Children’s
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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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Great Picture Books! (2, Part 2)
Sleepyheads by Sandra J. Howatt, illus. Joyce Wan Baby Bedtime by Mem Fox, illus. Emma Quay Surprise by Mies van Hout This Orq. by David Elliot, illus. Lori Nichols If you are looking for some wonderfully thoughtful and charming picture books, then I would recommend taking a look at these titles! Sleepyheads and Baby… Read more
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Review: Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Review: Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Source: ARC courtesy of Goodreads First Reads and Penguin Canada. Thank you! Expected Publication: March 10, 2015 by Dial Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby. For most… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (2)
Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin, illus. Daniel Salmieri Just look at that cover! Are you smiling yet?! Rubin & Salmieri- the team behind Secret Pizza Party and Dragons Love Tacos– have given us another totally winning and funny story. You wouldn’t think it, but monsters in La La Land are actually petrified of bubbles.… Read more
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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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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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Best of 2014, Part 4: Picture Books
This collage of covers includes my picks for top picture book titles I read in 2014. Please note that some titles may have been published in previous years, but they were all new to me this year! In no particular order, here are my favourites: Read more
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Best of 2014, Part 2: Children’s Fiction and Young Adult
My picks for top 5 children’s and top 5 YA fiction I read this year: Murder Most Unladylike (Wells and Wong #1) by Robin Stevens The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl #3) by Ben Hatke Now Look What You’ve Done (Timmy Failure #2) by Stephen… Read more
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