Full of life, hope and love, this is a remarkable picture book with a strong, lyrical text and outstanding illustrations, not to be missed.
Irish Independent
A little boy's train journey through a bustling city reveals that we are all more alike than we are different. Tender and compelling, from the duo behind Last Stop on Market Street, which won the Newbery Medal in the US
The Bookseller
De la Peña’s descriptive language and Robinson’s innocent, endearing art make for another winning package… A memorable, thought-provoking story poised to make a difference for many.
Kirkus
A text that flows like poetry . . . Glorious.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,
In this rich, multilayered journey, the award-winning creators of <i>Last Stop on Market Street</i> celebrate a city’s kaleidoscope of scenes, offer a glimpse at a child’s experience with parental incarceration, and convey that child’s keen observations about his circumstances and surroundings.
Publishers Weekly
A perceptive book and one which shows you can’t judge by appearances
Book Gift Blogger
Stunningly illustrated, and written with real heart and compassion, this is a tale of our times told with simplicity and honesty
Lancashire Evening Post
A lovely, lovely book and one that any child will cherish.
Armadillo magazine
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Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, and seven critically acclaimed young-adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the US.
Christian Robinson received a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street. He is the author and illustrator of the picture books Another and You Matter, and he has illustrated many more, including Carmela Full of Wishes, the Gaston and Friends series, School's First Day of School, and The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade.