Los deseos de Carmela

(Hardback)

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So far Carmela's birthday can not be better. Hasta ahora el cumpleanos de Carmela no puede ser mejor. Hoy es lo suficientemente mayor para acompanar a su hermano en su recorrido por la ciudad. Y la tarde que pasan juntos se llena con la magia de lo que ven a su alrededor- desde el brillante sol de los campos hasta las golosinas en la vidriera de la panaderia. Pero cuando recoge un diente de le n que crece en el concreto, se pregunta que otra cosa podria desear ... y decide entonces salir en busca del deseo perfecto. En esta nueva colaboraci n, Matt de la Pena y Christian Robinson, galardonados por su trabajo en eltima parada de la calle Market, que gan la Medalla Newbery y Menci n de Honor Caldecott por la edici n en ingles, han creado una oda, conmovedora y actual, al coraje de los sonadores y al poder de la esperanza.

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Praise forCarmela Full of Wishes:

"Theaward-winning teambehindLast Stop on Market Streetportrays Carmelas Spanish-speaking community asa vibrant place of possibility, and Robinsons acrylic-and-cutout spreads introduce readers to street vendors, workers in the fields, and sweeping views of the sea. Sensitively conceived andexuberantly executed, Carmelas story shines."Publishers Weekly,starred review

Full ofrich details,sharp and restrained writing,and acrylic paintings thatlooktextured enough to rise off the page. . .Another near-perfect slice of life froma duo that has found a way to spotlight underrepresented children without forgetting that they are children first.Kirkus Reviews, starred review


Praise forLast Stop on Market Street:
Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
ANew York TimesBestseller

Its also the warmth of their intergenerational relationship that will make this book so satisfying, for both young readers and the adults sharing it with them.TheNew York Times Book Review

This celebration of cross-generational bonding is a textual and artistic tour de force.Kirkus Reviews, starred review

That material poverty need not mean spiritual or imaginative poverty becomes beautifully clear in the quietly moving pages of Last Stop on Market Street, a picture book by Matt de la Pea filled with Christian Robinsons vibrant naf illustrations.The Wall Street Journal

Like still waters, de la Pea and Robinsons story runs deep. It finds beauty in unexpected places, explores the difference between whats fleeting and what lasts, acknowledges inequality, and testifies to the love shared by an African-American boy and his grandmother.Publishers Weekly, starred review

Matt de la Peas warmhearted story ismusical in its cadencesChristian Robinsons angular, brightillustrations are energetic and vibrant...[A] celebration of the joys of service, the gifts of grandmothers and the tenderness that the city can contain.The Washington Post

De la Pea and Robinson here are carrying on for Ezra Jack Keats in spirit and visual style. This quietly remarkable book will likely inspire questions it will also have some adult readers reaching for a tissue.The Horn Book, starred review

The sharp illustrations in bold, and cheerful primaries get CJs restless energy and curious posturesexactly right. The voices of CJ and his grandmother carry the story along in subtle point and counterpointso that at this books quiet close you feel like youve been listening to a song.The Boston Globe

With the precision of a poet, Matt de la Pea chronicles a boy's heartwarming Sunday morning routine with his nana.Christian Robinson's uplifting palette and culturally diverse cast brightens the rainy-day backdrop.Shelf Awareness, starred review

Author Bio

Matt de la Pena es el autor de eltima parada de la calle Market, que gan la Medalla Newbery por la edici n en ingles. Es tambien el autor de Amor; A Nation's Hope- The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, y de seis aclamadas novelas para j venes adultos. Matt ensena Escritura Creativa y visita colegios y universidades por todo el pais para hablar con los estudiantes. Matt vive en Brooklyn, Nueva York. Christian Robinson recibi en el 2016 Menci n de Honor Caldecott y Menci n de Honor Coretta Scott King por su arte en eltima parada de la calle Market, en ingles. Ha ilustrado los libros de la serie Gaston and Friends; Leo- A Ghost Story; School's First Day of School; The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade; Josephine- The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker; y muchos otros.