Children’s
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Must Read Monday (45): Picture Books from Elanna Allen, Ben Clanton, Adam Rex & Christian Robinson and 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! This week is all about picture books- five titles, to Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Perfect for Summer!
Summer-themed picture books are a fun and varied bunch of reads: anything and everything from going to the beach to visiting family, discovering new creatures to taking fantastical trips with your imagination. From classics to new titles, here- in no particular order- are some of my picture book picks for summer: Barnacle is Bored Read more
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Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart
Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Han Solo avenged the destruction of an innocent planet by helping Luke Read more
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Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Clarion Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block . . . for the fourth time. California’s Newport Beach is her family’s latest perch, and Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 2)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part two, I am taking a look at picture books and board books- categories which I not only feel so lucky I get Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 1)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part one, I am taking a look at three big categories: children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and adult fiction. The titles picked here Read more
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Must Read Monday (44): Frank Viva’s Sea Change & Esta Spalding’s Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts
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: new children’s/middle grade offerings from Canadian authors and Read more
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Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen
Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 22, 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Verdict: Good Book Description: The Shining meets “Hotel California” in this supremely creepy middle grade novel about the bizarre things that happen to two girls stranded at a desert inn. Eleven-year-old Quinn Read more
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Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer
Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: When they ring the bell at the house with the dusty windows and tarnished nameplate to inquire about the advertised “Saturday Read more
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Must Read Monday (42): Nobody Likes a Goblin & Bring Me a Rock!
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: picture books from two incredible author-illustrators. I haven’t Read more
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