Nana in the city
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| Author | Lauren Castillo |
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| 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 picture book by author Lauren Castillo. It was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2014. The book was the [1] Medal winner in the year 2015. Even more Lauren Castillo is the writer of other books, such as The Troublemaker and Melvin and the Boy.
Plot
Nana in the City tells the story of a little child that goes to visit his grandmother's new apartment in the city of New York. Unfortunately he notice so many things that make him feel that his loved Nana should not be living there because of many reasons. For example he thinks that the city is very noisy and is very crowded therefore the city is dangerous for a woman like Nana, because of this Nana tells him that she will show him the real wonders of living in a big city like New York City. While the boy sleeps Nana knitted him a red cape hoping that it will work like a talisman that he can use to go outside a and explore the city with much more confidence, the child told Nana that after all the city is not so bad as he thought it was. This cape works so well for him that he ties his cape to his dear Nana with the belief that this cape will protect her loved Grandmother of any danger.
References
- Preisendorfer, Cheryl. "Castillo, Lauren. Nana in the City." School Library Journal May 2015: 68. Academic OneFile. Web. 27 Jan. 2016.