Reviews
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Blog Tour Stop: Jennifer Honeybourn’s Wesley James Ruined My Life!
Welcome to the last stop on the Raincoast Books blog tour for Jennifer Honeybourn‘s contemporary YA debut, Wesley James Ruined My Life! Read on for my thoughts on the book as well as a short Q & A with Jennifer! Wesley James Ruined My Life by Jennifer Honeybourn Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Charlotte the Scientist is Squished by Camille Andros & Brianne Farley
Review: Charlotte the Scientist is Squished by Camille Andros, illus. Brianne Farley Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 14, 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book Description: Charlotte is a serious scientist. She solves important problems by following the scientific method. She has all the right equipment: protective glasses, a lab coat,… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Pete With No Pants by Rowboat Watkins
Review: Pete With No Pants by Rowboat Watkins Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 2, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Meet Pete. Pete is gray. He’s round. And he’s not wearing any pants. So Pete must be a boulder. Or is he a pigeon? Or a squirrel? Or a cloud?… Read more
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Review: Mary Anning’s Curiosity by Monica Kulling
Review: Mary Anning’s Curiosity by Monica Kulling, with illus. by Melissa Castrillon Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books. Thank you! Publication: May 1, 2017 by Groundwood Books Book Description: Mary Anning, considered the world’s greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative re-creation of her childhood… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Shark Lady by Jess Keating & Marta Álvarez Miguéns
Review: Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illus. Marta Álvarez Miguéns Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: June 6, 2017 by Sourcebooks Book Description: This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire.… Read more
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Board Book Look (4): Cozy Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Jack & Holman Wang
Cozy Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Jack & Holman Wang Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 9, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece.… Read more
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Review: Forgotten City (A Claire Codella Mystery #2) by Carrie Smith
Review: Forgotten City (A Claire Codella Mystery #2) by Carrie Smith Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: December 13, 2016 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: NYPD Detective Claire Codella is chomping at the bit for a new case. Lieutenant McGowan is determined to keep her out of the news, but… Read more
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Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Source: ARC courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada via First Reads. Thank you! Publication: May 9, 2017 by Viking Book Description: Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Blue Ethel & A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum…
Review: Blue Ethel by Jennifer Black Reinhardt Source: AR courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: May 30, 2017 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: Ethel is old, she is fat, she is black, and she is white. She is also a cat who is very set in her ways… until the day… Read more
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Review: The Goat by Anne Fleming
Review: The Goat by Anne Fleming Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books/House of Anansi. Thank you! Publication: March 1, 2017 by Groundwood Books Book Description: When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what looks like a tiny white cloud on the top of… Read more
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