{"product_id":"sundust-zeke-pena-hardcover","title":"Sundust: (A Caldecott Honor Book) -- Zeke Peña, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his striking author-illustrator debut, Zeke Pe?a offers an immersive and fantastical look at his hometown of El Paso, where the sun reigns over the vast desert and shapes all that it touches.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the rock wall ends, the desert beyond begins.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe desert is home to unique fauna and flora that have adapted to thrive under the intense sun, making it an endless landscape for two curious siblings to roam free. Old discarded tires, gnarled nopal trees that beg to be climbed, enormous rocks that demonstrate how to sit still and listen. Rain brings a welcome reprieve from the heat, followed by the mud slowly drying out on their skin, cracking like clay, until it's hard to tell where the kids end and the desert begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSundust \u003c\/i\u003eis the author-illustrator debut from the acclaimed illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMy Papi Has a Motorcycle\u003c\/i\u003e; it celebrates the bonds that develop between a person and their hometown through spare, lyrical text and dazzling desert landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zeke Pe?a\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 1.25lbs\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZeke Pe?a is a cartoonist and illustrator from El Paso, Texas. He studied art history at the University of Texas at Austin and is self-taught in illustration and painting. He has published work with VICE.com, \u003ci\u003eLatino USA\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, The Nib, Penguin Random House, Holt\/Macmillan, and Cinco Puntos Press. He received the Boston Globe- Horn Book Award for a graphic biography he illustrated titled \u003ci\u003ePhotographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pura Belpr? Illustration Honor for \u003ci\u003eMy Papi Has a Motorcycle.\u003c\/i\u003e You can see more of his work at ZPVisual.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peña, Zeke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521858388196,"sku":"9780593700112","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593700112.jpg?v=1777404166","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/sundust-zeke-pena-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}