Every child attending this performance will receive a FREE copy of Last Stop on Market Street to take home and keep!
Autumn performances 2025 › Wolverhampton
Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson performance
We are delighted to present two very special artists who are coming all the way from the West coast of America: author Matt de la Peña and illustrator Christian Robinson. They have created three unique picture books together, but this performance will focus on the award-winning Last Stop on Market Street, a beautiful story about the relationship between a boy and his grandmother and their life in the city. Matt and Christian will talk about where they come from, how they came to be an author and an illustrator and their inspiration. They will read their stories and Christian will draw live for the audience, and there will be the chance to ask questions too. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!
- Venue:
- Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DE
- Date:
- Monday 29th September
- Time:
- 10:30 am
- Duration:
- Approx. 1 hour
- Age range:
- Years 2, 3 and 4
- Tickets:
- £7
Matt de la Peña
Matt de la Peña is a New York Times Bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning author. In 2016 he was awarded the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award. Matt received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the Pacific where he attended school on a full basketball scholarship. In 2019 Matt was awarded an honorary doctorate from UOP. He lives in San Diego with his family.
Praise for Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña's warmhearted story is musical in its cadences . . . Christian Robinson's angular, bright illustrations are energetic and vibrant . . . A celebration of the joys of service, the gifts of grandmothers and the tenderness that the city can contain.
Watch:
Listen to Matt de la Peña talk about the grandmothers that inspired him to write *Last Stop on Market Street*
Christian Robinson
Christian Robinson is an illustrator, author, animator, and designer based in Oakland, California. He was born in Los Angeles and grew up in a small one-bedroom apartment with his brother, two cousins, aunt and grandmother. Drawing became a way to make space for himself and to create the kind of world he wanted to see. He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts and worked with the Sesame Workshop and Pixar Animation Studios before becoming an illustrator of books for children. His books include the #1 New York Times bestseller Last Stop on Market Street, written by Matt de la Peña, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, and the Newbery Medal.
Praise for Last Stop on Market Street
This celebration of cross-generational bonding is a textual and artistic tour de force.
Watch:
Christian Robinson talks about creating picture books
Book tickets for an event and receive two free books for your classroom
Free Workshops!
The Children’s Bookshow will allocate four free in-classroom workshops to schools attending this performance with 30 or more children. Book tickets for this event to have a chance of being chosen to receive this fantastic opportunity.
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We feel it is so beneficial for our children to have the opportunity to meet authors and to hear them talk about their work. The children themselves are so enthusiastic about reading after these events that we feel they are an invaluable contribution towards our children becoming both skilled readers and lovers of reading.
The details
- Please arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes before the start of the performance, so that you have enough time to find your seats and and use the bathroom. Our start times are strictly governed by the theatres that we work with and by the start and end times of the school day. If you are unavoidably delayed, please get in touch with your Children’s Bookshow contact as soon as possible.
- Depending on the time of the performance, you may want your children to bring a packed lunch. (Please contact the theatre directly to check if there is a suitable space.)
- Parking facilities vary from theatre to theatre; please check the theatre website for details.
- Please contact the theatre directly for risk assessment information.
- Please ensure your children have visited the bathroom before the show starts, or ask them to wait until after the performance ends. A constant stream of children getting up to go to the toilet is very distracting for our performers and other members of the audience.
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Have any questions? Get in touch
Your contact for this performance is Natalie McKie, she will be happy to answer any queries you have:
- natalie@thechildrensbookshow.com
- Phone
- 07827 444399