Milo Imagines the World
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- Create Date：2021-02-27 04:11:18
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Matt de la Pena
- ISBN：0399549080
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Reviews
Cheryl
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Big sigh！
Brianna Coats
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This is a great story to teach children that you can't just look at someone's face and know their story。 This is a great story to teach children that you can't just look at someone's face and know their story。 。。。more
Lisa D
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Loved it！ A new classic by this author！！ Love this author！
Sharie
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6 stars！
Frances Gonzalez-Garcia
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Review from IG: https://www。instagram。com/p/CK65LlpBmQy/ Review from IG: https://www。instagram。com/p/CK65LlpBmQy/ 。。。more
Jenn
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I wasn't sure about this book when I started， but around the middle it became something truly special。 I am so glad this book exists。 I wasn't sure about this book when I started， but around the middle it became something truly special。 I am so glad this book exists。 。。。more
Linda
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From the wonderful team that brought happiness in their books Last Stop on Market Street and Carmela Full of Wishes comes Milo， on a subway trip with his sister， imagining the people on the train and parts of their lives。 He has a sketchbook and a vivid imagination。 There's a whiskered man， a boy in a suit， a wedding-dressed woman， others， too。 Milo's sister （older） is playing a game on her phone while Milo sketches stories for the people。 There is an epiphany at the end， of Milo's and of mine。 From the wonderful team that brought happiness in their books Last Stop on Market Street and Carmela Full of Wishes comes Milo， on a subway trip with his sister， imagining the people on the train and parts of their lives。 He has a sketchbook and a vivid imagination。 There's a whiskered man， a boy in a suit， a wedding-dressed woman， others， too。 Milo's sister （older） is playing a game on her phone while Milo sketches stories for the people。 There is an epiphany at the end， of Milo's and of mine。 Christian Robinson's mixed-media illustrations are wonderful and his creations for Milo's drawings， well， they're like a young child's， crayon-drawn with some detail that shows the stories in his head。 We really cannot always know all the life by looking at faces， can we？ You'll love Milo and his sister， as Matt de la Pena shows in his story。 they're both "shook-up sodas"。 。。。more
Julie
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I loved this。 I was curious about why there were so many 1 or 2 star ratings， and not a single one has a review to accompany it。 I find this suspicious， so I'm breaking my rule of not counting picture books to give it a five-star rating。 I loved this。 I was curious about why there were so many 1 or 2 star ratings， and not a single one has a review to accompany it。 I find this suspicious， so I'm breaking my rule of not counting picture books to give it a five-star rating。 。。。more
Laurie MacAulay
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Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson knock it out of the park once again with this special and unique story about a boy going to visit his incarcerated mom and discovering along the way that: “Maybe you can’t really know anyone just by looking at their face。” ❤️
Aolund
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Milo imagines the stories of the people he sees around him on the subway， and sketches them in his notebook。 But when he sees that one of the other kids on the subway is going to visit someone at the prison visiting day， just like Milo and his big sister， he ends up reimagining all of the stories he'd initially thought about for his fellow subway-riders。 This story has a wonderful message about going beyond and questioning first impressions， the art is gorgeous， and it is important to see anothe Milo imagines the stories of the people he sees around him on the subway， and sketches them in his notebook。 But when he sees that one of the other kids on the subway is going to visit someone at the prison visiting day， just like Milo and his big sister， he ends up reimagining all of the stories he'd initially thought about for his fellow subway-riders。 This story has a wonderful message about going beyond and questioning first impressions， the art is gorgeous， and it is important to see another story of a loving family whose love for one another withstands the cruel separation of prison。 Unfortunately， the story is a little lagging and slow， and requires being able to look closely at the pictures in order to understand the text—better for one on one or small group reading。 Themes: Imagination， Art， Family， JourneysAge range: Preschool through early elementary 。。。more
Virginia
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This newest picture book by the author/illustrator duo who brought us the Newbery-winning Last Stop on Market Street may be just as rich， insightful， nuanced， and award-worthy。 Milo sees the world based on his experiences， but is open-minded enough to realize that things might have a different story than what he imagines。 I loved everything about this book， and found myself covered in goosebumps and in more than a little awe when I finished reading it the first time （and the second！）。
Alissa
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Some things I am obsessed with in this book:🚇 The texture and colors of Milo’s little hat and how it is carried into the endpapers。 😍🚇 That the book is about a child of an incarcerated parent but it is not ABOUT being the child of an incarcerated parent。 It is about a child observing and recording the world around him on a subway ride to see his mom。 The destination being a jail is treated as matter of fact rather than a big heavy statement， which prevents the book from Othering Milo’s experienc Some things I am obsessed with in this book:🚇 The texture and colors of Milo’s little hat and how it is carried into the endpapers。 😍🚇 That the book is about a child of an incarcerated parent but it is not ABOUT being the child of an incarcerated parent。 It is about a child observing and recording the world around him on a subway ride to see his mom。 The destination being a jail is treated as matter of fact rather than a big heavy statement， which prevents the book from Othering Milo’s experience， and those of the kids who will see themselves represented in this story， maybe for the first time。 🚇 The sister who is distracting herself on her phone because she， like Milo， is anxious。 Also the fact that Milo sees this and expresses it in a way kids will understand。 I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this familiar reality portrayed in a picture book and I loved it。 🚇 Robinson’s vivid portrayal of background characters and how everyone seems real enough to be the star of their own book。 🚇The message of the book， expressed in the title， that there are multiple ways to imagine the world around us。 The story balances an understanding of how easy it is for humans to make assumptions and rely on stereotypes， with encouragement to imagine the full range of realities possible in any person’s story。 On the subway， Milo sees a young boy in a suit that he imagines as royalty， then later encounters him as another visitor at the jail。 This gives him the capacity to reimagine his perspective on other passengers too， like a bride he assumed was on the way to her groom， but now imagines with her bride。 The subtext here is that Milo， too， is more than one aspect of his identity and readers are encouraged to see and understand that。 。。。more
Jill Pace
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I had heard great things about this book， and it exceeded my already high expectations。 I absolutely love this book and cannot wait to share it with my students。
Rebecca
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This book is a lovely story about the lives that we lead， the assumptions that we make， and how we navigate the challenges that face us。 Milo makes a weekly subway journey and draws the stories of the people he experiences aling the way。 Sometimes they are right， sometimes they are wrong， but they are always heart felt and beautiful。
Ellon
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I see this as a follow up to Last Stop on Market Street even though they are completely separate （just same author and illustrator）。 At the beginning of Milo Imagines the World， I was thinking "oh well this is nice but I don't love it。" And then I got to the end！ Omg I love the inclusion。 I love how Milo realizes you can't judge people from what you see and then he reimagines several of the drawings he previously did。 And the destination he arrives at （I don't want to say it because I didn't kno I see this as a follow up to Last Stop on Market Street even though they are completely separate （just same author and illustrator）。 At the beginning of Milo Imagines the World， I was thinking "oh well this is nice but I don't love it。" And then I got to the end！ Omg I love the inclusion。 I love how Milo realizes you can't judge people from what you see and then he reimagines several of the drawings he previously did。 And the destination he arrives at （I don't want to say it because I didn't know about that going into it and the ending just took my breath away and I don't want to take that experience away from others）！ Anyway， this was great and I'm so excited to share it with my students。 。。。more
Cara
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❤️
kim
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love！
Michelle
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I read a copy from the library but this is one that I will have to purchase for my own collection。
Naz
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Love the artwork
Hannah
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this was so cute！ love the art style， and the way the story explores having a parent who's incarcerated and pushing the limits of imagination by challenging stereotypes。 also it's just really nice to see a normal subway ride with people interacting and engaging when that's so far off from reality。 i also just have a big soft spot for subways and trains - i've never lived anywhere with such a robust public transport system but i love using them when i visit the places that do！ this was so cute！ love the art style， and the way the story explores having a parent who's incarcerated and pushing the limits of imagination by challenging stereotypes。 also it's just really nice to see a normal subway ride with people interacting and engaging when that's so far off from reality。 i also just have a big soft spot for subways and trains - i've never lived anywhere with such a robust public transport system but i love using them when i visit the places that do！ 。。。more
Jann
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For those who await the restoration of a loved one。My thanks to the creators of this charming and affirming story and illustrations。 Christian Robinson， you have set heart to singing。
Becky
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What a beautiful story！ We see others in our world and make so many assumptions about one another based on what we see。 The truth is we never know what each person is experiencing， the challenges in their lives and the loved ones they are missing。Every school library needs this book。
kiki thelibrarian
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3。5 The representation - and positive representation - in this book is SO VALUABLE。 I just didn’t find the story very compelling。。。。 and found myself wanting more from it。
Book Buying With Katie
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I'm not crying。 It's just been raining on my face。 I'm not crying。 It's just been raining on my face。 。。。more
Becca Hall
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This is a book with a story that I have never seen in a children's book before！ A story of a little boy and girl on their way to visit their mother who is in jail。 This book shows how families come in all shapes and sizes and even though everyone has a different story， we are all alike in some way。 The illustrations are cute and fun！ This is a book with a story that I have never seen in a children's book before！ A story of a little boy and girl on their way to visit their mother who is in jail。 This book shows how families come in all shapes and sizes and even though everyone has a different story， we are all alike in some way。 The illustrations are cute and fun！ 。。。more
Panda Incognito
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This is the kind of reflective， socially oriented picture book that adults love， rave about， and give awards to， but I'm not sure how it will go over with children。 It takes a long time to get to the point， and even though some of the messages about seeing past our first impressions are nice， there's not a lot of substance。 This is the kind of reflective， socially oriented picture book that adults love， rave about， and give awards to， but I'm not sure how it will go over with children。 It takes a long time to get to the point， and even though some of the messages about seeing past our first impressions are nice， there's not a lot of substance。 。。。more
Destinee Sutton
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Dare I say this is even better than Last Stop on Market Street？？？？ Friends， I think it might be。
Maisie Iven
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What a gentle， kind way to introduce kids to a topic that can be hard to explain。 I think de la Pena and Robinson are doing such great work creating tools for all sorts of families to have productive discussions！
Connie Klever
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There is a lot to love about this picture book。 Great illustrations and story that young children can relate to--people watching on the subway （car， bus， etc。）。 Milo draws pictures during the trip of people he sees， imagining what their lives must be like--and they are fun child-like， imaginative drawings depicted within the book illustrations as he imagines。 I love rich vocabulary used throughout this book for preschool-3rd grade children （tepid soup， songs of longing， gourmet chef， burrowing r There is a lot to love about this picture book。 Great illustrations and story that young children can relate to--people watching on the subway （car， bus， etc。）。 Milo draws pictures during the trip of people he sees， imagining what their lives must be like--and they are fun child-like， imaginative drawings depicted within the book illustrations as he imagines。 I love rich vocabulary used throughout this book for preschool-3rd grade children （tepid soup， songs of longing， gourmet chef， burrowing rats）。 Would be so fun to introduce new words during a read a story time。 When Milo wonders if people imagine what he might be like， the book turns an exceptional corner。 We see imagines that need no explanation， but depict love and acceptance。 This is truly evident and heart-warming when Milo and his sister reach their final destination。 。。。more
Stephanie A-M
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