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  • Spotlight: Interview with Children’s Author and Illustrator Aidan Cassie!

    Spotlight: Interview with Children’s Author and Illustrator Aidan Cassie!

    Welcome to the final post of 2019 friends! And what could be a more special and cool way to usher in the New Year than with a spotlight on a fantastic children’s artist? Canadian author and illustrator Aidan Cassie– who debuted on the children’s literature scene with the delightful Sterling, Best Dog Ever– published her… Read more


    December 31, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    aidan cassie, art, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, interviews, picture books, read alouds, reviews
  • Spotlight: The One Where I Interview Rainbow Rowell!

    Spotlight: The One Where I Interview Rainbow Rowell!

    Hello lovely readers! In case you are wondering whether the headliner is, in fact, true…IT IS! I had the tremendous and thrilling- and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity- to meet Rainbow Rowell, the New York Times bestselling author of hits such as Fangirl, Eleanor & Park, Carry On, and more!  Thanks to a generous prize draw courtesy of… Read more


    December 29, 2019

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    Adult Fiction, Uncategorized, Young Adult
    adult fiction, contemporary, contemporary ya, fantasy, graphic novels, interviews, rainbow rowell, short stories, Young Adult
  • Holiday Spotlight on The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow, Peppa Pig and Maisy!

    Holiday Spotlight on The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow, Peppa Pig and Maisy!

    Three more fun and sweet just-right for Christmas and winter children’s books on the review docket! Thanks to the lovely folks at Penguin Random House Canada/Candlewick Press, I have the pleasure of talking about: The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow by Lora Koehler and Jake Parker, Peppa Pig and the Christmas Play, and Maisy’s Christmas… Read more


    December 23, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, good, jake parker, lora koehler, lucy cousins, mark baker, neville astley, peppa pig, read alouds, reviews, seasonal, very good
  • Holiday Spotlight: The Shortest Day & Little Christmas Tree

    Holiday Spotlight: The Shortest Day & Little Christmas Tree

    Two beautiful and perfect-for-winter children’s titles on review today, courtesy of friends at Penguin Random House Canada. Just in time for the winter solstice, I will be talking about Susan Cooper and Carson Ellis’s The Shortest Day, and turning to holiday board books, I will be looking at Little Christmas Tree by Jessica Courtney-Tickle. Happy… Read more


    December 22, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    board books, carson ellis, children’s, excellent, interactive, jessica courtney-tickle, picture books, poetry, read alouds, seasonal, susan cooper, very good
  • Holiday Spotlight: Bear Is Awake! An Alphabet Story & Red Riding Hood

    Holiday Spotlight: Bear Is Awake! An Alphabet Story & Red Riding Hood

    If you are on the lookout for new and fantastic picture books for the winter and holiday season, I have two titles here that are absolutely worth checking out! Courtesy of friends at Penguin Random House Canada, I will be talking about: Bear Is Awake! An Alphabet Story by Hannah E. Harrison, and Red Riding… Read more


    December 15, 2019

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    alphabet books, beatrix potter, children’s, children’s non-fiction, excellent, fairytales, hannah e. harrison, helen oxenbury, read alouds, reviews, seasonal, storytime
  • Picture Book Reviews: Hungry Jim & Reading Beauty

    Picture Book Reviews: Hungry Jim & Reading Beauty

    Two recent picture book releases on review today! Courtesy of the lovely folks at Raincoast Books, I will be be talking about Hungry Jim from Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink, and Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood and Meg Hunt. Happy reading!   “I don’t feel much like a pancake today,” Jim called. “Well, what do… Read more


    December 11, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, chuck groenink, deborah underwood, excellent, laurel snyder, meg hunt, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Picture Book Review: Nutcracker Night by Mireille Messier & Gabrielle Grimard

    Picture Book Review: Nutcracker Night by Mireille Messier & Gabrielle Grimard

    Review: Nutcracker Night by Mireille Messier, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: September 27, 2019 (Canadian publication date) Book Description: Beep! Beep! go the taxis. Voof! go the velvet curtains. The Nutcracker ballet and New York City’s David H. Koch Theater come to life in this onomatopoeic representation… Read more


    December 5, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, gabrielle grimard, mireille messier, read alouds, reviews, seasonal, storytime, the nutcracker, very good
  • Holiday Spotlight: Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder!

    Holiday Spotlight: Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder!

    Welcome, readers, to another holiday spotlight post! In a previous installment, I took a look at the delight that is Jon Klassen’s Hat Box. I now have the pleasure of talking about the buttery toasted deliciousness that is the Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder, courtesy of the lovely folks at Penguin… Read more


    December 1, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    boxed set, children’s, chris van dusen, early chapter books, excellent, kate dicamillo, mercy watson, read alouds, reviews, seasonal
  • Great Picture Books! (26)

    Great Picture Books! (26)

    Welcome to another picture books post! I am still playing catch up as I’ve been zipping through stacks of terrific picture books and haven’t posted enough…whoops! In any event, please enjoy this round up of recently read and recommended picture books. In no particular order, here are the titles: Birdsong, the latest by award-winning, critically… Read more


    November 27, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    beth ferry, children’s, derrick barnes, eric fan, excellent, grace lin, great picture books, guojing, julie flett, matthew forsythe, oliver jeffers, read alouds, reviews, storytime, terry fan, the fan brothers, vanessa brantley-newton, very good
  • Holiday Spotlight: Jon Klassen’s Hat Box!

    Holiday Spotlight: Jon Klassen’s Hat Box!

    Something bear-y wonderful here, readers! I had the chance, thanks to the kind and generous folks at Penguin Random House Canada/Candlewick Press, to take a look and pore over (and re-read!) the new boxed set featuring the hat trilogy from award-winning Canadian author and artist Jon Klassen. A boxed set containing: hardcover copies of I… Read more


    November 26, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    boxed set, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, funny, gifts, jon klassen, picture books, read alouds, reviews, seasonal, storytime
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