G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2015-08-01
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street
Christian Robinson, Illustrator
Hardcover
SKU:9780399257742
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This story exudes beauty. It is a study in kindness and grace. It shows what knowing how to see beyond personal needs, penchants, and shortsightedness looks like. Nana's wisdom teaches readers to look with eyes that see beyond the surface to love the potential of each individual and to give. Because that is where joy begins. CJ: "How come it's always so dirty over here?" Nana (smiling and pointing to the sky, backdrop to the crowded sky rise buildings): "Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." "[CJ] wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look." This is children's picture book literature at its absolute finest.
Book Details
Book Details
Readability • 3.0
Age Range • 3-5
Pages • 32
Subjects • Buses • Grandmothers • City and town life • African Americans
Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Poverty & Homelessness • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational • Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | General
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
A USA Today Bestseller
Winner of the Newbery Medal
A Caldecott Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Century This award-winning modern classic--a must-have for every child'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.
On Sundays, CJ and his nana ride the bus across town to their stop on Market Street. But today, CJ's not happy about it. Today, he's wondering out loud why they have to wait in the rain and why they don't have a car like his other friends. But it's Nana who opens young CJ's eyes and shows him the real beauty in the world around them--the spirit of the bustling city, the music in everyday life, and the magic of their often overlooked neighbors. From award-winning talents Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson comes a brilliant celebration of the love between a grandmother and her grandson.
