That Book Woman

Name: That Book Woman
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Heather Henson
ISBN: 9780545521390

Author: Heather Henson

Narrator: Walker Harrison

Unabridged: 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 02/12/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, School

Synopsis

An exquisite paean to everyone who struggles to learn how to read, and to everyone who won’t give up on them."Cal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow. She comes right up the side of the mountain, and Cal knows that's not easy riding. And all just to lend his sister some books. Why, that woman must be plain foolish—or is she braver than he ever thought?That Book Woman is a rare and moving tale that honors a special part of American history—the Pack Horse Librarians, who helped untold numbers of children see the stories amid the chicken scratch, and thus made them into lifetime readers."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on March 26, 2022

Long before Kim Michele Richardson wrote The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and JoJo Moyes wrote The Giver of Stars, Heather Henson and David Small collaborated to bring us this gorgeous and heartwarming picture book. Cal does not understand the appeal of books even though his sister Lark "would ke......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on December 16, 2009

I loved this book, and I was as excited as Lark (the girl/sister in the story who likes to read from the start) when “that book woman” comes every two weeks with books to swap from the last one(s) delivered. The narrator is a boy (Cal) who takes time to be convinced that books can bring pleasure. Th......more

Goodreads review by Rod on August 03, 2021

A family read-aloud binge of picture books for my daughter's 21st birthday! I'm a sucker for stories where an individual's dedication and perseverance causes big changes in the life of another. In this case it's a librarian on horseback and a reluctant reader deep in the Appalachians. This picture boo......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on October 06, 2019

This delightful picture-book, told from the perspective of Cal, a young Appalachian boy with no use for the "chicken scratch" to be found in books, is a celebration of the Pack Horse Librarians of the 1930s, who rode out in every kind of weather to bring their precious "treasure" to the people of re......more