| Title | Waiting for the Biblioburro |
| Author | Monica Brown |
| Call Number | PS3602.R722355 W35 2011 |
| Location | 3rd Floor Muth |
| Rating | Highly Recommended |
| Book Review | I adored this provencial tale of Ana's first encounter with a rural library and its real-life roaming bibliotecario, Luis Soriano, whose aptly named donkeys Alfa and Beto haul literacy into rural pockets of the Colombian countryside. I paired this with the 2008 hour-long PBS documentary, Biblioburro: The Donkey Library (available on Amazon, and included with Prime membership for those who have it), to marvel at the illustrator's detailed depiction of the actual mobile library, even down to the hand-painted portable sign and folding table painstakingly carried by librarian-educator Soriano across jungle rivers and muddy hillsides. Together, the book and film capture Soriano's precarious trek and unfathomable dedication to elevate the futures of those he serves--little girls like Ana--for whom stories open gaping, magical windows on a vibrant world. |
| Submitted By | Erin Rivero |
| Department or Major | Leatherby Libraries |
| Status | Staff |
| Chapman Email | erivero@chapman.edu |
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Waiting for the Biblioburro
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