Book jacket image for The Last Stand by Antwan Eady

Knopf

9780593480571

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The Last Stand

Antwan Eady, author of the lovely Nigel and the Moon, unites with Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey! The acclaimed sibling duo wrote and illustrated This Old Truck, which we described as “an instant classic” and put at the top of our Best Picture Books of 2020 list. Given the combined might of these rising superstars, we expect The Last Stand to offer poignant insights with memorable lyricism throughout its story of a boy and his Papa who sell produce at a struggling community farmers market.

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Review of ‘The Last Stand’

A once-thriving farmers market seems to be in decline, but its people are not defeated, and its community is not without hope. The Last Stand (Knopf, $18.99, 9780593480571) tells the story of a grandfather-grandson duo who keep their vegetable stand going for the neighbors who rely on them. Moving and gently passionate, this picture book…

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