The Perfect Place
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  • Published: 30 July 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593325636
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $32.99

The Perfect Place

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Hardback
30 Jul 2024
EBook
7 May 2024
Audiobook
7 May 2024
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From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book about the perils of perfectionism.

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book about the perils of perfectionism.

Lucas goes to the perfect school in the perfect neighborhood. And when he gets perfect grades, he feels like he fits right in.

But life at home is not so perfect. His dad’s old work truck keeps breaking down. His mom works long hours at her job at the diner. And Lucas has to share his small room with his baby sister.

One night, Lucas is awakened by a strange light, which he follows all the way to the place where the perfect people live. Everything there is more beautiful than he could have imagined. But the longer Lucas stays, the more he wonders what it really means to be perfect. Does it mean never making mistakes? Does it mean rejecting his bustling neighborhood and his loving family? And what’s so great about being perfect, anyway?

From award-winning talents Matt de la Peña and Paola Escobar comes this heartwarming, uplifting picture book about a boy, at home in two worlds, discovering what it means to be at home with himself.
  • Published: 30 July 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593325636
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $32.99
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Hogar (Home Spanish Edition)
Retazos
Patchwork
Milo imagina el mundo
Last Stop on Market Street and Carmela Full of Wishes Box Set
Superman: Dawnbreaker
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Praise for The Perfect Place

Praise for The Perfect Place:
* “Digital illustrations by Escobar (A Plate of Hope) juxtapose the warmth of Lucas’s metropolitan neighborhood against a brightly oppressive alternate realm as Newbery Medalist de la Peña weighs perfectionism against the messiness of real-life love—'the right kind of imperfect.'” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Charming . . . A gentle reminder of the genuine beauty found in life’s wonderfully imperfect moments.” —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Patchwork
A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year

* “The call to revel in the glorious patchwork that is 'us' blazes forth from this paean of acceptance.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“An exultant picture book salute to kids who are a little different . . . De la Peña is at his compassionate best.” —Shelf Awareness

Praise for Milo Imagines the World
A New York Times Bestseller
A #1 Indie Bestseller
Six Starred Reviews

“Bright, fun, whimsical . . . An absolutely wonderful book for kids.” —Good Morning America

“Exquisite . . . Ends with a heartfelt punch.” —The TODAY Show

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