Once Inside the Library

by Barbara A. Huff, Iris Van Rynbach (Illustrator)

Step inside and browse in the library, a place that is full of magic and wonder. Open a book about the desert and feel the burning heat as you ride atop a camel. Turn a page and you could be stepping lightly on the moon.

Genres: Picture Books, Books About Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1990

Reviews

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very cute book about all the places you can visit and all the adventures you can have when you explore the books in the library. Oddly it references Siam which is weird because Siam has been called Thailand since 1939. This book was written in 1957. The book could be referring to a specific region but it's not clear. I thought perhaps it was to rhyme with another page of text but it does not. I went on a probably too long search to find out more about the naming of this country and that is probably not a bad thing to encourage in a book about libraries.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

The text was copyrighted 1957 and the illustrations 1990. The flow of the text is dated and even though the illustrations are more modern, they are still dated. While the title says once inside the library, this particular library is all about books, where books can take a person. Libraries have definately changed.

[Sherie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped my 6 year old daughter realize the power that a book has for an individual. Loved it!

[Mckinley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great description of what a library - providing all sorts of books - does.