Movie Monday Night: Because the Book is Always Better!

Movies inspired by books are a great source for your child's next book to read!  My students love to find the book that inspired the movies and read them.  So, this is a go to for library displays at our grade school library!
Make this inspiration for reading an event at your home using the following steps:

1. Start a Movie Night tradition.
2. Have your children choose a movie they want to see.
3. Check out the book and read it together at bedtime before you watch the film.
4. Talk about both, what you liked or disliked, what was better in both, what differences were there between the book and the film.  
5. Ask, do you want to read the next book in the series or see the sequel?  

Here are some great books that have become movies your child will enjoy reading, available for check out at North Elementary:

• A Series of Unfortunate Events:  The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
• Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery
• The Babysitter's Club by Ann Martin and Peter Lerangis
• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
• The BFG by Roald Dahl
• The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherin Paterson
• The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Suess
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
• The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• The Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
• Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess
• The Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathyrn Lasky
• Hoot by Carl Hiassen
• How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Banks
• The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
• Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
• The Littles by John Peterson
• The Lorax by Dr. Suess

Stop by the blog later this month for more book made into to movie titles from Authors M-Z.  North School parents you can view which books are available for check out via our online catalog link here.  

Since our library special has been cut to 20 minutes this year, you may place books on hold, by emailing me.  Just find my email address on the district website under Mary Dempsey, and list your child's name, teachers name, book title and author's name.  North students may check out books during library special on Monday, or any other week day during morning zones.  

APRIL is National School Library Month

Welcome to National School Library month!  For the last year and a half I have been the librarian para-professional at an elementary school in Sycamore, IL and I love my job!  

As a parent, I know how critical reading is to the success of our children, so being apart of that journey in other children's lives in an honor and a privileged.  I also feel a great responsibility being the grade school librarian.  Reading must be enjoyable for a child to become a reader.  And in our current society, their interests are being consumed by video games, smart phones, TV and more.  Along with this competition for reading time, many of our student body are not part of our local library system, and our grade school library is the ONLY library they know and use.  So, this month I am devoting my blog to posts to engage our school parents and students.

Our library is in the middle of a fund raising campaign for new shelving, tables and chairs and more.  The current shelving is sagging and some even broken (see photo below).  Our new vision includes mobile shelves that can be rolled to the side for events and speaker visits (see photos at the top of the screen).  We also hope to update our technology, and create a Maker Space.  Find out more about this fundraising campaign and donate here.

Help me celebrate National School library month, and share the love of reading with our community!  We must treat reading like other priorities in our children's lives, make sure they under stand the value of reading, provide them with variety and abundant good reading choices, make reading part of their daily routines, and keep it fun!  Even if you're not part of our community, you will enjoy great tips about raising a reader and engaging your child's love of reading.  So, check back daily and see what's going on as part of our celebration!