[Gocamino] [Saintjames] Re: The Santiago Enigma

[Rosina]

Hi Mary Ann,
I don't know anything at all about books of fiction, and except for Jane Austen and the classics, I never read them. It seems to me that factual history is ever so much more interesting.
As I remember, in the Santiago Cathedral's book store they have history-based books for children such as the building of the Medieval Cathedrals, with plenty of cartoon-like drawings, the history of the Cistercians, of Saint Francis of Assisi, of Maestro Mateo, and many other similar books prepared for children.
They also have a fictional one about a swallow that flew over the Camino, called "Paloma Peregrina" or something like that.
In Rua Vilar (where the Pilgrims' office is) there is a large bookstore called San Pablo that has an entire section devoted to books for children. Since the store is quasi-religious in tenor the books are equally so.
Mostly unnoticed  by pilgrims there is a fascinating book store at the San Martin Penario seminar. The store has a street-level door, to the left of the Seminar's main entrance, and specializes in historical and religious books; as I remember, they have a section devoted to children making their first communion.
Neither the Seminar's book store nor the Cathedral's has a website, but I think that the San Pablo one does have one. (I doubt that Amazon would carry what you are looking for).
Let me know if any of the books mentioned above interests you  and I'll have it sent over.
Hugs!
Rosina



Sent: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 8:37 pm
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] [Saintjames] Re: The Santiago Enigma


Hi Rosina,

Thank you for your quick response
Sorry my message wasn’t a bit clearer.

I thought it would be nice to give my grandson  a book about the Camino along with the rosary...hopefully in story form. Maybe an adventure story about walking the Camino.  Something appropriate for an 8 –10 year old. Finding something in Spanish might be easier than finding one in English.  Seamus is fluent in Spanish.