Carmela Full of Wishes

By Matt de la Peña

Book Overview

An Instant New York Times Bestseller

In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Pe a and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.

When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true--she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. Together, they travel through their neighborhood, past the crowded bus stop, the fenced-off repair shop, and the panader a, until they arrive at the Laundromat, where Carmela finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement. But before she can blow its white fluff away, her brother tells her she has to make a wish. If only she can think of just the right wish to make . . .

With lyrical, stirring text and stunning, evocative artwork, Matt de la Pe a and Christian Robinson have crafted a moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399549048
• ISBN13: 9780399549045
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3