Community Summer Read Giveaway!
Celebrate Natick's Community Read with us! Pick up a copy of Sy Montgomery's books, How to Be a Good Creature and Becoming a Good Creature starting June 8th.
There is no registration necessary, just come to the circulation desk on the first floor and ask for a summer reading bag!
We will be offering three community read bags.
The Children's bag, which includes Becoming a Good Creature
The adults and teen bag, which includes How to Be a Good Creature
And the family bag, which includes one copy of each!
Find out more about all our summer reading programs & events for adults, kids, and teens:
We hope you join us for our community read of How to Be a Good Creature, with a special author visit from Sy Montgomery sponsored by the Friends of the Morse Institute Library!
Sit down with author, Sy Montgomery, for a discussion on Friday, August 6, at 7 pm!
Registration is required! Click here to register starting July 6.
How to Be a Good Creature by
ANew York Times bestseller! National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals--her friends--who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green. Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet's rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy's life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets. This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals--Sy's friends--and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.
Becoming a Good Creature by
ANew York TimesBestseller School is not the only place to find a teacher. In this beautiful picture book, learn the many surprising lessons animals have to teach us about friendship, compassion, and how to be a better creature in the world. Sy Montgomery has had many teachers in her life: some with two legs, others with four, or even eight! Some have had fur, feathers, or hooves. But they've all had one thing in common: a lesson to share. The animals Sy has met on her many world travels have taught her how to seek understanding in the most surprising ways, from being patient to finding forgiveness and respecting others. Gorillas, dogs, octopuses, tigers, and more all have shown Sy that there are no limits to the empathy and joy we can find in each other if only we take the time to connect. Based on theNew York Times best-selling adult memoir, Sy Montgomery and Rebecca Green's beautiful, friendly guide is for readers young and old who wish to be better creatures in the world.Go ahead, pass it on.
