Waiting for the Biblioburro is a lovely story told from the point of view of a young girl Ana who loves books and waits expectantly for the Biblioburro to return. A story inspired by the real life work of Colombian librarian Luis Soriano Bohorquez who travels throughout Colombia with two burros bringing books to children in rural Colombia. Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown and John Parra. My children all love this book…perhaps because of the lovely illustrations, perhaps because they enjoy imagining themselves growing older. Ages 4+ Cherry Tree is set in the Himalayan foothills of northern India where, according to the story, there are not many fruit trees. Thank you for your suppor t!Ĭherry Tree by Ruskin Bond and Allan Eitzen. A deceptively simple, well-written story of a girl who plants a cherry tree and cares for the tree as she grows up. These stories help kids imagine what it would be like to celebrate Eid in Kuwait, go on a family road trip in Australia, wait for the Biblioburro to arrive in Colombia and more. Yet, they introduce kids to real places and real experiences. These are, for the most part, fictional stories from around the world. Here are ten of my favorite stories from around the world. I love the ability of good stories to both entertain and teach kids at the same time.
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