Library Lil

Oh I just loved this. I especially liked the not-quite-predictable ending.

Ok, normally I write my review before reading other people's reviews, and seldom do I edit based on what I read. But since we have a divergence of reactions to Lil and to the illustrations, I want to elaborate on and clarify *my* opinions.

*I* like Steven Kellog's illustrations - his manner of doing faces comes down to a matter of taste. And I say this strong librarian is entitled to strong opinions about tv, and to use strong language to talk about it. And believe me, some biker gangs are bastions of stereotypical tradition - I totally 'recognized' many of the characters. And bookmobiles are still used, even in the US, and children should learn about them.

I though that this book was an up beat story that brought the fun and imaginative ways to reading books. The main character, Lil, is dedicated to making sure that every person has the opportunity to read and enjoy the fantasies of books. I thought it was sad though that it took the electricity in town to go out for people to take the time to read books and realize their potential. Reading is not necessarily the 'cool' thing to do but once people of Lil's town take the time to give reading a chance they discover the joy they receive. I like how this book brought light and reminded readers how reading is pleasurable.

The message of this book is to discuss the benefits and portray reading in a positive light. The book relates to the show more current age of how children are constantly consumed and distracted by technology. This book demonstrates the benefits of reading and portrays reading as a hobby for any person. Overall this book was fun-loving to remind readers the joys of reading and that it is 'cool' for everyone to read. show less

A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once-resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.

Library Lil loves to read and she's fast at it. When she grow up, she becomes a librarian . The rest of the town loves watching television and they don't come to any of Lil's storytimes or to check out books until one night there is a power outage. Lil uses her superhuman strength to push a bookmobile through the town and soon the bored people are grabbing books and reading by candlelight. Lil turns the whole town into book lovers and before you know it, there's not a television in town. When Bust 'em up Bill from a visiting motorcycle gang finds out he can't watch his favorite show, he goes to have it out with Lil who is responsible for there being no tv's in town. Instead, Lil finds a way to make the whole gang read a book and it show more turns out they love it! There's even a little love story twist at the end. show less

Just like all the books he's done, Steven Kellogg creates another gem in this book called Library Lil. The story is about a young girl who loves to read from a very young age and ends up becoming a librarian in a town Chesterville. She has always wanted to spread her love of reading to the town but everyone in town likes to watch TV more than anything. A super storm rolls through town one day and for two weeks she supplied the town with books and made sure that know one watched television anymore. There is a great ending but I cannot ruin it because that is how much I love Steven Kellogg's books. Awesome book that is a must for any classroom just like any of his books.

Fantastic book to inspire kids to read and to reinforce any child's self-worth (especially girls who like to read, like my little one).

This book is about a little girl that loved to read and ended up being the librarian in her town when she grew up. She wondered why people always watched television and didn't want to read books. One day, a storm came and knocked out the power. She then pushed her bookmobile (Yes, pushed) through the town and gave out books. The townspeople enjoyed them so much that they stop watching television as well. One day a biker gang came in town and the leader wanted to watch wrestling but couldn't because the town had gotten rid of the television sets. He went to go see the librarian about this problem. They all parked in her parking spot and when she came back, they told her that if she could move their motorcycles out of the way then she show more could have her spot and that they would all read a book. What they didn't know was that Lil the librarian was a strong woman. She threw the motorcycles with ease and parked in her spot. They didn't back out on their promise. So they all read a book. They got so into it that they started fighting over who would read certain books. The leader of the biker gang ended up becoming the librarian's assistant and they ended up getting together at the end. This is an interesting book and the pictures are very well drawn out. I'm not sure who would be able to read this book. Someone in Kindergarten wouldn't be able to because there are so many words on each page. Maybe someone in 2nd grade could read it. show less