Chanon Emmons, GC Library clerk and author.
By Chanan Emmons
I love working part-time at the library, but my full-time gig is writing fantasy fiction for 8 to 11-year-olds. Like most writers, I started out as an avid reader – a devourer of fairy tales, sci-fi, and fantasy, as well as nonfiction books on art, medieval life, and even scientific discoveries that sound like fantasy. (Check out Peter Wohlleben’s recent book on “talking” trees!) I’m thrilled to share my top 10 favorite titles with you. I hope they’ll inspire you to dream and create, too.
• Square by Mac Barnett
• Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
• Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
• Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander
• The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
• The Light Princess by George MacDonald
• A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle
• The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen
• The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand
Find these titles and more of Chanan’s favorites on display at the library until mid-March. Search the library’s collections and place items on hold at catalog.gclibrary.com. The Garland County Library is located at 1427 Malvern Avenue in Hot Springs.
Chanan Emmons is Library Clerk at the Garland County Library and a fantasy fiction author. For more information about library collections, hours, special events, programs, or services, visit www.gclibrary.com, or call 501-623-4161 or 501-922-4483. Follow the library on Facebook: Garland County Library.
