Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children

Being an elementary school librarian, I have a special appreciation for those who've paved the way for me to share books with children. Anne Carroll Moore was one of those people. I really enjoyed reading about her efforts to help open public libraries to children. She worked hard to create spaces that were child-friendly and full of great books for them to read. I can understand where the libraries were coming from in terms of children returning books damaged or forgetting to return them at all because those things do happen regularly, but on the other hand, of what value is a book just sitting on a shelf?I found myself cheering Moore on as she helped design the Children's Room in what would become the New York Public Library and as she urged publishers to make more stories available that were especially for children. Reading is such a valuable life-long skill and the sooner it can be instilled in children the better. I've seen that personally on many occasions. Our information rich society is dependent on the ability to read and one's reading ability is dependent on the availability of a variety of interesting informative materials. Thanks be to those like Anne Carroll Moore who saw this early and helped bring it to pass! While there is still much to be done, we have come a long ways from those libraries that refused to even let children inside. Highly recommended.

I loved this charming story about a woman who is passionate about books and shares her passion ultimately with the world. It's a perfect book to help children appreciate that the world can be changed in a variety of ways–some often subtle–yet powerful nonetheless.The illustrations harmonize perfectly with the mood of the narrative.

Beautiful story for kids to learn the history of how a children’s section was born in a library.

A beautifully written, beautifully illustrated book about an important little piece of history. I read it to my granddaughter (5 years old) who immediately demanded a re-read. I was happy to oblige. It has a great message of how independent thinking can make a difference in the world. Totally relatable for any child who has been to the library. Not too many words per page for a bedtime read.

It is so exciting to see books about important women from our history. I use this book with my 4th grade students and they are fascinated to know the history of children's libraries. Thank you.

My 6 year old granddaughter loves this book. A great true story. It doesn't hurt that her mother is a librarian!

Excellent story. My grandkids love to have it read to them!

Great Book! Used it for a lesson in my classroom!