Welcome to a special spotlight featuring a look at children’s author Ishta Mercurio‘s debut picture book, Small World (illustrated by Jen Corace), as well as a guest post from Ishta! Enjoy! Small World by Ishta Mercurio, illustrated by Jen Corace Source: Hardcopy courtesy of the author. Thank you! Publication: July 2, 2019 by Abrams Books for Young Readers Find Small […]
Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in children’s non-fiction or in picture books, etc.- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! “…the truth is never made of straight lines. Lives are strange. And there are […]
Time for a new giveaway! This one is all about J.K. Rowling’s magical world of Harry Potter…you know, the series about the famous wizard with a lightning scar that some readers may be familiar with? All muggle kidding aside, I have three beautiful books here, all titles courtesy of Raincoast Books, that one lucky reader has a chance to win: […]
I have two fantastic new picture books on review today, courtesy of my lovely friends at Pajama Press! We’ll be taking a look at Deborah Kerbel and Suzanne Del Rizzo‘s Before You Were Born, and Mies van Hout‘s From 1 to 10. Happy reading! “Before you were… A song in our hearts, A star in our eye, A […]
Anne-with-an-e-xtravaganza time! It’s time to take a look at some utterly delightful books all inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s iconic Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables! Courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I have a selection of titles on review: Anne’s Kindred Spirits, which is the second Anne Chapter Book entry by Kallie George and illustrator […]
Picture book review time! I have three lovely titles on the review docket today, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books: Hyeon-Ju Lee‘s The Happiest Tree: A Story of Growing Up; Ruby’s Sword by Jacqueline Véissid, illustrated by Paola Zakimi; and Lola Dutch When I Grow Up by Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright. Enjoy! Author and illustrator Hyeon-Ju Lee, whose […]
I am delighted to be hosting a fun and generous giveaway courtesy of partner Simon & Schuster! Read on for my thoughts about book three in Rachel Renée Russell‘s New York Times bestselling The Misadventures of Max Crumbly series, Masters of Mischief, as well as information on how to enter to win an awesome prize pack (open to US addresses)! […]
Welcome to a very special post featuring a review of the comics anthology Shout Out, courtesy of the lovely folks at Toronto-based publisher, TO Comix Press, as well as a guest post from writer and actress Marie Anello, whose story (with Liz Parlett) is featured in the anthology! Shout Out (Comics Anthology) by Andrew Wheeler (Editor), Joamette Gil and BC […]
Review: The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean Source: ARC courtesy of Thomas Allen & Son. Thank you! Expected Publication: June 25, 2019 by Algonquin Books Book Description: Tikka Malloy was eleven and one-sixth years old during the long, hot, Australian summer of 1992. The TV news in the background chattered with debate about the exoneration of Lindy […]
Children’s fiction review time! I want to draw attention to two wonderful children’s middle grade titles I’ve had the pleasure of recently reading: first up, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books is Remy Lai’s debut, Pie in the Sky; next, courtesy of the lovely folks at Penguin Random House Canada, is To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg […]
