Milo Imagines The World (Hardback)
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Milo Imagines The World (Hardback)

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Hardback 40 Pages
Published: 04/02/2021

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Waterstones Says

Quietly powerful and exquisitely rendered, de la Peña and Robinson's important picture book features a young boy on a train journey who learns that appearances can be very deceptive.

Milo Imagines the World is a warm and richly satisfying story from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book duo, about a little boy with a big imagination who learns that you can't know anyone just by looking at them. Set in a bustling city, and full of a family love that binds even in difficult circumstances.

Milo is on a train journey through the city with his older sister, looking at the faces of the other passengers and drawing pictures of their lives. Milo wonders if perhaps the little boy in bright white trainers is living in a castle with a moat and a butler. But when the little boy gets off at the same stop and joins the same queue as him, Milo realises that you can't judge by appearances and that we are all more alike than we are different: both boys are visiting their mothers in prison.

Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson once again deliver a hugely powerful and enjoyable picture book, full of rich details both to look at and to talk about. Anyone who has ever travelled on public transport will relate to Milo's journey.

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529066319
Number of pages: 40
Weight: 412 g
Dimensions: 272 x 207 x 13 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

'Full of life, hope and love, this is a remarkable picture book with a strong, lyrical text and outstanding illustrations, not to be missed.' - Irish Independent

'A little boy's train journey through a bustling city reveals that we are all more alike than we are different. Tender and compelling, from the duo behind Last Stop on Market Street, which won the Newbery Medal in the US.' - The Bookseller

'De la Peña's descriptive language and Robinson's innocent, endearing art make for another winning package... A memorable, thought-provoking story poised to make a difference for many.' - Kirkus

'A text that flows like poetry... glorious.' - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

'In this rich, multilayered journey, the award-winning creators of Last Stop on Market Street celebrate a city's kaleidoscope of scenes, offer a glimpse at a child's experience with parental incarceration, and convey that child's keen observations about his circumstances and surroundings.' - Publishers Weekly

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