{"product_id":"sundust-9780593700112","title":"Sundust","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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552939901202,"sku":"9780593700112","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f2686bd-5be7-4534-95f9-4da3ad57e2b0.jpg?v=1754914044","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sundust-9780593700112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}