Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
Written and illustrated by: Yuyi Morales
Summary: As Señor Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all.
This award was established in 1996. It is named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina Librarian at the New York Public Library. It is awarded to a Latino.Latina writer and illustrator whose work "best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth."
It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate.
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