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“CJ's chest grew full and he was lost in the sound and the sound gave him the feeling of magic.“

You could use this book to focus on how the illustrator created the pictures. With that, the students could draw what is around their house in that format (bright colors, blocky objects, etc)

This book is a story about CJ and his Nana making their way back home. The illustrations are blocky drawings that use various bright colors to depict how the author feels about the journey back home -happy. This book talks about loving where you grow up and appreciating the things around you.

“Sometimes when you‘re surrounded by dirt,CJ, you‘re a better witness for what‘s beautiful.â€�

I would use this book to show students the importance of perspective. How we view the world can change our attitudes and feelings about it. I could see myself using this book with older students, prompting them to write about the beautiful things they see in their day to day life.

“Last stop on Market Streetâ€� by Matt de la Peña is an amazing story that captures the beauty of life through many different perspectives. This is a very meaning story and is a beneficial read for both children and adults.

“Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful“

I would love to use this book in the classroom as we are talking this week about our differences and embracing them! This past week we read a book called “I like myself“ and this would go really well with the theme of embracing what makes you, you!

Last stop on Market street, by Matt de la Pena, Illustrated by Christian Robinson. This was published in 2015, and received the Caldecott award in 2016. This book uses bright oranges and colorful pages to display the differences of people and how to embrace that. It is a story about character principles and enjoying the little things in life. While also making note of and embracing the different lifestyles people live!

“CJ's chest grew full and he was lost in the sound and the sound gave him the feeling of magic.“

You could use this book to focus on how the illustrator created the pictures. With that, the students could draw what is around their house in that format (bright colors, blocky objects, etc)

This book is a story about CJ and his Nana making their way back home. The illustrations are blocky drawings that use various bright colors to depict how the author feels about the journey back home -happy. This book talks about loving where you grow up and appreciating the things around you.

“Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr.Dennis, who always has a trick for you.“

This book would be a great book to read in a class of students who have a lot of differences from one another. While the main character in the story is unappreciative of some things, his grandma helps to remind him how grateful he should be for what he has and that it is okay to be different and enjoy different things.

Award Winning- Last Stop on Market Street is a book about a young boy and his grandmother and their adventures while riding a public transit bus. This book was published in 2015, and received the Caldecott Honor Award in 2016. The book follows a young boy who is inadvertently not very thankful for some of the things in his life. His grandma is his reminder and a reminder to readers to notice the beautiful things in life.

Recommended by our children‘s librarian for a variety of reasons, one being to show children a depiction of community helpers. It‘s a beautiful story about appreciating what‘s around you. I found it moving. Getting it for my nephew this Christmas.

“Nana, how come it's always so dirty over here?“

This book is effective for discussions about community, diversity, and the beauty found in the ordinary

Last Stop on Market Street celebrates diversity and community. It encourages readers to explore urban life and discover the beauty of everyday moments. This book is a valuable resource for teaching about inclusivity and the appreciation of differences

“Last stop on Market Street, Mr. Dennis called.“ I like this quote because it refers to the title of the book. I also like it because once you read though the book you realize what they are doing.

I really enjoyed this book. The grandma was able to show CJ a new point of view every time he had something negative to say. I think this book would be really good for students because it could help them think about new perspectives.

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena. 2015. Caldecott Award Winning. The brightness of the colors and abstractness of each building demonstrates the bright ideas in the book. This book uses metaphors and personifies the bus and the music that is going in it.

This book could be a great prompt for students to explain something in their own lives that others may not be familiar with. This could be creative writing or a morning meeting.

The illustrations by Christian Robinson use bright, bold colors to show the beauty of the bus that many of the readers may not recognize. Each page presents a colorful window into a world the reader may or may not be familiar with, the people you can meet on public transport.

What a beautiful book about gratitude.

National Book Award Winner for Young People‘s Literature
January 8th, 2015
This book is all about kindness and empathy and being grateful for all you have in life. A great activity for this would be to have students write about what they are grateful for in their life and then they can share with the class.

“Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful�

This book is very eye opening and has a very important message that is valuable to read to young children. The illustrations are very entertaining and it teaches children to find beauty in little things and appreciate what they have.

A little boy goes along with his grandmother to a soup kitchen. They ride a bus together across town. CJ wonders why he can‘t have the things that he sees people around him have, but he learns to find beauty in things that he initially would not have. This book has a great message to appreciate what you have and introduces children to community service.

This book won the Newberry Medal in 2016 - This is a very good childrens book and it has also won several other awards. This book talks lots about diversity of people and their different situations!

The Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson is a multi award winning book published in 2015. This book has won the Newberry Medal, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor and a Caldecott honor. This spectacular book promotes diversity of all kinds and the importance of helping the people around you.

Last Stop on Market Street uses simplistic design of illustrations combined with vibrant colors to portray different cultures and events. This book discusses multiple points of diversity in life as well as inequity. This award winning picture book displays many different types of people and lives. This book would be helpful in areas of social emotional learning.

“And in the darkness, the rhythm lifted CJ out of the bus, out of the busy city�

Sometimes when you‘re surrounded by dirt, CJ, you‘re a better witness for what‘s beautiful.

I enjoy the illustrations in this book because of the diversity that‘s shown on each and every page.

Last Stop on Market Street has been awarded a Newbery, a Caldecott, and a Coretta Scott King awards. The story follows a child with their grandma as they hop on their bus to go home. This story addresses many issues we face today like helping the less fortunate. The illustrations in this book stand out by the way it depicts diversity.

CJ and his grandma ride the bus home every Sunday after church, but this time CJ is wondering why he doesn‘t have certain things that other people do. On their ride, his grandma answers his questions which helps him see and appreciate what he has.
Awards won: Newbury Award
Purpose of Award: To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children
Author: Matt De la Peña
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Date of publication: 2015

He wondered how his Nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look.