{"product_id":"colorful-mondays-a-bookmobile-spreads-hope-in-honduras-9780802856166","title":"Colorful Mondays: A Bookmobile Spreads Hope in Honduras","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) \u003c\/b\u003eOutstanding International Books List - PreK-2 (2024) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A beautiful, empowering story about the impact of literacy in underprivileged communities, based on a real bookmobile program in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. \u003cp\u003e Luis's favorite day of the week is Monday, the day the bookmobile comes to his neighborhood. In Villa Nueva, sad stories can gather like dark, stormy clouds. But at the bookmobile, Luis hears stories that burst with life, laughter, and color. Maybe today will bring a song or a puppet show! He might even get to pick a book to read on his own. Every new Monday fills Luis and his neighbors with a joy they can't help but bring back home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Co-written by the director of JustWorld International's bookmobile program in Tegucigalpa, Colorful Mondays is an inspiring celebration of the ways books and learning can bring joy to a community. Illustrated in captivating swirls of color, this uplifting book highlights the strength of disadvantaged children and the creativity of those who help them imagine a better future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkipping Stones Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHonor Award in Multicultural and International Books (2024) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLatin American Studies Program\u003c\/b\u003e Am?ricas Award Commended Title (2024) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBolognaFiere Group \u003c\/b\u003eBologna Children's Book Fair (2024) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookstagang Picture Book Guild\u003c\/b\u003e Best Book in Bookshelf Builders (2023) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelson Rodríguez\u003c\/b\u003e is a children's writer, music teacher, and performer, and the director of JustWorld International's Asociación Compartir mobile library project. Through a chain of serendipitous events, he met children's bookseller \u003cb\u003eL.A. Montes\u003c\/b\u003e and began collaborating with him on children's stories. \u003ci\u003eColorful Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e is their English-language debut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosana Faría\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCarla Tabora\u003c\/b\u003e began illustrating projects together in 2020. Carla is a Brazilian visual artist and photographer whose work has been exhibited across the world. Rosana is a Venezuelan professor and illustrator whose \u003ci\u003eThe Black Book of Colors\u003c\/i\u003e (Groundwood) was a 2008 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book. Both Carla and Rosana are based in Barcelona, Spain. Follow their studio Tiliabooks on Instagram @tiliabooks and visit their website at tiliabooksesp.myportfolio.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Schimel\u003c\/b\u003e has written or translated over 200 books, including \u003ci\u003eNiños, Different\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e9 Kilometers\u003c\/i\u003e (all Eerdmans). His works have received many awards, including a PEN Translates Award and the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honor. Lawrence lives in Madrid, Spain. Follow him on Twitter @lawrenceschimel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eerdmans Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608446374162,"sku":"9780802856166","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f77aee0d-5b1d-41fe-9923-25cdc281be94.jpg?v=1732321583","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/colorful-mondays-a-bookmobile-spreads-hope-in-honduras-9780802856166","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}