A tale inspired by the Nobel Prize-winning co-author's personal life is a tribute to libraries that also explores the potential of imagination, tracing the experiences of a young girl whose fateful visit to the library reveals for her the transformative power of reading.
On a gray, rainy day, everything seems particularly frightening and bad to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along.
A library card unlocks a new life for a young girl in this picture book about the power of imagination, from the Nobel Prizewinning author Toni Morrison.
On one gray afternoon, Louise makes a fateful trip to the library. With the help of a new library card and through the transformative power of books, what started out as a dull day turns into one of surprises, ideas, and fun, fun, fun!
Inspired by Pulitzer Prizewinning author Toni Morrisons experience working in a library as a young girl, this engaging picture book celebrates the wonders of reading, the enchanting capacity of the imagination, and, of course, the splendor of libraries.