In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Pena and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.
Matt de la Pena is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on
Market Street. He is also the author of Love; A Nation's Hope- The
Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis; and six critically acclaimed
young-adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits
schools and colleges throughout the country. Matt lives in
Brooklyn, NY. You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com or on Twitter
@mattdelapena.
Christian Robinson is a 2016 Caldecott Honoree and also received a
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on
Market Street. His picture books include the Gaston and Friends
series; Leo- A Ghost Story; School's First Day of School; The
Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade; Josephine- The Dazzling Life
of Josephine Baker; and many more. You can visit Christian at
theartoffun.com or on Instagram @theartoffun.
Praise for Carmela Full of Wishes:
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
An Amazon Most Anticipated Fall Book – Ages 3 to 5
An Amazon Best of the Month Pick October 2018 – Ages 3 to 5
An Amazon Editor’s Gift Pick - Ages 3 to 5
A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Children's Book -
Fall 2018
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2018
A Boston Globe Best Children’s Book of 2018
Four Starred Reviews
★ "The award-winning team behind Last Stop on Market Street
portrays Carmela’s Spanish-speaking community as a vibrant place of
possibility, and Robinson’s acrylic-and-cutout spreads introduce
readers to street vendors, workers in the fields, and sweeping
views of the sea. Sensitively conceived and exuberantly executed,
Carmela’s story shines."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ “Full of rich details, sharp and restrained writing, and acrylic
paintings that look textured enough to rise off the page . . .
Another near-perfect slice of life from a duo that has found a way
to spotlight underrepresented children without forgetting that they
are children first.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “Carmela’s journey of wishing, waiting, and wanting
resonates on many levels; an important addition to bookshelves
everywhere."—School Library Journal, starred review
★ “[A] beautiful book about the love of siblings and community. . .
. A must read for everyone.”—School Library Connection, starred
review
Praise for Last Stop on Market Street:
Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
A New York Times Bestseller
“It’s also the warmth of their intergenerational relationship that
will make this book so satisfying, for both young readers and the
adults sharing it with them.”—The New York Times Book
Review
★ “This celebration of cross-generational bonding is a textual
and artistic tour de force.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“That material poverty need not mean spiritual or imaginative
poverty becomes beautifully clear in the quietly moving pages of
‘Last Stop on Market Street,” a picture book by Matt de la Peña
filled with Christian Robinson’s vibrant naïf illustrations.”—The
Wall Street Journal
★ “Like still waters, de la Peña and Robinson’s story runs
deep. It finds beauty in unexpected places, explores the difference
between what’s fleeting and what lasts, acknowledges inequality,
and testifies to the love shared by an African-American boy and his
grandmother.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Matt de la Peña’s warmhearted story is musical in its
cadences…Christian Robinson’s angular, bright illustrations
are energetic and vibrant... [A] celebration of the joys of
service, the gifts of grandmothers and the tenderness that the city
can contain.”—The Washington Post
★ “De la Peña and Robinson here are carrying on for Ezra Jack
Keats in spirit and visual style. This quietly remarkable book will
likely inspire questions… it will also have some adult readers
reaching for a tissue.”—The Horn Book, starred review
“The sharp illustrations — in bold, and cheerful primaries — get
CJ’s restless energy and curious postures exactly right. The
voices of CJ and his grandmother carry the story along in subtle
point and counterpoint so that at this book’s quiet close you
feel like you’ve been listening to a song.”—The Boston Globe
★ “With the precision of a poet, Matt de la Peña chronicles a
boy's heartwarming Sunday morning routine with his
nana. Christian Robinson's uplifting palette and culturally
diverse cast brightens the rainy-day backdrop.”—Shelf Awareness,
starred review
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