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Castillo, Lauren

Nana in the City

40 pp. | Clarion | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-10443-3 $16.99

(2) PS Visiting Nana in the city, the unnamed child narrator is initially unreceptive to the appeal. "The city is busy...loud...[and] filled with scary things." Nana promises to show her young visitor that "the city is wonderful--bustling, booming, and extraordinary," and their tour the following day does just that. The simple, meaningful text is well served by richly detailed watercolors conveying a bustling city.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014