Carmela Full of Wishes

        馬特．德拉佩尼亞（Matt de la Peña）及繪者克里斯汀．羅賓遜（Christian Robinson）首次合作童書《市場街最後一站》即獲獎無數，更成為第一本同時榮獲「紐伯瑞文學獎金獎」、「凱迪克銀牌獎」雙料大獎的繪本。本次兩人再度合作，此書絕對將成為經典傳世之作！

　　當卡梅拉在生日當天醒來的瞬間，其實她的願望已經實現了：她終於足夠年長到可以和哥哥一起去幫忙處理家裡的事情。在去自助洗衣店的路上，卡梅拉在人行道上發現了一朵蓬鬆的白色蒲公英，在她將白色的絨毛吹走之前，哥哥問她：「妳有沒有許個願望？」，她必須許個願，只要她能夠想到正確的願望……。

　　羅賓遜將卡梅拉所想像的願望透過在墨西哥文化中常出現的紙雕作品（papel picado）展現出來，豐富了卡梅拉腦海中的幻想。而德拉佩尼亞更用溫柔抒情的文字書寫出家庭、夢想家以及從最意想不到的地方尋找到希望。（文 / 博客來編譯）

 
        In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Pe a and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.
 
        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 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 . . .
 
        With lyrical, stirring text and stunning, evocative artwork, Matt de la Pe a and Christian Robinson have crafted a moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.

Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of Love; A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis; and six critically acclaimed young-adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country. Matt lives in Brooklyn, NY. You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com or on Twitter @mattdelapena.

Christian Robinson is a 2016 Caldecott Honoree and also received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street. His picture books include the Gaston and Friends series; Leo: A Ghost Story; School’s First Day of School; The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade; Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker; and many more. You can visit Christian at theartoffun.com or on Instagram @theartoffun.