Beehive Award
2011 · Picture Book · Nominee
About This Book
An exquisitely illustrated 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.
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.
Awards
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2011 · Picture Book · Nominee
Bluebonnet Award
2011 · Children's · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2011 · Picture Book · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2011 · Primary · Nominee
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award
2010 · Grades K-3 · Nominee
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2010 · Primary · Nominee
Christopher Award
2009 · Books for Young People · Winner
Great Lakes Book Award
2009 · Picture Book · Winner
Parents Choice Award (Fall) (2008-Up)
2008 · Picture Book · Recommended
