Milo Imagines The World

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He is the author and illustrator of the picture books Another and You Matter , and he has illustrated many more, including Carmela Full of Wishes , the Gaston and Friends series, School's First Day of School , and The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade . Tracy Beaker is now a mum, and this marvellous tale, narrated by her daughter Jess, introduces the spirited character to a new generation of readers. Matt de la Peña's debut novel, Ball Don't Lie, was an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA-YALSA Quick Pick and was made into a major motion picture.

In this rich, multilayered journey, the award-winning creators of Last Stop on Market Street celebrate a city’s kaleidoscope of scenes, offer a glimpse at a child’s experience with parental incarceration, and convey that child’s keen observations about his circumstances and surroundings. Pictures brimming with activity, an endearing main character, and threads for thinking about art, families, and what we see in others make this a book that will hold up to many readings. It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you. There’s the whiskered man with the crossword puzzle; Milo imagines him playing solitaire in a cluttered apartment full of pets.

Milo wonders if perhaps the little boy in bright white trainers is living in a castle with a moat and a butler. It is just a celebration of children, optimism about life, changing society with imagination and positive thinking.

It seems as though we are connected with Milo and can feel the shunt and thrust of the journey and his anticipation. There’s the wedding-dressed woman with a little dog peeking out of her handbag; Milo imagines her in a grand cathedral ceremony.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. And it is the masterful way Matt and Christian have intertwined this emotional journey with the train ride that makes this picture book timeless. But when the boy in the suit gets off on the same stop as Milo--walking the same path, going to the exact same place--Milo realizes that you can't really know anyone just by looking at them. Robinson’s signature collage illustrations bring Milo and his sister’s distinct personalities to life . Milo Imagines the World on his never-ending Sunday train rides that leave him like ‘a shook up soda’.