Book of the Day #6: “The Perfect Place” (M. de la Peña)

Title: “The Perfect Place”

Author: Matt de la Pena

Illustrator: Paola Escobar

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

Pub Date: May 7, 2024

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

Review: ““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

Awards: None as of 10/4/2024

Notes: Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. For readers ages 4-8.

Other Books by Matt de la Pena

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Last Stop on Market Street
  • Hardcover Book
  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 32 Pages – 01/08/2015 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
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The Perfect Place
  • Hardcover Book
  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 32 Pages – 05/07/2024 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
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Ball Don’t Lie
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  • English (Publication Language)
  • 304 Pages – 03/13/2007 (Publication Date) – Ember (Publisher)
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Carmela Full of Wishes
  • Hardcover Book
  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 40 Pages – 10/09/2018 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
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Mexican WhiteBoy
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  • English (Publication Language)
  • 272 Pages – 01/12/2010 (Publication Date) – Ember (Publisher)
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Milo Imagines the World
  • Hardcover Book
  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 40 Pages – 02/02/2021 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
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We Were Here
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  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 384 Pages – 09/14/2010 (Publication Date) – Ember (Publisher)
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Love
  • Hardcover Book
  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 40 Pages – 01/09/2018 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
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Patchwork
  • Hardcover Book
  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 48 Pages – 08/30/2022 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
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The Living (The Living Series)
  • de la Peña, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 336 Pages – 01/06/2015 (Publication Date) – Ember (Publisher)

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