Reviews
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Blog Tour Stop: Eileen Cook’s The Hanging Girl!
Welcome to one of the stops on the Raincoast Books tour for Canadian author Eileen Cook‘s latest young adult novel, The Hanging Girl! Read on for my thoughts on the novel as well as a special Q&A that the wonderful author herself participated in! The Hanging Girl by Eileen Cook Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast… Read more
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Review: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Review: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: October 3, 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers Book Description: A modern classic in the making reminiscent of the Penderwicks series, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is about the connections we make… Read more
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Review: Hunting Hour (A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #3) by Margaret Mizushima
Review: Hunting Hour (A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #3) by Margaret Mizushima Source: ARC courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: August 8, 2017 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: Deputy Mattie Cobb is in a dark place and has withdrawn from Cole Walker and his family to work on issues from her past.… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Color Blocked & Give Me Back My Book!
Color Blocked by Ashley Sorenson, illus. David Miles Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 4, 2017 by Familius Book Description: The color is blocked! Readers must rub, turn, and tap the pages to straighten out pipes, unplug corks, and keep the color flowing. But watch out – the color might run… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Say Zoop! by Hervé Tullet
An awesomely fun, interactive picture book here on the review docket! Say Zoop! by Hervé Tullet Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: August 1, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Make some noise! Shout OH!” Whisper “oh!” Say “Zoop”? Yes! “Zoop!” “Zoop!” “Zoop!” The newest book from Herve Tullet magically responds with… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (11, Part 2)
Some great picture books I’ve recently read and would recommend! Let’s start off with a lovely new picture book from Canadian author-illustrator Carey Sookocheff: Wet by Carey Sookocheff* Publication: June 20, 2017 by Henry Holt and Co. This is a quiet, restrained, straightforward story about- you guessed it!- everything wet. From slowly lowering into a… Read more
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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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