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  • Picture Book Reviews: Princess Puffybottom…and Darryl & A Piglet Named Mercy

    Picture Book Reviews: Princess Puffybottom…and Darryl & A Piglet Named Mercy

    If you’re ready for wonderful animal-centered picture books, then hang on to your summer hat! Courtesy of Tundra Books, Candlewick Press,  and Penguin Random House Canada, I have two excellent titles for you: Princess Puffybottom…and Darryl by Susin Nielsen and Olivia Chin Mueller  and A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen.… Read more


    August 24, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, chris van dusen, excellent, funny, kate dicamillo, olivia chin mueller, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, susin nielsen
  • Review: For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington

    Review: For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington

    Review: For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: July 30, 2019 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark. Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old, adopted, and black. Her parents and… Read more


    August 21, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, contemporary, excellent, mariama j. lockington, middle grade, reviews, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess & Harry and Clare’s Amazing Staycation

    Picture Book Reviews: Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess & Harry and Clare’s Amazing Staycation

    Two picture books totally perfect for summer (and holiday!) time on the review docket today, courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada! Read on for my thoughts on Janet Hill’s Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess and Harry and Clare’s Amazing Staycation from Ted Staunton and Mika Song. Happy reading!… Read more


    August 12, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, excellent, janet hill, mika song, picture books, read alouds, reviews, ted staunton, very good
  • Review: I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán

    Review: I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán

    Review: I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Thomas Allen & Son. Thank you! Publication: April 1, 2019 by Lake Union Publishing (Amazon/Brilliance Publishing) Book Description: Honesty is the best policy…except maybe when it comes to marriage in this brilliant novel about the high price of perfection from bestselling… Read more


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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, camille pagán, contemporary, reviews, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: A Friend for Henry & Otto and Pio

    Picture Book Reviews: A Friend for Henry & Otto and Pio

    Two picture books on review today courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! I will be talking about two lovely stories: A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song, and Otto and Pio by Marianne Dubuc. Happy reading!   In A Friend for Henry, by author Jenn Bailey and illustrator Mika Song… Read more


    July 30, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, jenn bailey, marianne dubuc, mika song, picture books, read alouds, reviews, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: Babymoon & Saturday is Swimming Day

    Picture Book Reviews: Babymoon & Saturday is Swimming Day

    Readers, I have two beautiful picture books on the review docket! Courtesy of partner Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada, here on the two titles on review: Babymoon by Hayley Barrett, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal and Saturday Is Swimming Day by Hyewon Yum. Enjoy!   The house is hushed. The lights are low. We’re basking in… Read more


    July 24, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, excellent, hayley barrett, hyewon yum, juana martinez-neal, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Spotlight: SMALL WORLD Author Ishta Mercurio!

    Spotlight: SMALL WORLD Author Ishta Mercurio!

    Welcome to a special spotlight featuring a look at children’s author Ishta Mercurio‘s debut picture book, Small World (illustrated by Jen Corace), as well as a guest post from Ishta! Enjoy! Small World by Ishta Mercurio, illustrated by Jen Corace Source: Hardcopy courtesy of the author. Thank you! Publication: July 2, 2019 by Abrams Books… Read more


    July 15, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, excellent, guest post, ishta mercurio, jen corace, picture books, read alouds, reviews
  • Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (5)

    Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (5)

    Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in children’s non-fiction or in picture books, etc.- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! “…the truth is never made of straight lines. Lives… Read more


    July 8, 2019

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    amanda hall, andrea wang, biographical picture books, children’s, children’s non-fiction, ebony glenn, great children’s non-fiction, kana urbanowicz, mac barnett, michelle markel, michelle meadows, sarah jacoby, steve jenkins
  • Picture Book Reviews: Before You Were Born & From 1 to 10

    I have two fantastic new picture books on review today, courtesy of my lovely friends at Pajama Press! We’ll be taking a look at Deborah Kerbel and Suzanne Del Rizzo‘s Before You Were Born, and Mies van Hout‘s From 1 to 10. Happy reading!     “Before you were… A song in our hearts, A… Read more


    June 27, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, deborah kerbel, excellent, read alouds, reviews, storytime, suzanne del rizzo, very good
  • Reviews: Anne’s Kindred Spirits & Kelly Hill’s Anne Board Books

    Reviews: Anne’s Kindred Spirits & Kelly Hill’s Anne Board Books

    Anne-with-an-e-xtravaganza time! It’s time to take a look at some utterly delightful books all inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s iconic Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables! Courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I have a selection of titles on review: Anne’s Kindred Spirits, which is the second Anne Chapter Book entry… Read more


    June 26, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    abigail halpin, alphabet books, anne of green gables, board books, canadian lit, early chapter books, excellent, kallie george, kelly hill, l.m. montgomery
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