![]() Children would want to know what riding a city bus might be like. ![]() A child living in the countryside (like where I am) might look at those pictures and wonder about the environment of the city and interior of the bus. I believe any child would be delighted with this picture book. These illustrations are spectacular, colorful, bright and perfectly illustrative of what we might expect to see on an inner-city transit bus. I ordinarily think of children’s books as having a main child character who resolves his or her own problems, but in this case the main child character gets a steady stream of helpful thoughts and ideas from his wonderfully white-haired grandmother. More than that it is about the boy’s relationship with his wise and insightful grandmother. The story is about the people they meet on the bus and the destination … that “last stop on Market Street” where they’ll get off the bus that day. Wow, can I just say, “Wow?” I really love this story! A little boy leaves church with his grandmother and they get on a bus together. I received the book today, February 19, 2021, and immediately sat down to read it. Anyhow, during my forest fire recovery I decided to start collecting books again and Newbery books are on the top of my list. I’m glad I didn’t (finally) agree to fork over the money for a personal copy for my home library until 2021 because in September 2020 my home burned in a forest fire, and most of my book collection disappeared along with the dwelling. I wanted to read this ever since it won the Newbery Medal in 2016 but we never connected at a library. My experience of reading Last Stop on Market Street It also received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. The illustrations by Christian Robinson also were noticed, and the book was named a Caldecott Honor Book. After reading it I confess my heart was deeply touched and I’m happy the book won the medal. Once in a blue moon a picture book gets the attention of the Newbery Medal committee, and this book turned out to be a winner. Most Newbery Medal winners are middle grade or young adult fiction. His second picture book was Last Stop on Market Street, and it got a lot of attention. He’s written seven young adult novels (as of 2021) and five picture books. Wow! What an amazing picture book!Īuthor Matt de la Peña is serious about writing. I purchased a copy of the book and read it. A picture book won the Newbery Medal in 2016.
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