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A review by thesilliestofgeese
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
3.0
At first I was a little dumbstruck that a picture book won the Newbery Medal. I thought this award was designated for chapter books, while the Caldecott Medal was reserved for pictures books. But since my GRAND 2016 Newbery Medal project began (I'll be lucky if I get through half of them), I learned more about why this award is given out. This award goes "to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children," and I understand why this picture book won.
It offers full and bright illustrations by Christian Robinson, and the text written by Matt de la Pena is rich and imaginative. It's a great introduction for kids who are just learning to look outside of their familial nucleus into the world outside. Those sometimes "inappropriate" and straightforward questions that kids ask (about someone's appearance, for instance), are answered in a way that is accepting and nurturing of an open-minded world-view.
It offers full and bright illustrations by Christian Robinson, and the text written by Matt de la Pena is rich and imaginative. It's a great introduction for kids who are just learning to look outside of their familial nucleus into the world outside. Those sometimes "inappropriate" and straightforward questions that kids ask (about someone's appearance, for instance), are answered in a way that is accepting and nurturing of an open-minded world-view.