It’s such a simple composition, but with its shapes and colors so artfully arranged. (In that same spread, note the way the tree behind them is composed of a collaged white trunk and painted green leaves, giving the tree remarkable texture and beauty.) On another spread, rectangles rule: the dark blue bus stop contrasts with the white sidewalk and bus, which contrasts with the green car, etc. One of my favorite double-page spreads shows Nana and CJ walking to the bus shelter in the rain, Nana holding her orange umbrella aloft and CJ, in his highly individual yellow shirt (with blue and orange stripes on the sleeves), closer to the puddled street, which reflects those oranges and yellows beautifully. The colors sing, with eye-catching blocks of color throughout, all in perfect accord with one another. The acrylic paintings and collage are artfully simple, and like Peter in The Snowy Day, CJ is an everychild - and a brown everychild.
The Horn Book Magazine review basically said that the book was channeling Ezra Jack Keats, “in spirit and visual style,” and I think that pretty much captures its feel and appeal. Matt de la Pena’s text is both sensory and colloquial, with believable-sounding dialogue, and an equally believable relationship between grandmother and grandson.īut we’re here to talk about Christian Robinson’s art.
#The last stop on market street how to#
And other messages as well: the value of helping the less fortunate, how to grow up to be a good person (as guided by your Nana). Last Stop on Market Street is a lovely, warm picture book, with strong and commendable themes of intergenerational friendship, building community, and finding beauty in unlikely places. We’re starting with a book that was published early in the year, in fact in January, to much excitement and praise. We are trying to present the books more generally in order of publication this year, in hopes that readers will have a better chance of knowing the books as they’re discussed. And we’re off, with the first book discussion of the season.
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