The Library

All in all, I thought this was a nice story! It showed Elizabeth Brown's passion for books and reading, and I really enjoyed the illustrations. On the other hand, I can't help but wonder if it makes avid readers looks like social misfits, and most are not! (Or at least, it's not the fault of the

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reading hobby!)

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This is a good book telling a fictional life of Elizabeth Brown who never can get enough books until it becomes obvious that she can no longer fit one more book into her house and then she gives all her books away to the city and gives them her house and it becomes the public library. Illustrations

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appear to be done in pencil and watercolors.

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Elizabeth Brown loves nothing more than to read books and goes about life doing just that. Elizabeth is a lovable character with her nose in a book after she drops out of the sky and is developed through both the story and the pictures. The plot is nothing too exciting but the rhythm of the words

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and the fun pictures that accompany the story keep the book moving. The setting is done completely through the pictures, but the places that Elizabeth lives are all wonderful. This is a great book for kids who like to read and librarians, it would be great for a public library for early elementary readers.

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A fun book about a "born bibliophile." Cute illustrations.

Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life.

A wonderful tribute to all we love about libraries

This is the story of Elizabeth Brown who passionately reads and collects books until she can't fit one more in her home and is compelled to share them with others through the creation of a public library. The illustrations are charming, perhaps more charming than the story, which doesn't quite

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reach far enough to say much beyond running out of room to store books. This reader waited for a larger development in the story. Ah well.

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Elizabeth Brown loves books. She loves them to the exclusion of anything else. Using short, rhyming sentences, Stewart tells a charming story of a bibliophile who collects so many books, she can't live in her house anymore. The illustrations are quiet and beautifully detailed. Really charming

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story, particularly for children who love to read books and are looking for a kindred spirit.

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Sweet book about a born book reader and collector. I liked the fact that, having gotten lost on a trip, she buys a house and settles down to earn her living by tutoring. And that the book is dedicated to the real Elizabeth Brown.

I've used this book when presenting my love of books to school children. The piles and drifts are a lot like mine. I love this character and the author. Thank you Sarah!

I love this book! All Elizabeth Brown does is read, and read, and read. She acquires so many books that she decides to donate them to the town for a free library. Wonderful!

I absolutely love this book. It is fun for the kids and I love reading it.

This Stewart book is a story about Elizabeth Brown, a girl who falls from the sky and enjoys book. This is based on the true life of a friend of Stewart's, Mary Elizabeth Brown. The story has a small rhyme scheme making it an easy book to real aloud. It tells about a girl who loves reading and can

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never set a book down. I would recommend this book for an author study as well as to get children excited about reading.

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My sister-in-law gave me this for my 44th birthday this year. She picked this along with The Gardener because they both fit me to a tee and I love children's books, even if my children are all in their teens and won't sit for me to read to anymore. This is a lovely little book with interesting

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illustrations done by David Small. Written as a homage to a beloved librarian in the author's life.

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This is a cute story about Elizabeth Brown who loves books and to read so much that her house is overflowing with books and she cannot even fit one more. She decides to open a public library. This would be a good book to introduce children to the classroom library and how to use it. How to file

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books and how to find certain books.

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Elizabeth Brown loved books and reading more than anything else in her life. She even made her on library cards to check books out to friends because had so many books. She had so many books that one day he had to decide, did she really need all of these books?

The Library by Sarah Stewart with illustrations by David Small follows a life long love of books. Elizabeth Brown, from her earliest days loved books and reading.

As Elizabeth grows up, her book collection grows. She loves to share her passion with friends and does so by making her own

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library.

Ultimately her book collection out grows her home and she donates it to the city. So the city gets a library and Elizabeth gets to de-clutter.

Now as a book lover (and to some degree, book hoarder), I appreciate how Elizabeth's love or reading takes over her life and her living space. I admit to making frequent and large donations to my local friends of the library.

BUT — the librarian in me wonders about the types, breadth, and relevance of the books Elizabeth red. Is her reading broad enough to satisfy the information and entertainment needs of her follow citizens? Or did they sell her books and use the funds to build a better collection? On what terms was the donation made?

Regardless — my daughter thinks this book is spot on. She has grown up with rooms full of bookshelves and books. She watched me go back to school for my MLIS. So while the ending may not be practical, the journey to it is recognizable and relatable.

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A book about a women who loves to read more than anything, but collects so many books she is forced to make a big change. Great example of how a poem can be a book. Has a character the students can evaluate and learn about life from.

Elizabeth has always had an interest in books. She wasn't into things like dating or going out like other girls. No matter where Elizabeth was her nose was in a book reading about the different tales and exploring whole new worlds. Her house started to accumulate towers and towers of books until

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she couldn't even walk out her own front door. It was a hard decision but Elizabeth ended up donating all her books to the city where there was enough to make her own library.

The story itself is cute and at points it begins to rhyme. This will keep the students attention making it very catchy. I would use this to help students find a interest in reading

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Summary: The story of a young girl named Elizabeth Brown who came to the world by dropping from the sky. The thing about Elizabeth is that she loves books. She reads them whenever she can and starts to accumulate a lot of books, letting all her friends borrow. Soon, she has reached capacity and she

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makes a library out of her house.

Personal reflection: I thought this was a good book because it shows an obsession for reading that would encourage students to like reading in the same way. I think it also helps students understand what exactly a library is. I liked the overall message of the story.

Class use: To use each year before introducing children to the library at our school. Also as a text set on reading in general and character building book to read in class and open discussion for why we do or do not like books.

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illustrated by David Small (Children’s picture book, Bibliophilic)

Elizabeth Brown loves to read and leaves her home as a library for the town. A charming story and delightful illustrations.

Read this if: you love books; or want to engender a love of books in a little person. 5 stars

The Library is simply delightful. Written by Sarah Stewart and illustrated by David Small, it tells the story of a little girl named Elizabeth Brown who was unlike everyone else her age. She was more interested in reading than going to parties. She was fascinated by books instead of boys. She'd

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prefer to curl up in a big armchair and immerse herself in other worlds than venture into the out-of-doors. In short, this book speaks to the bookworm in all of us. The story combined with the beautiful illustrations make this a picture book must for all ages. It reminds us that it is perfectly okay to be exactly who you are even if others don't quite understand. If you have a passion, then BE PASSIONATE. Elizabeth loves books to such an extent that they eventually overtake her home but rather than make it one of those "well what did you expect" moments that would heap shame on the character the creators of this book applaud her in an absolutely lovely way. (I don't want to spoil it.) I really can't recommend this one highly enough. It didn't receive the title of Outstanding Book of the year in 1995 for nothing. ;-) The title of this post says it all. I felt a connection to this book. I'm sure I wasn't the only one and I think that for children especially it sends a really great message. 10/10

AN: For kicks and giggles, I went onto Amazon to read some of the reviews for this book and started at the 2-star reviews (there were three of them). Two of them mentioned the end result of Elizabeth's life as being quite sad but funnily enough it was my favorite part. If you have read or read this book as a result of my post please comment below with your opinion of it. I'd love to hear from you! :-)

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Read this book in about 30 seconds... What a charming, lovely book. Written in verse, it's about a child who loves books and accumulates so many that her entire house is full of books! At the end she makes the perfect decision as to what to do w/them all. The illustrations are beautiful,

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w/whimsical cats here and there, running away from piles of falling books and such.

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Love reading this book to my kids, as it's got a nice easy read-aloud meter & pace, wonderful illustrations, and shares my wife's and my love of books.