Matt de la Peña
Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal–winning author of "Last Stop on Market Street." He is also the author of the award-winning picturebooks "The Perfect Place," "Milo Imagines the World," "Carmela Full of Wishes," and "A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis," as well as critically acclaimed young adult novels. He has published two picturebooks with Loren Long, "Love" and "Home."
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Awards: Newbery Medal, Pura Belpré Award
Communities: Hispanic or Latinx
Belonging: Connections that Define Us
Children search for belonging through family and cultural connections that help them explore who they are and who they might become. These authors have created picturebooks about the lives of Latinx and Black children who struggle with their place in the world, finding strength in families and culture.
Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)
Panelists:
Matt de la Peña,
Cynthia Harmony,
Adiba Nelson
Moderator: Katherine Pew
Home Meets the Heart in Words & Images
How do words and images come together to tell stories of heart? Join bestsellers Matt de la Peña and Loren Long, as they share their collaboration to create "Home." Andrea Rogers and Rebecca Lee Kunz share their collaboration to tell a family story based in Cherokee cultural traditions, "Chooch Helped."
Education 211 (Seats 200)
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)
Panelists:
Matt de la Peña,
Rebecca Lee Kunz,
Loren Long,
Andrea Rogers
Moderator: Cyndi Giorgis
Books:
Home
Children
Penguin Group
March 2025
ISBN 9780593110898
48 pages
Love
Children
Penguin Group
January 2018
ISBN 9781524740917
