A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them.

Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito—his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn’t mean Pedro is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all, Pedro has 8 brothers and sisters and the house is crowded enough! Still, Pedro piles into the Winnebago with his family for a road trip to Mexico to bring Abuelito home, and what follows is the trip of a lifetime, one filled with laughs and heartache. Along the way, Pedro finally connects with his abuelito and learns what it means to grow up and find his grito.

PRAISE:

Newbery Honor Book 

Pura Belpré Author Award

Pura Belpré Illustrator Award

Eisner Award Winner

Harvey Award Winner

Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award

Odyssey Honor Audiobook

Américas Award

The Week Junior: Best Graphic Novel

Library of Congress: Great Reads from Great Places

• NPR Best Books of the Year

• New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Boston Globe Best Books of 2023

• The Guardian Five Best Young Adult Books of the Year

• Booklist Best Books of the Year

• Kirkus Best Books of the Year

• Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023

• SLJ’s A Fuse 8 Blog

• Horn Book Fanfare 2023 Annotations

•  School Library Journal Best Graphic Novels 2023

•  Amazon Best Books of the Year

• New York Public Library Best Books of the Year

• Chicago Public Library Best Books of the Year

• The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature

• Barnes & Nobel Best Book of the Year Shortlist

• Denny O’Neil Graphic Novel List

“We are living in a golden age of graphic novels and memoirs, and “Mexikid” is one of the best I’ve ever read. There are genuine laugh-out-loud moments throughout, but there’s an equal amount of poignancy.” —Matt de la Peña, New York Times

COMING SEPTEMBER 1st!

Mexikid Dreams follows Pedro and his family as they navigate the world after the events of Mexikid A Graphic Memoir. It’s the story of one child’s desperate race to escape the toil of field work under the blazing California sun so that he could reunite with his one true love, Saturday morning cartoons.

Praise for MEXIKID DREAMS:

"I'm a huge fan of MEXIKID. But the timely MEXIKID DREAMS is somehow even funnier and more heartfelt. I'd follow this family anywhere.” —Newbery winning author Matt de la Peña

★ “The sequel to the widely honored Mexikid may be even better than the original….Insightful, moving, hilarious—it’s simply a masterpiece.” – School Library Journal, starred review

★ “Tales of strawberry fights and a malodorous outhouse will have readers in stitches, but the true heart of the story is the immigrant family working hard to make ends meet and provide better opportunities for the next generation… The lively, lovingly detailed illustrations remain a delight. Mexikid is back, and he’s as hilarious and heartfelt as ever: more, please!” – Kirkus, starred review

“Wunder[mexi]kind Pedro Martín returns to the universe of his beloved Mexikid with a laugh-out-loud but tender love letter to working-class childhoods and the families who carry impossible weight so their kids can dream. Hilarious, heartbreaking, and deeply honest, Mexikid Dreams humanizes the immigrant experience at a crucial moment in our country's existence.”
 —David Bowles, author of They Call Me Güero and My Two Border Towns