This would be an excellent book to share with school-age children to spark conversations about prejudice, unconscious bias as well as thinking about universally shared experiences of family, love and hope. 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. There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. Christian Robinson received a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street . Milo reimagines all the stories he has created for the people he drew on the train, and realises all the different situations and lives those people might live.

And then there's the boy in the suit with the bright white sneakers; Milo imagines him arriving home to a castle with a drawbridge and a butler.Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. But this is building up to an ending that most families will find a little problematic to explain when not prepared.

The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant and timely children’s book that’s sure to become an instant classic. With the same combination of wide-eyed observation and suspenseful buildup to a socially conscious revelation that readers cherished in this duo's award-winning Last Stop on Market Street (2015), this picture book offers a child's view of the impacts of incarceration on families. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally).

She looked at how Milo had drawn the characters at the start of the train journey and how he’d re-drawn them at the end. From Last Stop on Market Street Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson lead readers on another journey. There's the wedding-dressed woman with a little dog peeking out of her handbag; Milo imagines her in a grand cathedral ceremony. For most readers though, seeing a 'Mum' character in orange and meeting their small child behind a table, watched my guards with holsters.

The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant and timely picture book that’s sure to become an instant classic.Milo wonders if perhaps the little boy in bright white trainers is living in a castle with a moat and a butler.

The NOT NEED AT ALL to give a moral lesson about his mother (in fact we don't know why she is there).Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson once again deliver a hugely powerful and enjoyable picture book, full of rich details both to look at and to talk about. Milo Imagines the World is a thought-provoking picture book on being open-minded, told in an accessible way for young children. Milo Imagines the World is a warm and richly satisfying story from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book duo, about a little boy with a big imagination who learns that you can't know anyone just by looking at them. His story respects young readers by incorporating their complex interior worlds and the observant ways they attend to issues of class .