num_pages: 40
description: A young Texan finds refuge in his new Iowa town's library where the librarian offers him cool comfort from hot summer days and whirlwind adventures through reading. Colon's beautiful scratchboard illustrations in his textured glowingly colored rhythmic style capture the warmth and the dreams that the boy finds in the world of books. A 1999-2000 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Book.
language: English
title: Tomás and the Library Lady
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf