As we dealt with the disappointment this year of not being able to bring books to children in rural areas of Central America, who need them more now then ever, we created something very special that we'd like to share with you now, a new book! With the help of many volunteers, we wrote a story book in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of Books for a Better World. 

La mochila de sueños - Backpack of Dreams is the true story of how one woman, Kae Robb, was inspired to bring the joy of reading to children. Kae believed that all children should have access to quality books. Twenty years later, Books for a Better World continues to carry out her vision. Illustrated by Jan McLaughlin, we hope that this story of carrying out a project to help others will inspire kids to see their own dreams as attainable - with the help of passion, dedication, and teamwork.

This book is bilingual in Spanish and English at a 1st/2nd grade reading level, but is appropriate for children of all ages. We used Amazon's Kindle Direct Printing to independently publish the book. Most of the illustrations and text were completed during the summer of 2020, was published on December 5th, 2020. We plan to deliver 250 copies of this book to schools in Central America during the summer of 2021 and/or 2022.

After a successful gofundme campaign, the books is now available as a get one/give one on amazon.com. Each purchase allows us to give another books to a school in need in Central America.