Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña · 2015
5-6 岁F&P L
🏆 Newbery Medal (2016)🏆 Caldecott Honor (2016)🏆 Coretta Scott King Honor (2016)🏆 The Atlantic 65 Essential (2025)
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CJ rides the bus with his grandmother after church every Sunday to the last stop — a soup kitchen where they volunteer. CJ complains about not having a car, an iPod, a nicer neighborhood. Nana gently reframes everything.
Why This Age
Newbery Medal. The subtle lessons about gratitude, community, and seeing beauty in ordinary things land perfectly for 5-6 year olds.
How to Use
- Ride a bus together if possible
- Practice Nana's game: find something beautiful in an ordinary place
- Discuss: 'Why does Nana like riding the bus?'