{"product_id":"that-book-woman-9781416908128","title":"That Book Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exquisitely illustrated paean to everyone who struggles to learn how to read, and to everyone who won't give up on them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow. She comes right up the side of the mountain, and Cal knows that's not easy riding. And all just to lend his sister some books. Why, that woman must be plain foolish--or is she braver than he ever thought? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat Book Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare and moving tale that honors a special part of American history--the Pack Horse Librarians, who helped untold numbers of children see the stories amid the chicken scratch, and thus made them into lifetime readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeather Henson lives on a farm in Kentucky with her husband and three children, is the managing director of the Pioneer Playhouse, and is the author of several critically acclaimed picture books and novels, including \u003ci\u003eDream of Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Christopher Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThat Book Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Small is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of \u003ci\u003eSo You Want to Be President?\u003c\/i\u003e by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors for \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e by Sarah Stewart and \u003ci\u003eOne Cool Friend\u003c\/i\u003e by Toni Buzzeo. He's illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eThat Book Woman\u003c\/i\u003e by Heather Henson and \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599623065874,"sku":"9781416908128","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ad68f34-c4af-4e38-8b58-56be90e33001.jpg?v=1732203031","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/that-book-woman-9781416908128","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}