The language is simple and poetic, the warm-hued artwork vibrantly energetic, and the tone lovingly accepting. By answering her grandson's questions, she gently imparts her wisdom to him on a crosstown bus trip that takes them from church to the soup kitchen where they help out each Sunday after church. Nana, a strong, graceful African-American grandmother, believes in finding beauty in the world around her. Without being heavy-handed or didactic, it teaches the value, and fun, of acceptance, generosity, appreciation, and imagination in a less than perfect world. Parents need to know that Matt de la Pena's tender picture book Last Stop on Market Street, which won the 2016 Newbery Medal as well as a 2016 Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award for illustrator Christian Robinson, is aimed at younger readers but holds valuable, uplifting life lessons for all ages.
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