Colorful Mondays by Nelson Rodriguez, Leonard Montes, Rosana Faria and Carla Tabora - ADVISABLE

Colorful Mondays: a bookmobile spreads hope in Honduras by Nelson Rodriguez and Leonard Montes, illustrated by Rosana Faria and Carla Tabora. Translated by Lawrence Schimel. PICTURE BOOK NON-FICTION Eerdmans, 2023 $18. 9780802856166 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

While life in Luis's Honduran village is difficult, especially with his papa away looking for work, Luis and the whole village look forward to Mondays - the day the bookmobile arrives. After enjoying the time at the bookmobile, Luis will spread the stories he read throughout the village all week. 

Based on a real bookmobile that serves three small village in Honduras, and one of the bookmobile workers who drive each week to the villages. I don't know if it is a translation problem, but the text is not very engaging. All of the characters are Hondurans. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS