Emergency Quarters | Carlos Matias (Author) + Gracey Zhang (Illustrator) Contemporary Literature & Fiction Through the breadth of its

Through the breadth of its narrative

Raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of the Great Tree

"Just as we once screamed at a pigeon not to drive the bus

curiously off-season scent of night-blooming jasmine fills the air

Emergency Quarters | Carlos Matias (Author) + Gracey Zhang (Illustrator) Contemporary Literature & Fiction Through the breadth of itsAuthor Carlos Matias and Ezra Jack Keats Award winning illustrator Gracey Zhang deliver a stunning picture book based on a finalist in the New York Times Metropolitan Diary "Best of the Year," about a young boy in the city who tries his best to avoid spending his precious quarters on tempting local treats in case of an "emergency." A poignant, playful tale for fans of Matt de La Pea, Antwan Eady, and Jacqueline Woodson. Ernesto has waited his whoooole