Read 'em Before You Watch 'em!

There are a lot of great books being made into movies in 2022! If you are the type who likes to read the book before you see the movie, then it's the perfect time to get a jump start on that! Below you will find some children's, young adult and adult options. You can place a hold on any of these books by clicking the links and logging into your SHARE account. 

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber

The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey

The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

The Amazing Maurice and his 

Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

White Bird by R.J. Palacio

Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikrey by Gabrielle Zevin

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

There is Always Something to be Thankful for...

This week's blog post will be short and sweet. Since it's Thanksgiving week, we just wanted to say how thankful we are for YOU, our library patrons. Once again, it's been a rollercoaster of a year and you have stuck it out with us. Our levels of service and policies have fluctuated. We have had to adapt and try out new things. We have all had to be a little extra patient and understanding. So thank you for still coming to visit us to check out books, use the computers, pick up a craft kit or just to say hi. We couldn't do what we do without you. Also, thank you in advance as we continue to move back towards "normal." We hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving filled with family, friends and good food.   

Animal Friends

Do you have a furry, scaly or feathery friend at home? Children ages 2-8 are invited to join us on ZOOM for our Pet Show & Tell on Friday November 19th at 10:00am! We would love to hear stories about your pet and of course meet him or her. You can email our Head of Youth Services at vandan.rebecca@als.lib.wi.us to receive a ZOOM link or follow the link posted on our Facebook event. Below are some fun books from our children's department featuring pets of all kinds. 

We Want a Dog by Lo Cole

Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination by Kim Dean

Truman by Jean Reidy

Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon

My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee

Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

Hieronymus Betts and His Unusual Pets by M.P. Robertson

Tails Are Not For Pulling by Elizabeth Verdick

Flubby is Not a Good Pet by J.E. Morris

A Pet Named Sneaker by Joan Heilbroner

Perfect Pets by Mandy Stanley

Emma's Strange Pet by Jean Little

We ❤ All Things Disney!

Are you a certified Disney fanatic? Join us for our virtual Disney Trivia Contest on Saturday November 13th at 11:00am! Find out more information, including how to log into the contest on Kahoot! by visiting the event page on Facebook or by clicking here. 

To gear up for the Disney Trivia Contest, we asked our library staff members to share some of their all time Disney favorites. It ended up being a lot of fun to see what everyone liked. It was also a little interesting to hear how much they struggled to narrow down their choices. "How am I supposed to only pick three favorite movies?!"  It's kind of crazy just how MANY Disney movies and characters there are! Below you will find our staff's picks. Maybe you will discover a new favorite of your own or decide to revisit an old one that you haven't seen in ages. If anything sparks your interest or you're just in the mood for a Disney movie marathon, you can click the links below to place a hold on SHARE. 

Diane

Favorite Movies: The Mighty Ducks; The Parent Trap; Homeward Bound 

Favorite Princess: Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

Favorite Villain: Jasper, played by Hugh Laurie (101 Dalmatians)

Favorite Song(s): Spoon Full of Sugar (Mary Poppins)

Jenn

Favorite Movies: Ratatouille; Inside Out; Moana

Favorite Princess: Moana (Moana) 

Favorite Villain: Ursula (The Little Mermaid) 

Favorite Song(s): How Far Will I Go? (Moana) 

Laurie

Favorite Movies: Mary Poppins; All Pirates of the Caribbean; Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Favorite Princess: Merida (Brave)

Favorite Villain: Madame Medusa (The Rescuers)

Favorite Song(s): I'm Wishing (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs); A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo (Cinderella); Stay Awake (Mary Poppins)

Megan

Favorite Movies: Beauty and the Beast; The Little Mermaid; Toy Story; Up; Mary Poppins

Favorite Princess: Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Favorite Villain: Captain Hook & Mr Smee (Peter Pan); Sheriff of Nottingham & Sir Hiss Trio (Robin Hood)

Favorite Song(s): Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians); Step in Time (Mary Poppins)

Rebecca

Favorite Movies: Mulan; The Parent Trap; Freaky Friday

Favorite Princess: Merida (Brave) 

Favorite Villain: Cruella (101 Dalmatians)

Favorite Song(s): Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty)

Sandi

Favorite Movies: The Parent Trap; Something Wicked This Way Comes; Hocus Pocus; Cool Runnings; The Santa Clause; Holes; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Freaky Friday; The Sorcerer's Apprentice  

Favorite Princess: Ariel (The Little Mermaid) 

Favorite Villain: Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus)

Favorite Song(s): I Put a Spell on You (Hocus Pocus); Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)   

Sophie

Favorite Movies: Aladdin; The Jungle Book; The Incredibles

Favorite Princess: Merida (Brave) 

Favorite Villain: Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) 

Favorite Song(s): Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (The Lion King); Tale as Old as Time (Beauty and the Beast); Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas); A Whole New World (Aladdin)

Stephanie

Favorite Movies: Mary Poppins; Hocus Pocus; Escape to Witch Mountain

Favorite Princess: Cinderella (Cinderella) 

Favorite Villain: Kaa (The Jungle Book)

Favorite Song(s): When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)

Zoe

Favorite Movies: Beauty and the Beast; Aladdin; Toy Story 

Favorite Princess: Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Favorite Villain: The Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)

Favorite Song(s): You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story); Tale as Old as Time (Beauty and the Beast); Hakuna Matata (The Lion King); Friend Like Me (Aladdin)

Author Spotlight: Stephanie Garber

Do you also enjoy losing yourself in a fantastical world of magic, romance and suspense? Young Adult Fantasy author Stephanie Garber is back with a new tale that almost demands not to be put down once you start reading it. Once Upon a Broken Heart follows the story of  Evangeline as she navigates love, heartbreak, adventure and tragedy, with a heaping dose of magic sprinkled in. Here's a summary: For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily every after. Until she learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, and her dreams are shattered. Desperate to stop the wedding, and heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. But after Evangeline's first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game - and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy... Oh, the intrigue! Although the book takes place in the same magical realm as Garber's Caraval, Legendary, and Finale and features several familiar characters, it is the start of a brand new series. Here's to escaping into books that are magic themselves!  

  🠝 The Caraval Trilogy 🠝 

Looking for some other authors who suck you in with amazingly detailed magical worlds? Give one of these three writers a try! 

Erin Morgenstern                 

The Night Circus               

The Starless Sea                

                                              

Alex E. Harrow

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

The Once and Future Witches

A Spindle Splintered

V.E. Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic

A Gathering of Shadows

A Conjuring of Light