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Picture Book Picks: Friendship, Love & Kindness
Picture books about friendship, love and kindness are, I think, always welcome! We get a lot of questions at our library regarding the aforementioned themes, and I’ve slowly been cultivating my list of favourites over the a number of years. Here, in no particular order, are my favourite picture books about love and friendship. (…This… Read more
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Reviews: ‘The Light Between Oceans’ & ‘The Miniaturist’
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman This historical fiction title was (as I remember it!) one of the more talked about titles after its release in 2012. It took me a few years to get to it- mostly because I usually hesitate when a particular novel is sold to me as a must-read. In… Read more
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How’s your week going?
I know it’s only Tuesday, but I feel a bit like Georgie boy here… I’ve made some headway into my 2015 reading challenge and read a few YA titles; I hope to have some new posts up soon! Read more
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Reviews: A Complicated Kindness & Three Wishes
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews I don’t think I can adequately express just how devastating, unfamiliar, and outstanding I found this novel to be. I mentioned in a previous post that I had this sitting on my shelves for far too long- I kept putting this read off, for whatever reasons. But, my goodness,… Read more
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Petula’s Going Downtown, Bruno’s Going Uptown
Have a great weekend all! (For some reason, I find Bruno Mars a delight…) Read more
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Encore! Picture Book Picks: Storytime Favourites
A read aloud can make or break the success of a storytime. I’ve had those storytimes where, just a few lines into a picture book I can tell it’s going to be a clunker with the kids. The sweating begins, the voice becomes uncertain and it…doesn’t…go….well…and you’re dying a slow death on stage. But when… Read more
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MY EYE! MY EYE!
Have a great weekend, all! But for goodness sake, EXERCISE CAUTION when offering up a high-five… Source: Buzzfeed Read more
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Are your bookshelves similarly divided?
More bookish goodness from the terrific illustrator/cartoonist Tom Gauld: Read more
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Reading Challenge, 2015: Adult Fiction
One of my reading goals for 2015 is to tackle more adult fiction titles- particularly those out of my perceived comfort zone. I think I often just don’t feel like challenging myself or my reading preferences enough! As an example, I recently finished Miriam Toews’ award-winning A Complicated Kindness– (first read of 2015!)- and not… Read more
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How many resolutions have already been busted?
Happy 2015 to all! I hope everyone had a safe and fun New Year’s! Hopefully you didn’t get up to as much insanity as this crazy cat: Now it’s time for me to get cracking on a brand spanking new year of reading and reviewing! Read more
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