Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

By Karen Henry Clark

Book Overview

Library Girl is the inspiring childhood story of how beloved librarian, author, and Seattle icon, Nancy Pearl discovered her strengths and realized her passion. It is a loving tribute to the power books and librarians have to transform children's lives.

Nancy Pearl loved books and spent so much time in her school library that her grade school classmates teased her, calling her "library girl." When she discovers her neighborhood public library is open on Saturday, she begins the adventure of her lifetime. There, an inspiring librarian recognizes her abilities, recommends books that ignite her vivid imagination, and provides experiences to bolster her burgeoning self-confidence. As she loses herself in the books she finds herself in their pages and comes to recognize her strengths. Her self-discovery brings a realization at a young age that she wants to become a librarian so she can help children discover their dreams.

This young girl, Nancy Pearl, grows up to become "America's Most Celebrated Librarian," devoting her life to talking about books up and down library aisles, on radio and television, at conferences and colleges around the world. Ultimately, she authors books about books, believing that reading allows people to find dreams of their own . . . with the turn of every page.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632173182
• ISBN13: 9781632173188
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Little Bigfoot
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.6" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

Children's Book

This is a Children's Book that I read to my kids. This is a book that shows how great books and Librarians are. I loved the main character in this book, and I loved how this book shows that books can come to live in your mind. This is a wonderful book for kids, and my kids really loved it. I have pre-ordered this book already. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.