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The Perfect Place

By Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Paola Escobar

By Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Paola Escobar

By Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Paola Escobar

By Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Paola Escobar

By Matt de la Peña
Read by Dion Graham

By Matt de la Peña
Read by Dion Graham

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Hardcover $18.99

May 07, 2024 | ISBN 9780593325636 | 4-8 years

Ebook $10.99

May 07, 2024 | ISBN 9780593325643 | 4-8 years

Audiobook Download $5.00

May 07, 2024 | 9 Minutes | 4-8 years

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    About The Perfect Place

    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.

    About The Perfect Place

    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.

    About The Perfect Place

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

    Lucas goes to the perfect school in the perfect neighborhood. But life at home is not so perfect. His dad’s old work truck stalls in front of the school. The electricity is out when he gets home, and he doesn’t even have time to show his mom his report (on which he received a perfect score) before she rushes off to her night job.

    That night, Lucas dreams of a strange light, which he follows down the fire escape, into the alleyway, clear out of his neighborhood, all the way to the place where the perfect people live. Everything there is more beautiful than he could have imagined. But is it possible things aren’t as perfect as they seem?

    This lyrical picture book—adapted for audio—highlights the beauty to be found in even the humblest of homes and in a family that may not be materially rich but is rich in love.

    Listen to a sample from The Perfect Place

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    About Matt de la Peña

    Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal–winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe… More about Matt de la Peña

    About Paola Escobar

    Paola Escobar is a a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia.   As a child she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother about their family and culture and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children’s… More about Paola Escobar

    About Matt de la Peña

    Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal–winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe… More about Matt de la Peña

    About Paola Escobar

    Paola Escobar is a a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia.   As a child she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother about their family and culture and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children’s… More about Paola Escobar

    About Matt de la Peña

    Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal–winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe… More about Matt de la Peña

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    May 07, 2024 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593325636

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    May 07, 2024 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593325643

    Category: Children’s Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $5.00
    Published by Listening Library
    May 07, 2024 | 9 Minutes | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593864616

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    Praise

    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

    “Teaches young readers to be grateful about their individual upbringings and proud of their roots . . . Gorgeous watercolor vignettes and bright action scenes accompany this heartwarming, uplifting narrative about valuing uniqueness and imperfection over flawless idealism.” —Booklist

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

    “Lovely illustrations welcome readers to Lucas’s neighborhood with dark but luminous shades, illuminate the bright sunny place where everything is perfect, and convey the love Lucas and his family have for one another.” —School Library Journal

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