Old man Joseph never imagined a family could start this way. When he finds a baby abandoned on a lonely L.A. street, he vows to raise it as his own. He’s an old farmer and knows nothing of parenting, even less about raising a Mexican baby.Yet Joseph keeps his promise and with time he realizes that even in the darkest barrio, there is a world to explore, songs and stories to be shared. Even in the darkest barrio, there is love.

Illustrated by Caldecott-Honor Medal winner Carol Byard and beautifully told by Tony Johnston, Angel City is a moving tribute to the strength of family no matter its form.

• ISBN: 9780399234057
• Author: Johnston, Tony
• Published: 2006 , Philomel
• Themes: Adoption, African American, city life, Fathers
• Descriptors: Americas, Latinx in US, North America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States
• No. of pages: 40