perrot_admin A movie based on John Boyne’s novel, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, has just been released! Here is the trailer, from Miramax: John Boyne visited Perrot’s book clubs last November to speak about his novel. Here are a few video clips from his visit: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas movie is in limited … Read more
THE DARK TIDE, BY ANDREW GROSS [Fiction] What a perfect book from today’s headlines! A Hedge Fund manager from Old Greenwich is killed at Grand Central Station. What follows is such an eye-opener about what’s going on in the world of big money. The fun part of the book is that it is all set … Read more
New to Youth Services’ Collection: I LOVE MY NEW TOY! An Elephant & Piggie Book written and illustrated by Mo WillemsJ-1 WILLE Elephant has broken Piggie’s new toy.Piggie is mad. Piggie is mad and sad.Elephant is sorry.Piggie does not care.Can they still be friends? (P.S. Don’t forget to look for Pigeon!)
Author Michael Crichton, best known for writing Jurassic Park and its sequel, Lost World, passed away Tuesday at age 66. We have a display of some of his books and audiobooks in the Rand Room. New York Times obituary International Herald Tribune obituary List of Crichton’s books (and movies based on them) available at Perrot
Video clips of storytellers The Hag of Old Greenwich and Motoko telling their tales at Nightmares on October 29th:
Author Tony Hillerman died Tuesday at age 83. He is most famous for a series of mystery stories set on the Navajo Reservation. Hillerman captured the essence of the discord between the modern society and the Navajo, or Dineh, world of spirits, nature, and magic. Perrot has a collection of his mysteries and other titles … Read more
Take a look at Youth Services’ brand-new Our Picks! list for November 2008— it features more seasonal books our staff enjoyed (and we know you will, too!) And, here are some bonus picture books about our favorite fall fruit, the apple: The Apple Pie Tree (E HALL): Describes an apple tree as it grows leaves … Read more
Author F.E. Higgins visited with the Young Critics’ Club and Young Young Critics’ Clubs on Monday, October 20th. Here’s a video clip where Higgins discusses inspiration and combating writer’s block: There are lots more video clips and information on F.E. Higgins books on our website. Take a look!
The New York Times published an inspiring article yesterday about Luis Soriano, a teacher who runs a donkey-drawn bookmobile in Colombia, in order to improve the lives of children who live in his impoverised region.
Don’t forget to sign up for your free tickets to NIGHTMARES, Perrot’s annual evening of TERRIFYING TALES, at the Youth Services Desk. It’s so scary, it makes adults FAINT! Only brave young souls in grades 2 and up may attend…
Take at a look at Perrot’s Halloween book displays! Some of our selections: Baby Costumes, by Bettine Roynon, has an adorable collection of outfits for baby and toddler costumes. There are 24 ideas in this book, and each one is cuter than the next! We also have a Pumpkin Chic: Decorating with Pumpkins and Gourds, … Read more
The Poetry Foundation has selected Mary Ann Hoberman as the new Children’s Poet Laureate! Hoberman inherits the two-year position from Jack Prelutsky. She is the author of 45 books, nearly all of which are written in verse. Take a look at Perrot’s selection of Mary Ann Hoberman’s books.
