Matthew de la Peña is an American writer of children's books who specializes in novels for young adults. He won the Newbery Medal in 2016 for his book Last Stop on Market Street.
De la Peña at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustr
Matt de la Peña
…Random House Last Stop on Market Street Christian Robinson Penguin Books Won the 2016 Newbery Medal, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, and a Caldecott Honor. A 2016 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year with an "outstanding merit" distinction. 2018 Love Loren Long Carmela Full of…
Frederic G. Melcher first proposed the idea for the Caldecott Award following the success of the Newbery Award.
Illustration by Randolph Caldecott (1878) of The Diverting History of John Gilpin, basis of the medal's obverse
Randolph Caldecott, for whom the medal is named, was an English artist and illustrator. Maurice Sendak said, "Caldecott's work heralds the beginning of the modern picture book."