{"product_id":"digging-for-words-jos-alberto-guti-rrez-and-the-library-he-built","title":"Digging for Words: Jos? Alberto Guti?rrez and the Library He Built","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANGELA 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. \u003ci\u003eDigging for Words\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut. Visit her on the web at angelakunkel.com and on Twitter @angkunkel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePAOLA 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Schwartz \u0026 Wade Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625847001362,"sku":"9781984892638","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e11d527-f524-448d-aaee-0f3af17fa8af.jpg?v=1732641581","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/digging-for-words-jos-alberto-guti-rrez-and-the-library-he-built","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}