Lola beams all over her face. Why? Because today is Tuesday and on Tuesdays Lola and her mother go to the library.
These lines are from the children’s book “Lola at the Library” by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw. With lovely colorful illustrations and short accompanying texts, the author and illustrator describe Lola’s experiences in the library. Lola is a Black girl and loves to read books. It is active and capable of action. Their being black is not presented in the book in a problem-oriented way. The protgagonist Lola thus represents a positive identification figure for young readers and makes the small book series an empowering reading experience – not only for Black children.
Also published in the Lola series are “Lola Loves Stories” and “Lola Reads to Leo” by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw.
Anna McQuin/Rosalind Beardshaw 2006: Lola at the Library. Massachusetts: Charlesbridge.