Carmela Full of Wishes

<b><b><b><b>An Instant&#160;<i>New York Times</i>&#160;Bestseller!</b></b><br><br>In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning <i>Last Stop on Market Street</i> Matt de la Pe&#241;a and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.</b></b><br><br>When Carmela wakes up on her birthday her wish has already come true--she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. Together they travel through their neighborhood past the crowded bus stop the fenced-off repair shop and the panader&#237;a until they arrive at the Laundromat where Carmela finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement. But before she can blow its white fluff away her brother tells her she has to make a wish. If only she can think of just the right wish to make . . . <br><br>With lyrical stirring text and stunning evocative artwork Matt de la Pe&#241;a and Christian Robinson have crafted a moving ode to family to dreamers and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.