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Picture Book Review: Bug in a Vacuum by Mélanie Watt
Review: Bug in a Vacuum by Mélanie Watt Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books/Random House of Canada Limited via Netgalley. Thank you! Expected publication: August 25, 2015 by Tundra Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: A bug flies through an open door into a house, through a bathroom, across a kitchen and bedroom and… Read more
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Reviews: Stanley at School & Starring Shapes!
Review: Stanley at School by Linda Bailey, illus. Bill Slavin Source: Digital galley courtesy of Kids Can Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Published: August 1, 2015 by Kids Can Press Verdict: Okay Book Description: Stanley knows school is for kids, not dogs. But every day he grows more and more curious. What did the kids… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Swan by Laurel Snyder & Julie Morstad
Review: Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 18, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night . . .… Read more
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Review: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank
Review: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery #1) by Denise Grover Swank Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 11, 2015 by Crooked Lane Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: For Rose Gardner, working at the DMV is bad even before she has a vision of herself dead.… Read more
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Review: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon
Review: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon Source: ARC courtesy of Random House of Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Doubleday Verdict: Good Book Description: Once the thriving attraction of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair, alive only in the memories of Amy, Piper, and… Read more
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Must Read Monday (12): Little Robot & Timmy Failure #4
I’ve been remiss with Must Read Monday for the last few weeks, so it’s nice to welcome it back for its twelfth edition! Must Read Monday is where I spotlight current and/or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics,… Read more
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Review: How to Write A Novel by Melanie Sumner
Review: How to Write a Novel by Melanie Sumner Source: Digital galley courtesy of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/Vintage via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Vintage Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Aristotle “Aris” Thibodeau, age 12.5, is writing the Great American Novel. According to Write a Novel in Thirty Days! it shouldn’t… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry & Ben Mantle
Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry, illus. Ben Mantle Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: The only thing Bobby wants for his birthday is a pet shark. So you can imagine his disappointment when his parents get him…a puppy. Everyone… Read more
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You let one book in and before you know it…
Another wonderful (and very relatable!) bookish comic from Grant Snider: Read more
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