Children’s
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Picture Book Review: This Is Sadie by Sara O’Leary & Julie Morstad
Review: This Is Sadie by Sara O’Leary, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books, imprint of Random House of Canada Limited, via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected Publication: May 12, 2015 Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the… Read more
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Must Read Monday (3)- Picture Books
Welcome to the third edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new 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, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week I am featuring recently released or soon to… Read more
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Review: We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen
Review: We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books, imprint of Random House of Canada Limited, via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected Publication: Hardcover and Kindle edition, May 12, 2015 Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Thirteen-year-old Stewart Inkster is academically brilliant but “ungifted” socially. Fourteen-year-old Ashley Anderson is… Read more
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Must Read Monday (2)
Welcome to the second edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new 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, children’s lit to adult fiction! Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre, illus. Rafael Rosado This is… Read more
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Board Book Look (1): The Swing & Saffy and Ollie
The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Simply Read Books. Thank you! Publication: November 5, 2012 by Simply Read Books Verdict: Excellent “How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child… Read more
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Review: Little Miss Evil by Bryce Leung & Kristy Shen
Review: Little Miss Evil by Bryce Leung & Kristy Shen Source: Digital galley courtesy of Spencer Hill Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Publication date: March 10, 2015 Verdict: Okay/Good Book Description: When you live in a volcano, ride to school in a helicopter, and regularly see your dad on the news with the caption “EVIL… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Mo and Beau by Vanya Nastanlieva
Mo and Beau by Vanya Nastanlieva Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Simply Read Books. Thank you! Publication: February 20, 2015 by Simply Read Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Little mouse Mo wants to play. But big bear Beau is tired, and getting ready for sleep. Luckily Mo finds the perfect way to have fun: by… Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Spring & Other Nice Things
When I think about picture books for springtime, I often think of changing seasons, flowers blooming, sunshine…and lots and lots of cute animals. Here is a list of some of my top picks for spring-ready picture books. From classics to new titles, from whales to wombats, here- in no particular order- are my picks: And… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (3)
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach. With vibrant illustrations and a fun-with-a-twist story to boot, this picture book is a real joy. From the opening page the narrator tells us that “It all started with the bear”… And so follows a grand tale about a joyously illustrated bear and how he gets to… Read more
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