Waiting For The Biblioburro Analysis

Many children’s stories elaborate on fantastical or visual elements to bring the reader into the narrative to introduce them to the theme or message it conveys. Monica Brown uses cool and warm colors of acrylic paint in Waiting for the Biblioburro to depict prominent characters and objects and small drawings with fine lines in a vast illustration on the page to establish the importance of reading and knowledge in a small multicultural community. From the beginning, the author uses contrasting cool and warm colors to illustrate books’ aid in children alongside a sizeable character against the page. At first look, the significant character, the male librarian, brings immediate attention to the center of the illustration with two gray donkeys.

Although it may be difficult to see at first, the books near the children, on the blanket, and on the stack have fine lines that illustrate the multiple pages of each book. They are not simple, easy-to-read books. Instead, the author embellishes the stories as long as novels or chapter books. In addition to the fine lines, the author incorporates small detailed covers in the book. As one can see, the books have drawings such as butterflies, palm trees, and hearts on them. Although the lines may suggest that the books near the children are long and challenging to read, the simple drawings on the covers and pages interpret that they are for young children. Both design elements contribute to the idea that children in rural or small areas may require more extensive, easier story compilations because they need more resources. The young child, Ana, exclaims that libraries and their books resources are only found in larger cities rather than in smaller towns or communities. Therefore, with the strength of line in acrylic paints, Brown contributed to small, detailed drawings of excessively long novels, demonstrating the need for books in small

As one can see, the drawing utilizes the entire page, leaving no margins in the book. The exclusion of margins displays a setting that far outreaches the book page. At the edge of the page, the author chose to cut off the top of the tree, the complete body of the donkey, and the rest of the hill, suggesting that there is more to the illustration as there’s more to the life of the children. In the lives of the children, the author suggests that they are missing books and stories, indicating that books can complete their lives with entire illustrations and plots. Books are crucial in the development of young children, so the image suggests that to achieve the growth of young children, they must acquire books regardless of the economic standpoint they may face in their small, multicultural