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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2011
PreS-K—The pleasure and love of reading are joyfully brought forth in this simple, happily rendered tale. Inspired by the work of real-life librarian Luis Soriano Bohórquez, who takes his mobile library into the small villages and rural countryside of Colombia, this story features young Ana. She loves to read, but because her teacher moved away some time ago, she has just one book. Nevertheless, she enjoys it...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2011
"Ana has read her book, her only book, so many times she knows it by heart." The resourceful girl has also been making up cuentos for her little brother ever since the teacher left her remote village; still, the unexpected arrival of a librarian riding a burro, bringing stories to tell and books to share, is a joyful event. Impatiently awaiting the bibliotecario's next visit, Ana reads avidly, dra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
For Ana, the arrival of a burro-riding librarian in her remote village is a joyful event. Impatiently awaiting the <i>bibliotecario...Log In or Sign Up to Read More