The City of Dreaming Books illustrated by David Roberts Acknowledged by Architectural Digest as

Acknowledged by Architectural Digest as one of the top 100 designers in the world

This book follows his life from enslaved orphan to his student days as the first African American to attend Iowa State College (where he later taught) and on to his work in the field of agriculture

There’s a class-wide campaign

From its original launch in 1913 through the Jazz Age

spark both exhilaration and fear

The City of Dreaming Books illustrated by David Roberts Acknowledged by Architectural Digest asIn The City of Dreaming Books, Walter Moers transports us to a magical world where reading is a remarkable adventure. The search for the authors identity takes Yarnspinner to Bookholmthe so called City of Dreaming Books. On entering its streets, our hero feels as if he has opened the door of a gigantic second hand bookshop. His nostrils are assailed by clouds of book dust, the stimulating scent of ancient leather, and the tang of printers ink. Soon,