![]() To give away any more details of “Milo Imagines the World” would spoil the experience of the sweet yet poignant book. So I always prefer to lean toward the truth.” “Is it to preserve innocence or tell the truth? Because sometimes they don’t fit together perfectly, sometimes there’s a dissonance there. “I think every children’s book creator has to ask themselves a question - what is my role in writing books for the very young?” de la Peña, 48, says. ![]() What isn’t clear from the cover, though, is that the book tackles a subject not often depicted in literature meant for young readers: incarcerated parents. Across the human-made moat the boy is met by a butler, two maids, and a gourmet chef offering crust-free sandwich squares. Like when a boy Milo’s age gets on the train wearing a nice suit - Milo imagines the clop clop clop of the horse-drawn carriage that will carry him to his castle. As people get on and off the train, Milo draws pictures of them, imagining stories about who they are, where they’re going and what they do. ![]() In the background, he’s surrounded by childlike drawings of buildings, a butterfly and a dinosaur.Īnd if you just glance the first few pages, it would seem that the book is about a kid on a long subway ride with his sister. There’s an illustration of a boy wearing a green hat with a pencil tucked behind his ear. On the surface, “Milo Imagines the World” does appear to be a traditional kind of story about using your imagination. ![]()
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