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* 2016 Newbery Medal 수상도서
* A 2016 Caldecott Honor 수상도서
* A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor 수상도서
* A New York Times Bestseller
* A New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year
* An NPR Best Book of the Year
* A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
* A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year
* A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
* A Horn Book Best Book of the Year
* BookPage’s “2015’s First Must-Read Picture Book”
* The Huffington Post Best Overall Picture Book of the Year
* A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year
* A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
* Chosen for the New York Public Library’s 100 Books for Reading & Sharing List
* A Miami Herald Best Children’s Book of the Year
* A Raleigh News & Observer Best Children’s Book of the Year
* An Atlanta Parent Best Book of the Year
* A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide Pick
* A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature “Best Multicultural Books of 2015” Pick
* A Scholastic Instructor 50 Best Summer Book
* Chosen for the ALSC 2015 Summer Reading List
* A Horn Book Summer 2015 Reading List Pick
* Chosen for School Library Journal’s 2015 Top 10 Latin Books List
* A Kansas City Star Thanksgiving 2015 Roundup Pick
* A Winter 2014-2015 Kids' Indie Next Pick
* 2015 E.B. White Read Aloud Award Finalist
* Nominated for the 2016 Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award
* Nominated for the 2016 Kentucky Bluegrass Award


2016년 Newbery상과 Caldecott상, 그리고 Coretta Scott King상을 동시에 수상했으며, 뉴욕타임즈를 비롯한 거의 모든 언론매체와 모든 평론지들로 부터 "올해의 책"으로 선정된 최고의 그림책입니다.

국내에서는 "행복을 나르는 버스"라는 제목으로 번역서가 출간된 이책은 할머니와 어린 손자 시제이가 버스를 타고 마지막 정류장까지 가는 동안 다채로운 이웃의 모습을 마주하며 진정한 행복이 무엇인지 깨달아 가는 이야기입니다. 여기에 담담하면서 위트 있는 글과 따뜻하고 차분한 분위기의 그림이 더해져, 보는 이로 하여금 재미와 감동을 동시에 느끼게 합니다.

시제이는 호기심 많은 소년입니다. 비가 왜 이렇게 많이 오는지, 왜 자가용 대신에 버스를 타고 가야하는지, 눈먼 아저씨는 어쩌다 세상을 보지 못하게 되었는지 등 시제이에게 세상은 온통 아리송한 것 투성입니다. 할머니는 시제이의 질문에 대해 하나하나 슬기롭게 대답해 줍니다. 비가 오는 이유는 목이 마른 나무가 쭉쭉 빨아먹을 빗물이 필요하기 때문이고, 버스를 타는 것이 좋은 이유는버스에서 다양한 사람들을 만날 수 있기 때문이며, 눈먼 아저씨는 눈으로 세상을 보는 대신 귀를 통해 세상을 본다고 말해줍니다. 할머니는 시제이가 느끼는 감정을 존중하면서도 시제이가 세상을 새로운 관점으로 볼 수 있도록 이끌어 줍니다.

시제이는 현명한 할머니와 함께 마지막 정류장까지 가는 여정 속에서 다채로운 이웃들을 만나고 날것 그대로의 세상을 생생하게 맛봅니다. 자가용을 탔다면 경험할 수 없었던 이웃의 활기, 무료 급식소에 가지 않았다면 체득할 수 없었던 이웃의 가난. 시제이는 이 모든 것들을 직접 보고 듣고 겪으며, 우리가 미처 모르고 지내던 삶의 진실을 어렴풋이 배워 갑니다.

그리고 마지막 정류소에서 내린 후, 사람들로 꽉 찬 무료 급식소에서 할머니와 시제이가 봉사 활동을 하는 마지막 장면은, 생김새도 사는 모습도 다른 우리가 서로에게 마음을 열고 손을 내미는 것이 곧 ‘더불어 사는 행복’임을 깨닫게 해줍니다.

오랫동안 소중하게 간직하면서 볼 수 있는 튼튼한

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What is 하드커버? 양장본이라고도 불리우며, 표지가 단단한 판지로 만들어진 책입니다. 판지를 천이나 가죽으로 감싸기도 합니다. 책의 속지는 일반적으로 중성처리된 종이(Acid-free paper)를 사용해서 잘 변질이 되지 않기 때문에 오랫동안 보관하기에 적합합니다. 이 종류의 책은 더스트 재킷, 또는 더스트 커버로 불리는 표지덮개가 함께 있는 경우가 많습니다. 간혹 내부 속지가 콩기름 코팅이 된 경우 고약한 냄새가 나는 책도 있습니다.

하드커버책입니다.






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Hardcover: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0399257748
ISBN-13: 978-0399257742
책 크기: 27.3 cm x 22.4 cm



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Book Description
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them.
This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la Pena’s vibrant text and Christian Robinson’s radiant illustrations.


School Library Journal
After church on Sundays, CJ and his nana wait for the bus. It's a familiar routine, but this week CJ is feeling dissatisfied. As they travel to their destination, the boy asks a series of questions: "How come we gotta wait for the bus in all this wet?" "Nana, how come we don't got a car?" "How come we always gotta go here after church?" CJ is envious of kids with cars, iPods, and more freedom than he has. With each question, Nana points out something for CJ to appreciate about his life: "Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire." These gentle admonishments are phrased as questions or observations rather than direct answers so that CJ is able to take ownership of his feelings. After they exit the bus, CJ wonders why this part of town is so run-down, prompting Nana to reply, "Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." The urban setting is truly reflective, showing people with different skin colors, body types, abilities, ages, and classes in a natural and authentic manner. Robinson's flat, blocky illustrations are simple and well composed, seemingly spare but peppered with tiny, interesting details. Ultimately, their destination is a soup kitchen, and CJ is glad to be there. This is an excellent book that highlights less popular topics such as urban life, volunteerism, and thankfulness, with people of color as the main characters. A lovely title.


The New York Times Book Review
“It’s also the warmth of their intergenerational relationship that will make this book so satisfying, for both young readers and the adults sharing it with them.”


The Wall Street Journal
“That material poverty need not mean spiritual or imaginative poverty becomes beautifully clear in the quietly moving pages of ‘Last Stop on Market Street,” a picture book by Matt de la Peña filled with Christian Robinson’s vibrant naïf illustrations.”


The Washington Post
“Matt de la Peña’s warmhearted story is musical in its cadences…Christian Robinson’s angular, bright illustrations are energetic and vibrant... [A] celebration of the joys of service, the gifts of grandmothers and the tenderness that the city can contain.”

“The sharp illustrations - in bold, and cheerful primaries - get CJ’s restless energy and curious postures exactly right. The voices of CJ and his grandmother carry the story along in subtle point and counterpoint so that at this book’s quiet close you feel like you’ve been listening to a song.” - The Boston Globe


Kirkus Reviews *Starred Review*
“This celebration of cross-generational bonding is a textual and artistic tour de force.”


Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*
“Like still waters, de la Peña and Robinson’s story runs deep. It finds beauty in unexpected places, explores the difference between what’s fleeting and what lasts, acknowledges inequality, and testifies to the love shared by an African-American boy and his grandmother.”


The Horn Book *Starred Review*
“De la Peña and Robinson here are carrying on for Ezra Jack Keats in spirit and visual style. This quietly remarkable book will likely inspire questions… it will also have some adult readers reaching for a tissue.”


Shelf Awareness *Starred Review*
“With the precision of a poet, Matt de la Peña chronicles a boy's heartwarming Sunday morning routine with his nana. Christian Robinson's uplifting palette and culturally diverse cast brightens the rainy-day backdrop.”