Milo Imagines the World by Christian Robinson, Matt de la Pena
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers on February 2, 2021
ISBN: 0399549080
Pages: 40
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Goodreads

Young Milo and his sister ride the subway together in anticipation of something exciting. To pass the time Milo draws pictures of the other subway riders and what he imagines their lives are like. The lives vary; some are troubled, some are amazing. When they reach their stop Milo notices another subway rider going to the same destination he is and realizes that you never know what we might have in common with other people. This causes him to reevaluate the lives he has envisioned for the others.  This is an excellent book for not only kids but for all of us that need to be reminded that you never know what someone might be struggling with and that we might have more common ties than we realize to complete strangers. Illustrated as wonderfully as ever by Christian Robinson.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick