Roberto Walks Home

By Keats, Ezra Jack & Harrington, Janice N. & Wheeler, Jody

Publishers Summary:
Roberto is thrilled that his older brother Miguel is going to walk him home from school. But when Miguel forgets and shoots hoops with his friends instead, Roberto is mad and has to walk alone. How will Miguel make it up to Roberto? Inspired by the works of Ezra Jack Keats and featuring Roberto, a classic character from Dreams, Louie, and Pet Show!, this moving story by award-winning author Janice N. Harrington—with gorgeous Keatsian illustrations by Jody Wheeler—is sure to win the hearts of Ezra Jack Keats fans.

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ISBN
978-0-67006-316-1
Publisher
Viking Juvenile


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2008

K-Gr 3 Harrington follows Roberto, a character who appears a number of times in Ezra Jack Keats's picture books, on his way home from school. His older brother was supposed to have picked him up, and they were going to play basketball, but Miguel never shows up and Roberto is forced to walk the streets alone. When he passes the courts and sees Miguel playing a game of ho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

In a book "based on the characters created by Ezra Jack Keats," Roberto, familiar to readers of <i>Pet Show...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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