Be excited! Laika Studios, the same production company that made Coraline and Kubo and the 6 Strings, are turning Wildwood to a movie!

Wildwood is the perfect book to start this fall season if you’re into story building and fantasy worlds like Lord of the Rings but want something more digestible and easier to read. Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis make a wonderful team as husband and wife, the illustrations are beautiful and I love how simple the illustrations are, gently guiding readers to follow the storyline while still leaving more specific details to each reader’s imagination.

Prue loses her little brother to a murder of crows one afternoon, the next morning she leaves early to retrieve him when she finds Curtis, her classmate, following her out of curiosity. Prue and Curtis are classmates in the 7th grade and they end up venturing out together in search for the missing sibling. They discover a troop of disheveled soldiers of coyotes, speaking English, to their surprise and split up while they flee the chasing troop. The story follows the separate adventures of Prue and Curtis until they eventually cross paths once again.

This book is great to unwind after a long day at school or work with a cup of tea and perfect for transitioning from summer to fall.

Wildwood by Colin Meloy is available for checkout from the Mission Viejo Library. It can also be downloaded for free from Libby.