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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In Bogotâa, Columbia, young Josâe eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by Josâe Alberto Gutiâerrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiâerrez's life and Bogotâa.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b>A gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector in Bogotá, Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route</b>.</b> <p/>In the city of Bogata, in the barrio of La Nueva Gloria, there live two Joses. One is a boy who dreams of Saturdays-- that's the day he gets to visit Paradise, the library. The second Jose is a garbage collector. From dusk until dawn, he scans the sidewalks as he drives, squinting in the dim light, searching household trash for hidden treasure . . . books! Some are stacked in neat piles, as if waiting for José́. Others take a bit more digging. Ever since he found his first book, <i>Anna Karenina</i>, years earlier, he's been collecting books--thick ones and thin ones, worn ones and almost new ones-- to add to the collection in his home. And on Saturdays, kids like little Jose run to the steps of Paradise to discover a world filled with books and wonder. <p/>With an evocative text by a debut author, and rich, stunning illustrations from an up-and-coming Colombian illustrator, here is a celebration of perseverance, community, and the power of books.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>An American Library Association Notable Book<br>A <i>Kirkus</i> Best Picture Book of 2020<br>A Junior Library Guild Selection</b> <p/>The<b> inspiring </b>story of a man who believes in the power of books and the importance of community. --<i>Kirkus Reviews, </i>Starred Review <p/>"<b>An inviting and generous story</b> that will be a pleasure to read aloud." --<i>School Library Journal</i>, Starred Review <p/>This amiable picture book <b>offers children glimpses of Colombia as well as a role model who values books and enjoys sharing them with others</b>.... Simultaneously published in a Spanish edition, <i>Rescatando Palabras.</i> --<i>Booklist</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>ANGELA BURKE KUNKEL is a school librarian who lives with her husband, two children, and two rescue pups on the banks of Otter Creek in Vermont. <i>Digging for Words</i> is her debut. Visit her on the web at angelakunkel.com and on Twitter @angkunkel. <p/>PAOLA ESCOBAR grew up traveling from town to town in Bogota, Colombia. She has published with SM Spain, Planeta, Norma, and more. Paola is the illustrator of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, an Indie Pick called a must-have for all libraries in a School Library Journal starred review. She lives with her husband and dog, Flora. Follow her on Instagram @paoesco8ar.

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