SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS IN THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

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Haiku seems the appropriate means to convey the essence of short stories.  Want to read about dogs, princesses, selections from award winners?  Whether it’s humor or horror, a collection of short stories might just fit the bill.  We are highlighting our short story collection this month with a display in the Children’s Library.  Some notable collections are ...

Chronicles of Harris Burdick In the enigmatic picture book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg (1984), the reader/viewer is invited to imagine a story based on each mysterious, often surreal picture. In this volume, published in 2011, an A-team of children’s, teen and adult authors  offers 14 eerie, unconnected views into the world of Harris Burdick. 

Newbery Award Winners: The Newbery Medal is awarded each year to the outstanding children’s book.  Selections from past winners, grouped by subjects such as animals, Halloween, Christmas, girl appeal, and boy appeal, are presented in large illustrated volumes, great for family read alouds and as an introduction to each book.

Guys Read series.  Children’s author Jon Scieszka is the driving force behind Guys Read, a literacy program to grab and keep boys and young men reading.  He has edited a series of short story collections featuring ten of the best writers in different genres, such as Funny Business, Thriller, The Sports Pages, Other Worlds, and True Stories, hoping to serve as an introduction to writers and illustrators guys will want to know better. 

 The Last Apprentice: A Coven of Witches by Joseph Delaney.  Fans of the Last Apprentice series can read these separate tales which reveal the backgrounds of four terrifying witches, including Alice and the Spook's love, Meg.

And some classic collections including:

Stories for Children by Isaac Bashevis Singer: Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as Zlateh the Goat, Mazel and Shlimazel, and The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp.