Penguin Random House

Last Stop on Market Street

Want a real San Francisco experience? Skip Fisherman’s Wharf and take the bus.

The story follows a boy and his Nana, who ride from church to a soup kitchen. At first the boy envies his friends who can spend their Sundays freely, but Nana teaches him to appreciate that which he resists: the rain, the bus, the poor.

Few children’s books confront poverty. This critically acclaimed release does so believably, and beautifully. We see the graffitti, the tattoo-covered man, the eccentric old woman.

This book encourages us not to look away, but to engage—because it brings rich rewards.

• Author: Matt de la Peña
• Illustrator: Christian Robinson
• Paper book
• 32 pages
• 8.9” x 0.3” x 10.8”
• Published: January 8, 2015