Reviews
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Fall Picture Books: A Kid is a Kid is a Kid & What Does Little Crocodile Say?
Two more perfect-for-the-season picture books on the review docket today! First up, I will be taking a look at Sara O’Leary and Qin Leng’s glorious A Kid is a Kid is a Kid, thanks to friends at Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press; and secondly, I’ll be talking about the fantastic What Does Little Crocodile Say? Read more
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Fall Picture Books: Time for School, Little Blue Truck & The New Kid Has Fleas
Hello everyone! I want to share my thoughts on a few lovely picture books here: thanks to kind friends at Raincoast Books, I’ll be talking about Time for School, Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle, illustrated in the style of Jill McElmurry by John Joseph, and The New Kid Has Fleas by Ame Dyckman and Read more
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Children’s Reviews: Outside, You Notice, Sunny Days & Listen Up! Train Song
Some lovely, perfect-for-the-summer children’s book on the review docket today! Thanks to the kind folks over at Pajama Press, I have three books I will be talking about today. I will take a look at the children’s non-fiction book by Erin Alladin and Andrea Blinick called Outside, You Notice; the picture book Sunny Days by Read more
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Review: Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After #1) by Emiko Jean & more great reads!
Hi there readers! I had the pleasure of getting the chance to read Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean, courtesy of the lovely folks at Raincoast Books. It has been quite some time since a young adult book review here, so it’s a treat to dive back in! Read on for my thoughts on this Read more
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Graphic Novel Review: Clash (Click #4) by Kayla Miller & more great reads!
This post is all about graphic novels! Thanks to kind friends at Raincoast Books, I have the pleasure of talking about Clash, book four in Click, Kayla Miller’s wonderful middle grade graphic novel series. Read on for my review of Clash as well as a look at some of fantastic, fun, and spooky children’s graphic Read more
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Great Picture Books! (34)
I don’t believe this has been done before on Fab Book Reviews, but YES! Posting two great picture book series back-to-back! I was very lucky to have a pile of library holds come in over the last two weeks, and most were gorgeous, shiny, new and new-to-me picture books. Happy sigh. I hope you enjoy! Read more
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Great Picture Books! (33)
I am happily swimming around and among picture books lately! This picture book rundown features lovely reads I have generously received courtesy of various publishers. All are ones I would recommend reading, so I hope you have a chance to take a look through this list! In no particular, here they are: Alice & Gert: Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: I Am Every Good Thing & Over the Shop
It’s coming to the end of the week and I have two fantastic picture books I wanted to talk about before the weekend begins! Thanks to partner Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada, I will be taking a look at I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James as well as Over Read more
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Board Book Look: Eco Baby: Where Are You Elephant? and more great reads!
Hi everyone! I am back with a rundown of some wonderful board book titles I’ve had the pleasure of reading lately. Thanks to the kind friends at DK (Dorling Kindersley) and Penguin Random House Canada, I will first be talking about an Eco Baby title called Where Are You Elephant?, illustrated and designed by Rachael Read more
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Picture Books About Flowers, Friends, Frogs, and more!
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is staying as safe and cool as possible during this heatwave hitting much of North America. On the review docket today, I will be taking a look at four- yes, four!- new and fantastic picture books. Thanks to a number of kind publishing folks, I have the following books to Read more
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