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Beiseker Municipal Library |
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Books |
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May Paperback Best Sellers (as per United Library Services) 1. High Noon by Nora Roberts 2. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 3. Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins 4. What Matters Most by Luanne Rice 5. Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs 6. The Juda Strain by James Rollins 7. Return to Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux 8. The Heir by Barbara Taylor Bradford 9. Spare Change by Robert B Parker 10. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova |
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July/August
Robert Munsch |
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Did you know - Our library receives the Top 10 books on the second Wednesday of each month! |
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New to our Library |
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1. How to Reduce the Tax You Pay 2. Artemis Fowl: A Graphic Novel 3. Territory by Emma Bull 4. The Blue Hippopotamus by Phoebe Gilman |
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Author Tidbits... |
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Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Fordham University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and from Boston University in 1971 with a Master of Arts degree in anthropology. He studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after jobs at orphanages and daycare centres. In 1973, he received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. In 1975 he moved to Canada to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. He also taught in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph as a lecturer and as an assistant professor. In Guelph he was encouraged to publish the many stories he made up for the children he worked with. Munsch's wife delivered two stillborn babies in 1979 and 1980. Out of the tragedy, he produced one of his best-known books, Love You Forever. This book was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Bestselling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies).[1] The Munsch's have since become adoptive parents. His stories do not have a recurring single character, instead the characters are based on the children to whom he first told the story (including his own children). He often performs at children's festivals and appears at elementary schools, sometimes unannounced. He is a bestselling author in both the United States and Canada, and has sold over 30 million books, more than any other Canadian author. In 1999 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Mr. Munsch has written over 48 books, and has written several unpublished stories. |
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Submit your own reviews! |
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The Beiseker Library is looking for our patrons to submit their own reviews. Tell us which book you think is worth reading, and why. We may even post your review on our site! |
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Teen Summer Reading Club |
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TeenSRC was developed by the BC Library Association for teens interested in reading. It allows them to connect with other teens across Canada, and discuss different categories of books. Check out this exciting web-site to submit your review, or chat with other readers from across Canada! How cool!! Link to the TeenSCR web-site... |
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*As found on Wikipedia, July, 2008 |