from drobin24

I am very glad that I read this book, mainly because of the perspective it brings. First, I get to see a city through an impoverished boy's eyes. Through dialect and illustrations, the character is made real and the reader wants to hear his voice, even in a 3rd person point of view. The illustrat...

from lispylibrarian

Beautiful! Matt DelaPena tells the story of CJ and his grandmother as they ride the bus on the way to the soup kitchen after church. On the bus, CJ asks his grandmother questions which she answers enabling him to see more than what he thinks he sees. Towards the end of the story CJ wonders how hi...

from Whisper1

This book has the prestigious honor of winning both the 2016 Caldecott honor and the 2016 Newbery medal. Many of us have a friend, or perhaps a relative who always, without fail, sees the negative side of life in all their interactions. These are the people who cannot look at the sun without wait...

from AlbertPascal

A young boy and his grandma take a bus ride to a soup kitchen after church. On the bus the boy sees people who are different from him, and his grandma explains what's going on. Her matter-of-fact way of speaking teaches the boy not to be wary of difference. This simple tale has a good lesson, and...

from Jenica_Flores

Cj questions his grandmother on my he cant have or do thing that other people do. She gives him a encouraging answer every time. He then questions how she can be so positive and admires that. This book is great when your introducing figurative language and has a lot of description words.