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  • Picture Book Reviews: Outside In & My Bison

    Picture Book Reviews: Outside In & My Bison

    Two picture books on the review docket today! Courtesy of the kind folks at Raincoast Books, I will be talking about Deborah Underwood and Cindy Derby’s Outside In, and My Bison by Gaya Wisnieski. Please enjoy! “Once we were part of Outside and Outside was part of us. There was nothing between us. Now sometimes… Read more


    July 10, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    Children’s, cindy derby, deborah underwood, excellent, gaya wisniewski, picture books, reviews, very good
  • Great Picture Books! (28)

    Great Picture Books! (28)

    I don’t even want to think about how long it’s been since the last picture books round-up post! (Okay, so I checked and…it was JANUARY. To borrow from Cathy: ACK!). With the necessary library closures in place due to COVID-19, our family’s weekly happy hauls of picture books from the library took a dive, but… Read more


    July 9, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    a.g. ford, andria warmflash rosenbaum, brett curzon, Children’s, deborah underwood, emily snape, excellent, funny, good, great picture books, irene chan, k-fai steele, marie lamba, picture books, read alouds, reviews, rowboat watkins, sherri duskey rinker, shinsuke yoshitake, storytime, very good
  • Picture Book Review: I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie, Susan McLennan and Cale Atkinson

    Picture Book Review: I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie, Susan McLennan and Cale Atkinson

    Review: I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie and Susan McLennan, illus. Cale Atkinson Source: e-ARC courtesy of Mike Erskine-Kellie and Kids Can Press. Thank you! Publication: April 7, 2020 by Kids Can Press A quest for the perfect birthday present leads to ever grander (and ever more imperfect) gift ideas in this clever… Read more


    June 30, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    cale atkinson, canadian lit, Children’s, excellent, funny, mike erskine-kellie, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, susan mclennan, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: We Are Water Protectors & My Friend Earth

    Picture Book Reviews: We Are Water Protectors & My Friend Earth

    Two picture books on the review docket today! Courtesy of the kind folks at Raincoast Books, I will be talking about We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade, and My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan and Francesca Sanna. Happy reading! Water is the first medicine, Nokomis told me…Water is sacred, she said…The… Read more


    June 26, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    carole lindstrom, Children’s, excellent, francesca sanna, michaela goade, patricia maclachlan, picture books, reviews, very good
  • Picture Book Review: Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder & Robin Rosenthal

    Picture Book Review: Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder & Robin Rosenthal

    Review: Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder, illus. Robin Rosenthal Source: e-ARC courtesy of Gabi Snyder and Abrams Books. Thank you! Publication: May 19, 2020 by Abrams Appleseed/Abrams Books Count up to 10 and back down again in this picture book starring 10 traveling dogs and one very tenacious cat! One by one,… Read more


    June 23, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    Children’s, counting, excellent, funny, gabi snyder, picture books, read alouds, reviews, robin rosenthal, storytime, very good
  • Children’s Book Picks for National Indigenous History Month

    Children’s Book Picks for National Indigenous History Month

    In Canada, the month of June celebrates National Indigenous History Month “to honour the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It is also an opportunity to recognize the strength of present-day Indigenous communities“. Before moving on to talk book suggestions for National Indigenous History Month, I think we should briefly look at… Read more


    June 16, 2020

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction
    book lists, Children’s, children’s non-fiction, Indigenous creators, librarianship, National Indigenous History Month, picture books, read alouds, storytime
  • Thoughts and a New List for Storytimes…

    Thoughts and a New List for Storytimes…

    Hello everyone. I took a step back from posting, and instead spent time reading, listening, and doing more listening and sharing out information. The incredibly propulsive and now law-changing Black Lives Matter protests are going on globally for multiple days, even as COVID-19 and other threats rage. Regarding thoughts related to the current climate, I… Read more


    June 9, 2020

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized
    antiracism, Black Lives Matter, book lists, Children’s, children’s non-fiction, librarianship, libraries, picture books, read alouds, storytime
  • Review: Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

    Review: Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

    Review: Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: March 17, 2020 by Kokila/Penguin Random House Canada Book Description: One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-up comedian. On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a… Read more


    May 28, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    Children’s, contemporary, excellent, jessica kim, middle grade, reviews, very good
  • Children’s Non-Fiction Reviews: The Girl Who Rode A Shark & The Dog Patrol

    Children’s Non-Fiction Reviews: The Girl Who Rode A Shark & The Dog Patrol

    If you are on the lookout for terrific new children’s non-fiction titles, I have you covered! Thanks to the lovely folks at Pajama Press, I had the opportunity to peruse these two wonderful titles: The Girl Who Rode a Shark: And Other Stories of Daring Women by Ailsa Ross and illustrated by Amy Blackwell; and… Read more


    May 21, 2020

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    ailsa ross, amy blackwell, animals, children’s, children’s non-fiction, excellent, reviews, rob laidlaw, very good
  • Picture Book Review: Lone Wolf by Sarah Kurpiel

    Picture Book Review: Lone Wolf by Sarah Kurpiel

    Review: Lone Wolf by Sarah Kurpiel Source: e-ARC courtesy of Sarah Kurpiel & Greenwillow Books. Thank you! Expected publication: May 19, 2020 by Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins Maple loves being the Parker family’s pet dog . . . but why does everyone else think she’s a wolf? Fans of Red: A Crayon’s Story and Wolfie the Bunny… Read more


    May 18, 2020

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, picture books, read alouds, reviews, sarah kurpiel, storytime, very good
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