Picture book · Fiction
Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Christian Robinson
About the book
CJ rides the bus across the city with his grandmother after church, and she helps him see beauty in the people and places along the way.
Reading notes
Rich for conversations about community, gratitude, and how we notice the world around us.
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Recognition
- ["Newbery Medal (2016)"
- "Caldecott Honor (2016)"
- "Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor (2016)"]
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Book details
- Author
- Matt de la Peña
- Illustrator
- Christian Robinson
- First published
- 2015
- Suggested ages
- Ages 3–8 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- city life, community, gratitude
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780399257742 · G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2015 · Hardcover
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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