Books by Horseback: A Librarian's Brave Journey to Deliver Books to Children
Author:
Emma Carlson Berne
Illustrator:
Ilaria Urbinati
Publication:
2021 by little bee books
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
32
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Edith is a young packhorse librarian who journeys with her beloved horse, Dan, to deliver books to families in rural Kentucky. Packhorse librarians braved the harsh, but majestic, Appalachian Mountains during the Great Depression, bringing books, recipes, and news to families in need. Join Edith and Dan as they clim mountains, cross creeks, and race a pending storm in order to get books to children who desperately need them.
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Books by Horseback: A Librarian's Brave Journey to Deliver Books to Children
Reviewed by Diane Pendergraft
This picture book is a visually eloquent depiction of a day in the life of what could have been almost any of the packhorse librarians. I love that Berne included her inspiration for the book in her Author’s Note.
I think the illustrator’s depiction of the rumpled mountains lends perspective for readers to better understand the scope of what the librarians encountered every day.
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