Last Stop on Market Street

Posted on 06 September 2018 by Matt de la Pena

Winner of the 2016 Newbery MedalA 2016 Caldecott Honor BookA 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor BookA New York Times Book Review Notable Children s Book of 2015A Wall Street Journal Best Children s Book of 2015Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town But today, CJ wonders why they don t own a car like his friend Colby Why doesn 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 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 Pena s vibrant text and Christian Robinson s radiant illustrations. Best Read Last Stop on Market Street [ by ] Matt de la Pena [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr So I should be honest and say that this review isn t really about this book as much as it is about my disappointment in the Newbery committee s decision This is a nice picture book, and it represents all of the underrepresented groups that we re all looking to see in literature for kids It s a sweet, earnest thing Maybe a little didactic for my taste The book takes on a big, difficult idea And it handles it pretty nicely For a picture book For four year olds Up to eight, if you go by th So I should be honest and say that this review isn t really about this book as much as it is about my disappointment in the Newbery committee s decision This is a nice picture book, and it represents all of the underrepresented groups that we re all looking to see in literature for kids It s a sweet, earnest thing Maybe a little dida...Nana, how come we don t got a car Boy, what do we need a car for We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr Dennis, who always has a trick for you This book is about a black little boy and his grandmother who live in The City.WHAT I LIKED A children s book with a black MC that isn t all puts on a serious voice This is an important message A boy and his grandmother spendi...Things I love about this book1 So many wonderful child friendly moments raindrops on your nose, older kids with nicer stuff than you 2 It is set in a diverse neighborhood and city that could be ANY city 3 It is sweet, slow and poetic4 Vibrant, saturated Keats like illustrations5 An awesome grandmother stylish, thoughtful, and full of love.6 This would be a great book for a religious setting, since it could be seen that it is Grandmother is motivated by her faith to help other in her com Things I love about this book1 So many wonderful child friendly moments raindrops on your nose, older kids with nicer stuff th...A bit to didactic for my taste, but it is undeniably a great tool to encourage many conversations with your child about how diverse people are My son was endlessly fascinated by the guy covered in tattoos.A lame, ridiculous tale of rose colored glasses Look, kid, you are absolutely right You do live in a dump If you want to get out of there and find something better, you can Start by not listening to the platitudes Go out and ...Beautiful Profound Colorful And Alive This book this book is poetry I loved it Last Stop on Market Street tells the story of a little boy, CJ, and his Nana riding the bus We meet and experience personalities, sounds, and smells right along with CJ and his grandmother We see the world out the window, on the bus, and in the people we meet From raindrops to music to butterfli...It no longer surprises me when I am not excited by the books that receive the prestigious Newbery and Caldecott Awards I am not excited by Last Stop on Market Street the 2016 Newbery Winner and Caldecott Honor book as well The illustrations are interesting but I found them predictable The storyline is sweet and with a great message you don t have to be rich with money to be rich in other ways We can usetitles that show how being poor isn t only about pain and suffering, but can be ab It no longer surprises me when I am not exc...In the two weeks since the ALA Awards were announced, one very special picture book has suddenly found itself showered with accolades and thrust in the center of attention This book, which was somewhat overshadowed in the past year, received not only a Caldecott Honor, but much to the surprise and even shock of many kid lit enthusiasts the highly coveted 2016 Newbery Medal as well The book to cause such a stir is Last Stop on Market Street Written by Matt De La Pena and illustrated by Ch In the two weeks since the ALA Awards were announced, one very special picture book has suddenly found itself showered with accolades and thrust in the center of attention This book, which was somewhat overshadowed in the past year, received not only a Caldecott Honor, but much to the surprise and even shock of many kid lit enthusiasts the highly coveted 2016 Newbery Medal as well The book to cause such a stir is Last S...This book won multiple awards from the American Library Association this year, and some of them I just really don t get Mostly it s the Newbery Medal, which has pretty much always gone to a book of at leastthan 50 mostly text pages This is just a standard 32 page picture book, with a few lines of text per page Not a compelling and fully developed story like past winners, such as The Graveyard Book or The Higher Power of Lucky There s been criticism tha...I have indeed much enjoyed the back and forth dialogue between young CJ and his grandmother And unlike readers who have been faulting Matt de la Pena for penning their conversations in a non standard American vernacular, as a linguist, I do much appreciate the representation of language as primarily oral and thus and yes not as universally standardised, as this does not only add both colour and authenticity to the narrative of Last Stop on Market Street, butimportantly, it also underlines I have indeed much enjoyed the back and forth dialogue between young...

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06 September 2018

Matt de la Pena