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Picture Book Review: Emily’s Balloon by Komako Sakai
Review: Emily’s Balloon by Komako Sakai Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: Paperback edition, August 4 2015 by Chronicle Books (first published in 2005) Verdict: Excellent Book Description: One day, Emily gets a balloon. By the end of the afternoon, the balloon is no longer just a plaything—Emily and the balloon are Read more
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Picture Book Review: Out of the Woods by Rebecca Bond
Review: Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event by Rebecca Bond Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: July 21 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Antonio Willie Giroux lived in a hotel his mother ran on the edge of a lake. He loved Read more
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Review: Pippa Morgan’s Diary by Annie Kelsey
Review: Pippa Morgan’s Diary by Annie Kelsey Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. Thank you! Publication: December 1, 2015 by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Sometimes a little white lie can land you in a whole lot of trouble… Pippa’s new BFF Catie Brown is perfect. So perfect, that Pippa tells her a Read more
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Review: The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace #1) by Erin Bow
Happy New Year everyone! Thank you to all you lovely readers and visitors to my site; thank you for stopping by, liking, following or commenting. I am getting right back into the swing of things for 2016 with a review of a recently released young adult title from Erin Bow! Review: The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners Read more
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Best Books of 2015, Part 3: Adult Fiction
I hope everyone is having a lovely holiday! Welcome to Part 3 of my Best Books of 2015 round-up! Another year of reading is inching its way to an end! All around, I would say that it has been a pretty solid year of reads: from brilliant and moving picture books, to gems in young Read more
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Best Books of 2015, Part 2: Young Adult Fiction
Welcome to Part 2! Another year of reading is inching its way to an end! All around, I would say that it has been a pretty solid year of reads: from brilliant and moving picture books, to gems in young adult, children’s and adult fiction, there have been a number of winners. Read more
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Best Books of 2015, Part 1: Picture Books, Children’s Fiction & Graphic Novels
Another year of reading is inching its way to an end! All around, I would say that it has been a pretty solid year of reads: from brilliant and moving picture books, to gems in young adult, children’s and adult fiction, there have been a number of winners. In no particular order, here are my Read more
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Must Read Monday (23): Salt to the Sea & The Forbidden Orchid
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! This week: two YA historical fiction titles coming out early Read more
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Giveaway: Signed ‘Star Wars Epic Yarns’ from Raincoast Books!
I am thrilled to present a very cool and very generous giveaway courtesy of Raincoast Books! Win a set of signed Star Wars Epic Yarns from Raincoast Books! The board books feature needle-felted characters acting out scenes from the original Star Wars movies. Twelve words and twelve finely crafted images are in each book. This Read more
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