Carmela Full of Wishes

Carmela Full of WishesAn 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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/09/2018
ISBN: 9780399549045
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.20h x 9.20w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/2018 pg. 57
Publishers Weekly 07/30/2018
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 88
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2018 pg. 123
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2018
BookPage 11/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 198341 / Carmela Full of Wishes
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5