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  • Picture Book Reviews: This Old Dog & On Account of the Gum

    Picture Book Reviews: This Old Dog & On Account of the Gum

    Thanks to the kind folks at Raincoast Books, I have two terrific picture books on the review docket! I will be taking a look at This Old Dog by Martha Brockenbrough and Gabriel Alborozo, and On Account of the Gum by Adam Rex. I hope you enjoy! The speed of life since the girl was… Read more


    November 3, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews, Uncategorized
    adam rex, animals, Children’s, excellent, funny, gabriel alborozo, martha brockenbrough, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt & Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

    Picture Book Reviews: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt & Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

    Have I got some wonderful new ghostly friends for you to meet! In today’s post, I have two new perfect-for-the-season picture books starring unforgettable ghosts! Courtesy of friends at Penguin Random House Canada and imprints Tundra Books and Candlewick Press, we’ll be taking a look at The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel… Read more


    October 30, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    byron eggenschwiler, Children’s, day of the dead, excellent, flavia z. drago, halloween, picture books, read alouds, reviews, riel nason, seasonal, storytime, very good
  • Review: The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris

    Review: The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris

    Well hello there, dear readers! I have been on hiatus the last month, but what could be a better book to come back to than The Lost Spells? Yes, the spotlight today is on The Lost Spells, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed, reader-beloved The Lost Words, by creators Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Read… Read more


    October 19, 2020

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    Non-Fiction, Reviews
    children’s non-fiction, excellent, jackie morris, nature, non-fiction, poetry, reviews, robert macfarlane, the lost words
  • Great Picture Books! (30)

    Great Picture Books! (30)

    A new round-up of wonderful picture books, dear readers! A new stack of shiny new books from the library has offered up some absolutely fantastic picture books you might want to check out. I hope you enjoy! Here they are, in no particular order: Let us begin with Freedom Soup, written by Tami Charles, gloriously… Read more


    September 9, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    celia krampien, elizabeth zunon, excellent, great picture books, heather fox, jacqueline alcántara, jonathan stutzman, julie colombet, nikki grimes, picture books, read alouds, tami charles, very good
  • Children’s Fiction Reviews: Megabat Is a Fraidybat & See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog

    Children’s Fiction Reviews: Megabat Is a Fraidybat & See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog

    Two terrific children’s books on review today! Thanks to the lovely folks at Penguin Random House Canada, I will be talking about: Megabat Is a Fraidybat, book four in the Megabat series by Anna Humphrey and Kass Reich; and See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka. Enjoy! “Mine… Read more


    August 31, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    anna humphrey, canadian lit, Children’s, david larochelle, early chapter books, funny, illustrated chapter book, interactive, kass reich, mike wohnoutka, read alouds, readers, very good
  • Children’s Reviews: Madame Badobedah, Make Your Mark Gallery: A Coloring Book-ish & more!

    Children’s Reviews: Madame Badobedah, Make Your Mark Gallery: A Coloring Book-ish & more!

    A selection of beautiful children’s fiction and non-fiction titles on the review docket today! Thanks to the kind friends at Penguin Random House Canada, I have had the great pleasure of taking a look at the following: Madame Badobedah by Sophie Dahl and Lauren O’Hara; Peter H. Reynolds’ Make Your Mark Gallery: A Coloring Book-ish;… Read more


    August 28, 2020

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    Children’s, children’s non-fiction, colouring books, excellent, illustrated chapter book, lauren o’hara, natalie labarre, peter h. reynolds, picture books, sophie dahl, very good
  • Picture Book Review: No Fuzzball! by Isabella Kung

    Picture Book Review: No Fuzzball! by Isabella Kung

    Review: No Fuzzball! by Isabella Kung Source: ARC courtsesy of Isabella Kung. Thank you! Publication: August 4, 2020 by Orchard Books, imprint of Scholastic A hilarious new story from debut picture book artist Isabella Kung. Fuzzball is Queen of the house. Her subjects just LOVE how she scales the tallest shelves and drags their belongings… Read more


    August 20, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    animals, Children’s, excellent, funny, isabella kung, picture books, reviews
  • Graphic Novel Review: Svetlana Chmakova’s The Weirn Books, Vol. 1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods

    Graphic Novel Review: Svetlana Chmakova’s The Weirn Books, Vol. 1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods

    Welcome to an all-new graphic novel review post! On the docket today, courtesy of the folks at JY for Kids/Yen Press, is a look at bestselling graphic novelist Svetlana Chmakova‘s newest release: The Weirn Books, Vol. 1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods. Read on for my thoughts on the graphic novel as well as… Read more


    August 7, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    Children’s, excellent, fantasy, graphic novels, middle grade, reviews, svetlana chmakova, very good
  • Great Picture Books! (29)

    Great Picture Books! (29)

    Another entry of wonderful picture books for this series! As I noted in the previous Great Picture Books post, so much time at home has had some benefits, one of which has been going through my shelves of books for review. I have, thanks to the generous folks at Penguin Random House Canada, a number… Read more


    July 30, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    ali pye, autobiographical, britta teckentrup, excellent, funny, great picture books, isabelle arsenault, jane clarke, lindsey yankey, mac barnett, mina javaherbin, picture books, read alouds, storytime, tania de regil, very good
  • Picture Book Review: Soaked! by Abi Cushman

    Picture Book Review: Soaked! by Abi Cushman

    Review: Soaked! by Abi Cushman Source: e-ARC courtesy of Abi Cushman and Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: July 14, 2020 by Viking Books for Young Readers A Hula-Hooping moose, a badger with a bumblebee umbrella, a rabbit in a cashmere sweater, and a very wet bear star in this unpredictable and laugh-out-loud picture… Read more


    July 15, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    abi cushman, Children’s, excellent, funny, picture books, read alouds, reviews, very good
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