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Thursday is library day. It's Joseph's favorite day of the week, partly because the librarian, Mrs. Ricardo, reads such great stories and partly because he can take two books home, one easy and one hard. While Joseph's mom--a busy single working mother--has a knack for storytelling (even making geraniums and empty lots sound exciting), she always manages to sidestep her son's requests to read ... More

Thursday is library day. It's Joseph's favorite day of the week, partly because the librarian, Mrs. Ricardo, reads such great stories and partly because he can take two books home, one easy and one hard. While Joseph's mom--a busy single working mother--has a knack for storytelling (even making geraniums and empty lots sound exciting), she always manages to sidestep her son's requests to read the "hard book" to him. The truth comes out in church, where she decides it's time to learn to read, then actually does so with the help of her son. This compassionate story, illustrated with warm, richly colored oil paintings, addresses the issue of adult literacy in a gentle, hopeful way. Vashanti Rahaman--author of O Christmas Tree and A Little Salmon for Witness--is a frequent contributor to Cricket and Highlights for Children. Lori McElrath-Eslick illustrated Nancy White-Carlstrom's Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? and I Am Christmas. (Ages 6 to 10)

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