A Boy Named 'Milo' Reminds Us To Choose Imagination Over Impressions

Sitting on the subway beside his big sister, young Milo is "a shook-up soda." He feels "excitement stacked on top of worry on top of confusion on top of love." The kids are on their way to visit their mother, who is incarcerated.

Milo Imagines the World is the third book from author Matt de la Peña and illustrator Christian Robinson — the Newbery Medal and Caldecott Honor winning duo behind Last Stop on Market Street and Carmela Full of Wishes.

"It's about a boy who is a budding artist and he's looking at all the interesting people around him on the subway ride, and he's imagining their lives as a way to pass the time," de la Peña says.