Author Bahram Rahman grew up in Afghanistan during years of civil war and the restrictive Taliban regime.
Brought to life by the pensive and captivating art of award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard, The Library Bus is a celebration of literacy, ingenuity, and the strength of women and girls demanding a future for themselves..
Not long ago, Mama tells her, girls were not allowed to read at all.
And she is so lucky.
But next year she will go to school and learn all there is to know.
Pari can\'t even read or write in Farsi yet.
The girls they visit are learning to write English from Mama.
Pari stands tall to hand out notebooks and pencils at the villages and the refugee camp, but she feels intimidated.
And there are no passengers--instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama\'s Library helper.
There are no bus seats--instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books.
It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the Library bus rumbles out of the city.
He wrote The Library Bus to tell new generations about the struggles of women who, like his own sister, were forbidden to learn.
Author Bahram Rahman grew up in Afghanistan during years of civil war and the restrictive Taliban regime
