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Must Read Monday (83): Adult Fiction from Miriam Toews, A.J. Pearce, Uzma Jalaluddin & more!
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction. It’s been…a while since the last Must Read Read more
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Picture Book Review: Sun Dog by Deborah Kerbel & Suzanne Del Rizzo
Review: Sun Dog by Deborah Kerbel, illus. Suzanne Del Rizzo Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: May 25, 2018 (in Canada) by Pajama Press Book Description: From Suzanne Del Rizzo, award-winning illustrator of My Beautiful Birds, and author Deborah Kerbel comes a unique story about a brave sled dog puppy’s adventures under Read more
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Blog Tour Stop & Giveaway: Maddie Dawson’s Matchmaking for Beginners!
Welcome to one of stops on the Thomas Allen & Son blog tour for Maddie Dawson’s latest adult fiction release, Matchmaking for Beginners! Read on for my thoughts on the novel as well as giveaway information! Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Thomas Allen & Son. Thank you! Publication: June 1, Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: A Dog with Nice Ears & The Other Dog
From Lauren Child‘s Charlie and Lola dreaming of and picking out a rather unexpected dog, to Madeleine L’Engle‘s dog Touché telling her story- brought to life by artist Christine Davenier– of having to come to terms with a new, unusual sort of dog, canines are on the roster today! In Lauren Child’s A Dog with Read more
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Picture Book Review: Sometimes You Fly by Katherine Applegate & Jennifer Black Reinhardt
Review: Sometimes You Fly by Katherine Applegate & Jennifer Black Reinhardt Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 3, 2018 by Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book Description: From Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Katherine Applegate, a sweet book of encouragement, filled with humor and insight into the effort behind any meaningful accomplishment Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Not Just for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day!
In the last few months, we’ve had celebrations for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. While I do love reading themed/holiday picture books on and for specific dates, I must say I do enjoy reading picture books on all subjects throughout the year…(even more so now that I have a three year old who loves to Read more
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Picture Book Review: Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Review: Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: April 11, 2018 by Candlewick Press Book Description: If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with Read more
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Reviews: Kate Messner’s Breakout & Sarah Crossan’s Moonrise
Review posts featuring a children’s lit title and young adult lit title don’t often (if ever!) appear on this site. However, after reading Kate Messner’s Breakout (the children’s title) and Sarah Crossan’s Moonrise (the young adult title) in succession, I thought it might be interesting to pair them together in a review. Both titles deal Read more
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Great Picture Books! (16)
A look at some wonderful picture books that I have had the pleasure of reading lately! All are titles I have read and enjoyed and would recommend. Let’s start off with two funny books featuring bears: first up is Don’t Feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty, illustrated by Chip Wass, a riotous story about an Read more
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