Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023
Mexikid A Graphic Memoir is among the Best Middle Grade Books of the Year
New York Times Book Review
NYT critic and best selling author Matt de la Peña reviews Mexikid A Graphic Memoir.
“We are living in a golden age of graphic novels and memoirs, and “Mexikid” is one of the best I’ve ever read.”
NPR's Books We Love 2023
Chosen as one of NPR’s “Books We Love” list.
All Things Considered talks about Mexikid
As part of NPR’s Books We Love 2023, “All Things Considered” does a brief piece about Mexikid.
The New York Times' Best Children's Books of 2023
Mexikid was chosen as one of eighteen titles considered to be the best of the year!
Five of the Best Young Adult Books of 2023
Tales of homecoming, forbidden love, dangerous adventures on an island of ghosts and more.
Books Editor's Choice 2023: Youth Graphic Novels
Combining evocative artwork and stirring stories, our editors’ choice graphic novels for adults and youth showcase this year’s best of the format in a wide variety of genres, topics, and tones.
New York Public Library: Best Books of 2023
The New York Public Library is proud to present our Best Books of 2023. Our annual recommendations for kids, teens, and adults, curated by our expert librarians, encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids’ books in Spanish, and much more.
School Library Journal: Best Books of 2023
Best Graphic Novels 2023 | SLJ Best Books
2023 National Book Festival: Me, My Story, My Pictures with Jarrett J. Krosoczka & Pedro Martín
What's it like to not only divulge the details of your life but also draw them for everyone to see?! Jarret J. Krosoczka's "Sunshine" follows his experience working at a camp for terminally ill children. "Mexikid" tracks Pedro Martín's journeys to Mexico to visit his grandfather. Through memorable text and art, we know more about these writers - and maybe ourselves. Moderated by Kahîn Mohammad.
TEXAS STANDARD INTERVIEW: ‘Mexikid’ offers an illustrated view into a coming-of-age road trip story
Author Pedro Martín hopes to connect with all audiences who can remember being stuck on a classic family road trip.
Wonder World Book Cafe: Episode 59 Mexikid Pedro Martín
In this middle grade graphic memoir, Mexikid, readers will love Pedro whose family of 11 is leaving their home in Watsonville, California to travel to Jalisco, Mexico in Apa's Winnebago where they'll pick up Abuelito and bring him back to CA. Their 2,000 mile journey is adventurous, hilarious, historic, and heartwarming. Pedro and his siblings are entirely relatable to a wide audience.
Booklist's Shelf Care, The Podcast
Welcome to the Shelf Care Interview, an occasional conversation series where Booklist talks to book people. This Shelf Care Interview is sponsored by Penguin Young Readers. In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to author-artist Pedro Martín. Pedro Martín is a former Hallmark artist of 27 years, and the creator of Asteroid, Andy. He chronicles his life growing up Mexican American online in a series called MEXIKID, which is the basis of the book we'll be gushing over today.
Comic Boom Podcast
Lucy chats to comic writer and artist Pedro Martin.
Pedro Martín is a former Hallmark artist and the creator of Asteroid Andy. He chronicles his life growing up Mexican American online in a comic series called Mexikid Stories, and in his debut graphic memoir Mexikid.
The Yarn
In this episode, Pedro Martín takes us behind the scenes of his graphic novel, MEXIKID
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023
From Publishers Weekly's reviews of children’s and young adult books published in 2023, our selections for the top 50 books of the year include picture books and graphic novels, fiction and nonfiction, and debuts and bestsellers for readers of all ages.