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Carmela Full of Wishes

Carmela Full of Wishes - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2018-10-09Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780399549045ISBN-10:399549048UPC:9780399549045Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Family, Imagination & Play, Social ThemesBook Topic:Siblings, Emotions & FeelingsSize:10.20 x 9.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCBZQ68V4F
An Instant New York Times Bestseller

In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Pe a and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.

When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true--she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. Together, they travel through their neighborhood, past the crowded bus stop, the fenced-off repair shop, and the panader a, until they arrive at the Laundromat, where Carmela finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement. But before she can blow its white fluff away, her brother tells her she has to make a wish. If only she can think of just the right wish to make . . .

With lyrical, stirring text and stunning, evocative artwork, Matt de la Pe a and Christian Robinson have crafted a moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.
Language:EnglishPublisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780399549045ISBN-10:399549048UPC:9780399549045Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Family, Imagination & Play, Social ThemesBook Topic:Siblings, Emotions & FeelingsSize:10.20 x 9.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCBZQ68V4F
Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of Love; A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis; and six critically acclaimed young-adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country. Matt lives in Brooklyn, NY. You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com or on Twitter @mattdelapena.

Christian Robinson is a 2016 Caldecott Honoree and also received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street. His picture books include the Gaston and Friends series; Leo: A Ghost Story; School's First Day of School; The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade; Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker; and many more. You can visit Christian at theartoffun.com or on Instagram @theartoffun.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

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