Love the Library!

Many things are celebrated in the month of February, but one celebration that is really close to my heart this month is the focus to "Love the Library." So, here are a couple of library-related Royal Reads to check out:

The Legend of Spud Murphy
by Eoin Colfer

CATEGORY: Realistic Fiction
TYPE: Novel

Will and Marty are carted off to spend the summer in the library - home of Spud Murphy, the legendary librarian who uses a spud gun on misbehaving children. But as Will and Marty soon discover, books aren't as bad as they had originally thought (and neither is Spud Murphy)!

ONLINE CONNECTIONS:
Eoin (pronounced "Owen") Colfer shares his thoughts on this Royal Read:
http://www.meettheauthor.com/bookbites/222.html

Author website

http://www.eoincolfer.com/about/

KEYWORDS: library, reading, brothers, summer, legends

The Library Dragon
by Carmen Agra Deedy

CATEGORY: Fantasy
TYPE: Picture Book

Miss Lotta Scales, a fire-breathing, smoke-blowing dragon, believes it is her job to protect the school's library books from the children and their grubby hands. Things change when a young student, Molly Brickmeyer, helps her realize that books are meant to be read, turning Miss Lotta Scales from overprotective library dragon into Miss Lotty, friendly librarian and storyteller.

ONLINE CONNECTIONS
Listen and read along
http://www.booksprogram.com/readalong/library_dragon.htm

Author website:
http://www.carmendeedy.com/news.html

KEYWORDS: librarian, reading, school, dragons