A review by kayleeacton
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise

5.0

This is a beautifully written book with such an amazing story. Planting Stories is a biography of Pura Belpre. When she first moved to America, she began as a Puerto Rican librarian, telling her stories to the children. She had many stories for her country, and she knew that they needed to be shared. As she moved around with her husband still sharing her stories, she starts a new chapter. After he passed, Pura goes back to the library and sees that the roots that she planted bloomed and other story tellers were their sharing their stories. I would form a lesson around this book about Pura and her amazing life and the amazing things she left behind.