Last Stop On Market Street by Matt de la Pena, Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Last Stop On Market Street by Matt de la Pena, Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Summary: CJ and his Nana are leaving church and heading to the bus when it begins to rain. And on their way to wherever they are going CJ asks a lot of questions, and Nana has all the answers, just not in the way CJ expects. Under his Nana’s umbrella, CJ asks why it’s raining, and Nana says, because trees need to drink, too. At the bus stop CJ asks why they don’t have a car, and Nana says it’s because then they wouldn’t know Mr. Dennis, the bus driver. On the bus CJ ask why they go to the place they are going to, and Nana says, if they didn’t then they wouldn’t know Bob, or the Sunglass Man, or get to see Trixie’s new hat. Later on, CJ ask why a man is blind, and Nana says that some people see differently. Next, CJ says he wishes he had a music player like two other boys on the bus, but then Nana says if he did he wouldn’t get to her the guitar player sitting across from them. When the man started to play, CJ felt free and like he could fly. Finally it was their stop, and when they got off CJ looked around and asked why the neighborhood was so dirty, and Nana said it so they can see beauty better. And when they finally arrived at the Soup Kitchen, CJ was glad he came.

Review: This book is written just like it was CJ’s head and I think that kids would get a kick out of reading a book that sounds just like them. This story is also on they could relate to, because the character ask questions about everything and they’re questions any kid would have, and he’s spending time with his grandma.At the ages of 3-6 these are things that they notice in their lives. I am very eager to put this in my future classroom.