{"product_id":"sundust-9780593700112","title":"Sundust by Peña, Zeke","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his striking author-illustrator debut, the award-winning illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMy Papi Has a Motorcycle \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an immersive and fantastical desert adventure, where the sun reigns over the vast landscape and shapes all that it touches. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A hypnotic joy.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the rock wall ends, the desert beyond begins.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing a blazing trail of sundust, two curious siblings hop the wall into a place that's endless and free. Here, prickly old nopal trees beg to be climbed, empty turtle shells invite a closer look, enormous rocks model how to sit still and listen, and a colibrí offers an unexpected ride. In the desert, where life revolves around the Sun, brother and sister explore, imagine, and wonder, \u003ci\u003eWhat if Sun's power was inside me? \u003c\/i\u003euntil their mom's whistle calls them back home again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith spare, lyrical text, Pura Belpré Honor and Ezra Jack Keats Honor recipient Zeke Peña has created a fantastical tale that suspends moments in time with his radiant art and celebrates the bonds between the sun, the desert, and its people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zeke Peña\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kokila\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 10.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593700112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZeke Peña is a Xicano storyteller and professional doodler from Sun City, TX. \u003ci\u003eSundust, \u003c\/i\u003ehis author-illustrator debut hits shelves in Summer 2025. He recently illustrated the NY Times Best-Selling \u003ci\u003eMiles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel. \u003c\/i\u003eZeke was awarded the Ezra Jack Keats and the Pura Belpré Illustration Honor for \u003ci\u003eMy Papi Has a Motorcycle. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for his illustrations in \u003ci\u003ePhotographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently drawing more books in his tiny studio that used to be a mop closet in NW Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648255058073,"sku":"9780593700112","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_d43f84fe-2278-4e48-ba2f-8cd45688c6cd.jpg?v=1755371207","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/sundust-9780593700112","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}