Last Stop on Market Street

Want a real San Francisco experience? Skip Fisherman’s Wharf and take the bus.

The story follows a boy and his Nana, who ride from church to a soup kitchen. At first the boy envies his friends who can spend their Sundays freely, but Nana teaches him to appreciate that which he resists: the rain, the bus, the poor.

Few children’s books confront poverty. This critically acclaimed release does so believably, and beautifully. We see the graffitti, the tattoo-covered man, the eccentric old woman.

This book encourages us not to look away, but to engage—because it brings rich rewards.

This book shows San Francisco in all its gritty glory, and teaches us that beauty can be found everywhere.

• Author: Matt de la Peña
• Illustrator: Christian Robinson
• Paper book
• 32 pages
• 8.9” x 0.3” x 10.8”
• Published: January 8, 2015