  | Perfect place Author: de la Pena, Matt | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
At private school, Lucas compares his home life with the supposedly perfect lives of the other students.
| Illustrator: | Escobar, Paola |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/24)
School Library Journal (07/12/24)
Booklist (05/01/24)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 07/12/2024 K-Gr 3—When Lucas receives a perfect grade on his robot report, he can't wait to share it with his family. But his dad's work truck keeps having trouble and his mom must rush out to her job at the local diner, so Lucas never gets the chance to share his news. At night, Lucas is woken by a light outside his window, and he decides to climb down to find the source. Lucas stumbles upon a place where everything is beautiful and perfect, and where he is recognized for his robot report. But in this perfect place, Lucas soon finds there is no room for making mistakes, and he begins to long for his imperfect home, full of its own beauty. 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. VERDICT Sharing the message that things do not have to be perfect to be beautiful, this picture book is a good choice for children's collections.—Selenia Paz - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
