The Horseback Librarians -- Jane Yolen, Hardcover

Anna Mary brings books to children and adults in Appalachia during the Great Depression.

There were no libraries in the backwoods of Kentucky in the 1930s. Librarians there and throughout the South delivered books to families by horseback and mule, sleeping outdoors or sheltering in barns when they could, going from farm to farm in remote areas. In this story, a woman named Anna Mary stands in for all the real-life horseback librarians who helped keep the love of books alive in Appalachia during the Great Depression.

Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 06/22/2023
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.80h x 9.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780807562918
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2023
Booklist 03/15/2023 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 06/05/2023