Non-Fiction
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Great Picture Books (and more!) (11)
It’s been a tad quiet on the Fab Book Reviews front lately…I had lofty goals for posting in June, somehow (why?!?) not counting on the fact that Summer Reading Club, school visits, and recent life craziness, etc., would really impact my reading and posting schedule! Ah well! Here are some wonderful picture books and non-fiction… Read more
adam lehrhaupt, ame dyckman, canadian lit, children’s non-fiction, corinna luyken, dan yaccarino, daniel duncan, darrin p lunde, david degrand, excellent, felicita sala, funny, ged adamson, great picture books, informational picture book, isabelle arsenault, jess keating, kelsey oseid, liz climo, paul meisel, peter carnavas, picture books, read alouds, seasonal, storytime, very good -
Picture Book Review: This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe
Review: This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by Matt Lamothe Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 4, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Follow the real lives of seven kids from Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda, and Russia… Read more
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Review: The Dead Inside: A True Story by Cyndy Etler
Review: The Dead Inside: A True Story by Cyndy Etler Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books Publication: April 4, 2017 by Sourcebooks Book Description: For readers of Girl Interrupted and Tweak, Cyndy Etler’s gripping memoir gives readers a glimpse into the harrowing reality of her sixteen months in the notorious tough love program the ACLU… Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Unique Books I’ve Read…
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. I have not been doing a great job with keeping up and participating, but I have been inspired this week’s topic: the most unique books we’ve read! With the caveat that I have probably/most likely… Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Recently Added to My To-Be-Read Shelf
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. I have not been doing a great job (at all!) keeping up and participating, but I have been inspired this week! Now, this week is actually a freebie week, so I thought I’d focus on… Read more
adam lehrhaupt, adult fiction, amy liptrot, annie hartnett, brad parks, catriona ward, clinton kelly, corinna luyken, felicita sala, florence parry heide, j.s. monroe, memoir, mystery, non-fiction, picture books, sergio ruzzier, stephanie graegin, suspense, thriller, top ten tuesday, wordless picture books -
Blog Tour Stop: The Playbook by Kwame Alexander!
Welcome to one of the stops on the Raincoast Books blog tour for Kwame Alexander‘s latest, The Playbook! Read on for my thoughts on the book as well as a special excerpt from the book! The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander, photos by Thai… Read more
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Best of 2016: Picture Books (Part 2) & the Best of the Rest
The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of…picture books!?! Yes, picture books! This genre has been SO strong this year- whether the form of debuts, or published works from established authors and illustrators, I have been continuously surprised and delighted by my reading in this epic field. The titles on this list are… Read more
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Best of 2016: YA, Adult Fiction & Non-Fiction
Now it’s time for part two of my ‘Best of 2016’ reads: this post’s focus is all about young adult and adult fiction. I feel that, while my reading year was overwhelmingly picture books and middle grade lit, there was so much depth and matter in the contained selection of YA and adult fiction I… Read more
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Spotlight: Interview with Illustrator and Cartoonist Eric Orchard!
Welcome to a very special spotlight post! I am absolutely delighted and honoured to have Canadian cartoonist and illustrator Eric Orchard here for an interview, organized by the lovely folks at Raincoast Books. Eric is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator who has published such works as the graphic novel Maddy Kettle: The Adventures of the… Read more
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Comic Strip Review: Molly and the Bear by Bob Scott
Review: Molly and the Bear by Bob Scott Source: Hardcopy courtesy of the author and publisher. Thank you! Publication: March 8, 2016 by Cameron + Company Book Description: It can be tough on a family when someone new has moved in, especially if it’s a 900-pound scaredy-bear so terrified of wilderness life that he’s fled… Read more
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