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вЂњThe urban setting is truly reflective, showing people with different skin colors, body types, abilities, ages, and classes in a natural and authentic manner. в…В вЂњWith the precision of a poet, Matt de la PeГ±a chronicles a boy's heartwarming Sunday morning routine with his nana.В Christian Robinson's uplifting palette and culturally diverse cast brightens the rainy-day backdrop.вЂќ - Shelf Awareness, starred review It will also have some adult readers reaching for a tissue.вЂќ - The Horn Book, starred review This quietly remarkable book will likely inspire questions. в…В вЂњDe la PeГ±a and Robinson here are carrying on for Ezra Jack Keats in spirit and visual style. It finds beauty in unexpected places, explores the difference between whatвЂ™s fleeting and what lasts, acknowledges inequality, and testifies to the love shared by an African-American boy and his grandmother.вЂќ - Publishers Weekly, starred review в…В вЂњLike still waters, de la PeГ±a and RobinsonвЂ™s story runs deep. в…В вЂњThis celebration of cross-generational bonding is a textual and artistic tour de force.вЂќ - Kirkus Reviews, starred review The voices of CJ and his grandmother carry the story along in subtle point and counterpointВ so that at this bookвЂ™s quiet close you feel like youвЂ™ve been listening to a song.вЂќ - The Boston Globe вЂњThe sharp illustrations-in bold, and cheerful primaries-get CJвЂ™s restless energy and curious posturesВ exactly right. celebration of the joys of service, the gifts of grandmothers and the tenderness that the city can contain.вЂќ - The Washington Post Christian RobinsonвЂ™s angular, brightВ illustrations are energetic and vibrant. вЂњMatt de la PeГ±aвЂ™s warmhearted story isВ musical in its cadences. вЂњThat material poverty need not mean spiritual or imaginative poverty becomes beautifully clear in the quietly moving pages of вЂLast Stop on Market Street,вЂ™ a picture book by Matt de la PeГ±a filled with Christian RobinsonвЂ™s vibrant naГЇf illustrations.вЂќ - The Wall Street Journal вЂњItвЂ™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.вЂќ - The New York Times The Huffington PostВ Best Overall Picture Book of the YearДЄ Publishers WeeklyВ Best Book of the YearДЄ Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearДЄ New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading & Sharing PickДЄ Miami HeraldВ Best ChildrenвЂ™s Book of the YearДЄ Raleigh News & ObserverВ Best ChildrenвЂ™s Book of the Year This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la PeГ±aвЂ™s vibrant text and Christian RobinsonвЂ™s radiant illustrations.ДЄ New York TimesВ Notable ChildrenвЂ™s Book of the YearДЄ Wall Street JournalВ Best Book of the Year Why doesnвЂ™t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them. But today, CJ wonders why they donвЂ™t own a car like his friend Colby. This award-winning modern classic-a must-have for every childвЂ™s home library-is an inclusive ode to kindness, empathy, gratitude, and finding joy in unexpected places, and celebrates the special bond between a curious young boy and his loving grandmother.Д®very Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la PeГ±aвЂ™s vibrant text and Christian RobinsonвЂ™s radiant illustrations.A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

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