EFPL Blog: May 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021

Double Author Spotlight: Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert

This past week the children's book world took a couple of major hits. Both Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert passed away. Whether you grew up having their books read to you or you've read them to your own family or kids you've worked with, chances are you've encountered some of their books and fully understand the magic inside. These two author/illustrators made a huge impact with their writing and artwork. Here's to hoping their legacy lives on to spark a love of books and art in children for many years to come. Below, you will find some favorites by each author. You can click on the links and place a hold on the titles in your SHARE account or stop into the library to pick a copy up.

Written and Illustrated By Eric Carle:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Grouchy Ladybug

The Very Quiet Cricket

The Very Lonely Firefly

Mister Seahorse

Little Cloud

Have You Seen My Cat?

10 Little Rubber Ducks

Illustrated By Eric Carle:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Written and Illustrated By Lois Ehlert:

Leaf Man

Growing Vegetable Soup

Nuts to You!

Eating the Alphabet

Illustrated By Lois Ehlert:

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Chicka Chicka 1-2-3

Monday, May 24, 2021

Disney Villains

Okay, who else is wickedly excited for Disney's new live action Cruella movie?! If you've missed all the hype, take a peek at the trailer below. The movie will be released this Friday May 28th in theaters and on Disney+. The Juvenile and Young Adult books below all feature those infamous Disney Villains that you just love to hate. They are also all part of a series, so there are even more villianous adventures for you to discover!

Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson

Teens battle villains to keep them from taking over the Disney Parks, the Disney empire and the world.

Dark Passage by Ridley Pearson

Teens battle villains to keep them from taking over the Disney Parks, the Disney empire and the world.

The Isle of the Lost by Melissa De La Cruz

A Disney Villains Descendants novel

Return to the Isle of the Lost Melissa De La Crus

A Disney Villains Descendants novel

City of Villains by Estelle Laure

A mash-up of various Disney Villains and Gotham City

Go the Distance by Jen Calonita

The villain: Hades from Hercules

Part of Your World by Liz Braswell

The villain: Ursula from The Little Mermaid

As Old as Time by Liz Braswell

The villain: The Beast from Beauty and the Beast

Mother Knows Best by Serena Valentino

The villain: Mother Gothel from Tangled/Rapunzel

Evil Thing by Serena Valentino

The villain: Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians

Monday, May 17, 2021

Library Shorts

Have you checked out the Library Shorts videos put out by the Arrowhead Library System? Each video features a librarian from an Arrowhead library, like our very own Miss Alison. The videos are 5-10 minutes long and touch base on music, science, wellness, math, writing, and art. You can browse the entire collection of Library Shorts from October 2020 to this month by visiting the Library Shorts Blog.

Here are a few of May's featured videos, which are all about flowers!

Math: Flower Petal Counting

(Eager Free Public Library)

Art: Flowers in a Vase

(Orfordville Public Library)

Science: Dandelion Botany & Dandelion Muffins

(Edgerton Public Library)

Monday, May 10, 2021

Mothers & Daughters

Yesterday was Mother's Day! Whether you have kids or grandkids of your own, are a cat mom or dog mom, or a motherly figure to anyone in your life, we hope you had the chance to celebrate. The books below feature all kinds of mother daughter relationships - traditional, nontraditional, complicated, funny, etc. They do all have one thing in common though and that is of course love between a mother and daughter. You can place a hold on any of these be calling the library at 608-882-2260 or by logging into your SHARE account.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Where We Belong by Emily Giffin

The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine

Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher

The Accidental Mother Rowan Coleman

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

The Island by Elin Hilderbrand

Monday, May 3, 2021

May the Fourth Be With You

In honor of Star Wars Day, which is May 4th, one of our adult displays upstairs at the library is promoting Star Wars books and movies. In addition to these materials geared towards teens and adults, there are some pretty stellar books for children featuring all of your favorite Star Wars characters. From board books to picture books to easy readers, you should have no problem geeking out with your little jedis!

Board Books: