Digging for Words appears in 4 book lists

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Digging for Words appears in 4 book lists on Shepherd.

The best children’s picture books set in South America

Book cover of Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay Book cover of From My Window Book cover of Waiting for the Biblioburro Book cover of Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built Book cover of Zonia's Rain Forest

The best picture books for ages 6 to 106

Book cover of Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music Book cover of Watercress Book cover of I Want My Hat Back Book cover of The Rabbit Listened Book cover of Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

The best children's picture books about ordinary people who change the world

Book cover of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Book cover of The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever Book cover of Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table Book cover of One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia Book cover of Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

The best children’s books for library lovers

Book cover of The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey Book cover of Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library Book cover of Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books Book cover of Dreamers Book cover of Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

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