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 panadería, 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...
In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson have crafted a moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places. This poignant and timely picture book is sure to be an instant classic.
"With delicious inspiration, Robinson renders the wishes Carmela considers as papel picado decorations like those hung for her birthday. She wishes for a candy machine; she wishes her mother could sleep in one of the hotel beds she makes every day; she wishes her father could get his papers fixed 'so he could finally be home'.... Sensitively conceived and exuberantly executed, Carmela’s story shines." — Publishers Weekly
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Matt de la Peña |
Illustrator | Christian Robinson |
ISBN | 9780399549045 |
Publication Date | Oct 9, 2018 |
Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
Language | English |