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Zusatztext The easy rhythm of the text of this book will soon lend itself to becoming a favorite read-aloud for elementary teachers and librarians. The story starts as Louise is walking to the library on a rainy day. The day is gloomy and she easily becomes frightened by the loud sounds on her path. Once she reaches the library! she begins to read and imagine a better place where she can be safe and happy. The illustrations are colorful and blend with the text to help tell the story. Informationen zum Autor Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her contributions to the modern canon are numerous. Some of her acclaimed titles include: The Bluest Eye , Song of Solomon , and Beloved , which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. She won the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung A library card unlocks a new life for a young girl in this picture book about the power of imagination! from the Nobel Prize–winning 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 Prize–winning author Toni Morrison’s 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.
