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Nana in the City is a children's book written and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. It was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the year 2014. Lauren Castillo illustrated and wrote a lot of children's book, such as The Reader and The Troublemaker with unique illustrations of the different characters in the children's book. Nana in the City was recently awarded last year with the Caldecott Honor in 2015.

Plot
Nana in the City starts off with a young boy who visits his Nana and her new apartment in New York City. He shows how much he loves and appreciates his Nana but he does not feel the same way about the city. The boy does not think that his Nana should be living in the city as he tells her that but Nana feels the opposite.

Nana shows the boy how wonderful the city is. She knits him a fancy red cape and makes him wear it making him feel fearless and courageous. He still notices the things that he saw from the other day, but it was not as bad as he thought it was. He starts to appreciates the city. Later that next day, he agrees with his Nana that the city is filled with amazing things. He then confirms that there is a lot of fun things that his Nana can do in the city even when it can get loud and busy. When it was time for the young boy to leave, he offers his cape to his Nana to keep her bold being in the city. After exploring the city a little bit more, he then realizes that it is a great place for her Nana to live and for him to visit.

Critical Reception
Nana in the City was published with great reviews. Kirkus expressed good things about the book and even the author, "Castillo's soft, warmly colored art expresses the child's changing feelings about the city while also depicting the characters' close bond." Booklist says it is "A rewarding picture book with a vibrant setting," lastly, the School Library Journal explains how it is "A fine example of how firsthand experience can overcome initial fear." Together they show the different reasons of why the picture book, Nana in the City is being appreciated in many different ways.

Awards
Some appreciation of Nana in the City:


 * 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
 * A 100 Scope Notes Top 20 Book of 2014
 * Huffington Post Best Picture Book about Family
 * NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing

Other
Most of Lauren Castillo's ideas from her stories are from the drawings she has on her sketchbook. Nana in the City is the first book that she worked on with documentation of her art process in different stages.