beautiful pictures and words in Spanish and English, this alphabet book is wonderful resource for children trying to learn new words in both languages. The pictures make it easy to figure out what the Spanish translation is and most Spanish words are followed by an English explanation. For example, Señor Calavera included "Un Moño. A bow to tie her hair" in his gifts.