Last Stop on Market Street, by Matt De La Peña is a beautiful book about a young boy who begins to see the beauty of the world through the eyes of his grandmother. This book won the 2016 Newbery Medal award, a very prestigious award for children's books. It was also a Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.
Kansas City Kansas Public Libraries is hosting an event, Library in the Park on September 17, 2016, where Mr. De La Peña will be available to visit with people who are interested in his book. The first 1000 people to attend will get an autographed copy of the book. This event is being held at Big Eleven Lake from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.
If you would like to learn more about the Library in the Park, please visit http://library.booksite.com/5366/nl/?list=CNL1&group=EB87. There is a video of the author on the public library's website, as well as information about the other activities taking place that day.
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