Recommended Reads from Megan Chrusciel, Adult Services Librarian
Call Me Mrs. Miracle
By Debbie Macomber
It’s Christmas time and three New Yorkers seem to have the impossible task of making holiday wishes come true for loved ones. Fortunately, a toy department worker/matchmaker comes to the rescue.
Home Made Winter
By Yvette van Boven
With modern interpretations of classic recipes, hand-drawn artwork and beautiful photography, van Boven has created a winter collection inspired by her childhood in Ireland and frequent trips to France.
The Garden in Winter
By Rosemary Verey
Tired of your garden losing its luster after summer? This practical and inspirational guide includes 150 plants that will add subtle beauty and patterns during the frozen months.
Winter Blues: Everything You Need to Know to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder
By Norman E. Rosenthal, MD
In an engaging and compassionate style, Rosenthal offers sufferers of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) steps towards feeling more energized on even the darkest days of the year.
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
By Amy Sedaris
Holiday planners looking for a distraction will find plenty in this unconventional guide for entertaining that serves up tongue-in-cheek pointers with a side of lacerating wit, a la 2008.
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
By Christopher Moore
This gruesomely entertaining parody of Christmas classics is a 2005 favorite for Moore fans. A little boy who thinks he saw Santa’s murder is matched with a dim-haloed angel assigned to bring Santa back from the dead.
Recommended Reads from Susan Carr, Youth Services Librarian
Trees of the Dancing Goats (picture book)
By Patricia Polacco
When several families in the neighborhood come down with scarlet fever, Trisha’s family delivers tiny fir trees decorated with the animals her grandfather carved for Hanukkah gifts.
Snow Shapes: A Read-and-Do Book (reader)
By Judith Moffatt
Best friends Minky and Mouse spend a snowy day inside crafting snowflakes, holiday flowers and other wintery things out of paper. Clear, step-by-step instructions allow the reader to join in the fun.
Greenglass House (juvenile fiction)
By Kate Milford
Winter break at Greenglass House is usually a quiet time for Milo and his parents until five guests show up unexpectedly. They bring secrets and mystery that make this a vacation Milo will never forget.
Creating Winter Crafts (juvenile nonfiction)
By Dana Meachen Rau
Make a ribbon wreath or a giant dreidel! This selection from the How-To Library shows the way to create a forest of book trees, a Kwanzaa garland, noisemakers and confetti cannons.
Wintersmith (teen)
By Terry Pratchett
Tiffany Aching discovers trouble when she attracts the attention of Wintersmith. He’s not just any boy – he’s winter, and he would like to keep Tiffany (and the world) bound in his frozen embrace.
