Anti-racism illustrated: How 'Last Stop on Market Street' still resonates - SFGate

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Grant Marek

June 19, 2020Updated: June 19, 2020 4 a.m.

My 10-year-old daughter Harper finishes reading "Last Stop on Market Street" aloud, closes the book, and (as if there's no other conclusion anyone could possibly come to) states, "This is such a good book."

Released five years ago and illustrated by former San Francisco resident Christian Robinson (who now lives in Sacramento, where he beams over the fact that he has both a dog and a yard), "Last Stop on Market Street" is not just a good book. According to the people who give out important seals embossed on covers, "Last Stop on Market Street" is a great book. It won both a John Newbery Medal and a Caldecott Honor, which all but guarantees you can find it in virtually every library in America.

"It really explains how even if people have something different than you, or they're different than you, it doesn't really matter," my daughter continues, as she thumbs her way to Robinson's bio on the back sleeve to find a photo of a young Black boy (Robinson) in the arms of his grandmother (Lee Jenkins).

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