pick#bookspinbingo #chunksummerchallenge - 814 pages
Women delivered books on horseback in the Appalachian areas starting around 1935. What an amazing feat! I live in eastern KY and I‘m still surprised at the amount of adults and children who cannot read or write. Teach a child to read and the whole world opens up for them!
My library is closed as the staff have tested positive for Covid so my holds were shipped to another branch where I saw this statue. #mylibrary
pickI‘m recommending this lovely book to anyone who enjoyed The Giver of Stars or The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek. The art is beautiful and tells the story of a reluctant reader and his #family high up in the Appalachians, and his puzzlement about the woman who delivers books on horseback no matter the weather... They are truly #blessed
@SarahBradley #thankfulthoughts @Eggs #forevernovember @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
pickAfter reading an NPR segment on pack horse librarians, I sought out some more reading material and found this fairly new picture book. It‘s a touching story about how a librarian‘s commitment to reaching her far flung patrons even in the most grueling weather inspires a young boy to learn to read.
“And all at once
I yearn to know
what makes that Book Woman
risk catching cold,
or worse.”
Every Litten knows books are worth it!
pickStory of a boy who doesn't see the value in reading, but gradually changes his mind based on the journey a traveling librarian must undergo to deliver books to his sister.
Beautiful fictional account of true backwoods librarians.
Fascinating piece on the Pack Horse Librarians, who rode horses to deliver books to people deep in the Appalachians during the Depression http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/horse-riding-librarians-were-great-depress...
"Roads could be impassable, and one librarian had to hike her 18-mile route when her mule died."
Here's everything I read for #24in48 #readathon
I used the children's books as pallet cleansers. Not pictured is the audiobook Dodger by Terry Pratchett.
Thanks Litsy and 24in48! I can't wait to do it again!
That Book Woman | 
