{"product_id":"digging-for-words-jose-alberto-gutierrez-and-the-library-he-built","title":"Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built","description":"A gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector in Bogotá, Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route.\n\nIn the city of Bogata, in the barrio of La Nueva Gloria, there live two Joses. One is a boy who dreams of Saturdays-- that's the day he gets to visit Paradise, the library. The second Jose is a garbage collector. From dusk until dawn, he scans the sidewalks as he drives, squinting in the dim light, searching household trash for hidden treasure . . . books! Some are stacked in neat piles, as if waiting for José́. Others take a bit more digging. Ever since he found his first book, Anna Karenina, years earlier, he's been collecting books--thick ones and thin ones, worn ones and almost new ones-- to add to the collection in his home. And on Saturdays, kids like little Jose run to the steps of Paradise to discover a world filled with books and wonder.\n\nWith an evocative text by a debut author, and rich, stunning illustrations from an up-and-coming Colombian illustrator, here is a celebration of perseverance, community, and the power of books.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1984892630\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.1984892630.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kunkel, Angela Burke|Escobar, Paola\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46559651365061,"sku":"LFV.1984892630.VG","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/1984892630-0.jpg?v=1784394172","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/digging-for-words-jose-alberto-gutierrez-and-the-library-he-built","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}