Nana in the City

Nana in the City
Author Lauren Castillo
Illustrator Lauren Castillo
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children's picture book
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
 2014
Pages 40
ISBN 9781490660042

Nana in the City is a children's book written and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. It was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the year 2014. Lauren Castillo illustrated and wrote a lot of children's book, such as The Reader and The Troublemaker with unique illustrations of the different characters in the children's book. Nana in the City was recently awarded last year with the Caldecott Honor in 2015.

Plot

Nana in the City starts off with a young boy who visits his Nana and her new apartment in New York City. He shows how much he loves and appreciates his Nana but he does not feel the same way about the city. The boy does not think that his Nana should be living in the city as he tells her that but Nana feels the opposite.

Nana shows the boy how wonderful the city is. She knits him a fancy red cape and makes him wear it making him feel fearless and courageous. He still notices the things that he saw from the other day, but it was not as bad as he thought it was. He starts to appreciates the city. Later that next day, he agrees with his Nana that the city is filled with amazing things. He then confirms that there is a lot of fun things that his Nana can do in the city even when it can get loud and busy. When it was time for the young boy to leave, he offers his cape to his Nana to keep her bold being in the city. After exploring the city a little bit more, he then realizes that it is a great place for her Nana to live and for him to visit.

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ Castillo, Lauren. "Nana in the City | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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