I’m trying to find a children’s book about a girl that loved to read. She surrounded herself with books and read all of her life, sometimes pushing away friends and family so she could read. The illustrations show her in rooms filled with books. I distinctly recall a picture of her in a big, comfortable chair and all you can see is her holding a book and surrounding by mountains of books. Maybe even by candlelight. I can’t even remember her name! All I remember are each piece of artwork in the book shows her reading and in places filled to the brim with loads and loads of books.
Stump the Bookseller
New format, same book stumper solving.
If this is a picture book (it sounds like it is), it’s most probably The Library by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small. It’s still in print!
If a middle grade book, it might be In a Blue Velvet Dress by Catherine Sefton, out of print, but easily available (and well worth checking out!)
Can you remember anything else about the book. It sounds a little like The Velvet Room, which was about the daughter of migrant workers during the dust bowl who discovers a library in the old mansion owned by the people her father works for.
It it’s a picture book, it could be Too Many Books! by Bauer. The illustrations are kind of cartoonish, but definitely show lots and lots of books.