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  • 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
  • Tea Time…with Adagio Teas Advent Calendar!

    Tea Time…with Adagio Teas Advent Calendar!

    A festively fun and rather delicious post here, featuring a merry Tea Advent Calendar courtesy of the kind folks at Adagio Teas! Hang on to your tea cozies because another tea post is here! And this one is just in time for the start of the holiday (and gift shopping!) season! As you may remember,… Read more


    November 17, 2019

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    Uncategorized
    adagio teas, advent calendar, fun, miscellaneous, seasonal, tea
  • Spotlight on Ho’onani: Hula Warrior Author Heather Gale & A Giveaway!

    Spotlight on Ho’onani: Hula Warrior Author Heather Gale & A Giveaway!

    Hello readers and welcome to a very special post! I am delighted to welcome Heather Gale, the debut picture book author of Ho’onani: Hula Warrior (illustrated by Mika Song). Born in New Zealand and now living in Toronto with her family, Heather Gale is a former orthotist-turned-author (not to mention a recipe tester/cook and photographer)!… Read more


    November 11, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    biographical, biographical picture books, children’s, documentary, excellent, heather gale, ho’onani kamai, interviews, mika song, reviews, spotlight, very good
  • Remembrance Day Read: Sergeant Billy by Mireille Messier and Kass Reich

    Remembrance Day Read: Sergeant Billy by Mireille Messier and Kass Reich

    Review: Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to War by Mireille Messier, illus. Kass Reich Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: September 17, 2019 by Tundra Books Book Description: During World War I, a goat named Billy was adopted by a platoon of soldiers and… Read more


    November 9, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    animals, biographical picture books, canadian lit, children’s, good, historical, kass reich, mireille messier, picture books, remembrance day, reviews, seasonal, very good
  • Great Picture Books! (25)

    Great Picture Books! (25)

    Well. I was rather mistaken in thinking I had posted a picture books roundup not that long ago!! Whoops!! It’s definitely time to play catch up over the course of a few posts. So, without further preamble, welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books! In no particular order, here are the… Read more


    November 5, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, carolyn crimi, cary fagan, children’s, dena seiferling, esme shapiro, excellent, funny, great picture books, jean reidy, karl newson, kwame alexander, lucy ruth cummins, marisa morea, melissa sweet, mike brownlow, picture books, read alouds, reviews, ross collins, simon rickerty, storytime, tina kügler, very good, yuyi morales
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