Where the wild things are…

Check out Maurice Sendak’s classic picture book which reminds us of ‘Where the wild things are…’

Thank you to Russell Lacey for sharing his animation.

Books to flicks

There’s nothing new about novels being turned into big blockbusters.  So here’s a list of the ones you can expect to see over the next year.

The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Iron Man by Stan Lee
Chronicles of Narnia: The Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Incredible Hulk by Stan Lee
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Chancellor Manuscript by Robert Ludlum
Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Flash by Gardner Fox
Magic Kingdom for Sale by Terry Brooks
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Witches by Roald Dahl

The library holds a number of the above titles. Have a look on our Athena catalogue for ones you’re interested in, if we don’t have it you can put in a suggestion for us to purchase it J

Eragon News

At Shur’tugal you’ll find a fan site created by a group of teenagers in the US with some great news for Eragon fans. Random House has also released the book cover of Brisingr, which will feature the golden dragon Glaedr on a black cover with the familiar golden text.