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  • Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (4)

    Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (4)

    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! Let’s begin with Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend… Read more


    June 3, 2019

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    andrea davis pinkney, beatrice cerocchi, biographical, canadian lit, children’s, children’s non-fiction, evan turk, excellent, ezra jack keats, fairytales, great children’s non-fiction, isabel sánchez vegara, jane goodall, lenny lishchenko, lou fancher, michael james mahin, paula ikuutaq rumbolt, poetry, rachel dougherty, reviews, sara gillingham, steve johnson, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: How to Walk an Ant, Charlotte the Scientist Finds a Cure & more!

    Picture Book Reviews: How to Walk an Ant, Charlotte the Scientist Finds a Cure & more!

    A rundown of some standout picture books I’ve had the great pleasure of recently reading!     Let’s start with author, illustrator and puppeteer Cindy Derby‘s notable debut, How to Walk an Ant, a step-by-step-with-detours-guide for, you guessed it, walking ants! Through this detailed instructional guide, readers learn that walking ants is…a messy, sometimes frustrating,… Read more


    May 27, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    brianne farley, camille andros, children’s, cindy derby, dave eggers, excellent, great picture books, lane smith, maria dek, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Blog Tour Stop for Birthday by Meredith Russo!

    Blog Tour Stop for Birthday by Meredith Russo!

    Welcome to one of the last stops on the Raincoast Books blog tour for award-winning author Meredith Russo‘s latest YA novel, Birthday! Read on for my thoughts on the novel, and please be sure to take a look at the postcard at the bottom of the post and check out the rest of the participating… Read more


    May 24, 2019

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    blog tour, contemporary ya, excellent, meredith russo, reviews, Young Adult
  • Graphic Novel Look: New Kid, Pilu of the Woods, Unicorn Bowling & more!

    Graphic Novel Look: New Kid, Pilu of the Woods, Unicorn Bowling & more!

    I have gone through a number of truly awesome children’s graphic novels as of late! Here, in no particular order, are titles I have read and would recommend: Jerry Craft’s New Kid, which is all kinds of outstanding- in terms of story, art, style and subject matters covered- do not miss out on this one;… Read more


    May 20, 2019

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    children’s, children’s non-fiction, dana simpson, excellent, good, graham annable, graphic novels, jerry craft, kazu kibuishi, lorena alvarez, luke pearson, mai k. nguyen, svetlana chmakova, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: Brave Molly, Fergal and the Bad Temper & more!

    Picture Book Reviews: Brave Molly, Fergal and the Bad Temper & more!

    We are taking a look at three great picture books today! These titles are all revolving around feelings and emotions (picture book subject areas that are always in-demand!): Brooke Boynton-Hughes’ Brave Molly (courtesy of Raincoast Books); Robert Starling’s Fergal and the Bad Temper (courtesy of Raincoast Books); and Andy Rash’s The Happy Book (courtesy of… Read more


    May 19, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    andy rash, brooke boynton-hughes, children’s, emotions, excellent, picture books, read alouds, robert starling, storytime, very good, wordless picture books
  • Coming Up: Blog Tour for Meredith Russo’s BIRTHDAY!

    Coming Up: Blog Tour for Meredith Russo’s BIRTHDAY!

    Hi everyone! A note here that I am one of the lucky participants in the upcoming Raincoast Books blog tour for Meredith Russo‘s new YA novel, Birthday! (You may recognize the author from her wonderful, poignant and award-winning YA debut, If I Was Your Girl). The blog tour for Birthday begins on May 20th and… Read more


    May 18, 2019

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    Uncategorized, Young Adult
    blog tour, meredith russo, Young Adult
  • Spotlight & Interview: Children’s Author Samantha R. Vamos!

    Spotlight & Interview: Children’s Author Samantha R. Vamos!

    Welcome to a very special post featuring a spotlight on Samantha R. Vamos! Samantha is the author of children’s titles such as Alphabet Trucks, Alphabet Trains (illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke), Before You Were Here, Mi Amor (illustrated by Santiago Cohen), as well as The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred (illustrated by Rafael López), a… Read more


    May 12, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    adaptations, bilingual, children’s, children’s non-fiction, nursery rhymes, picture books, read alouds, reviews, samantha r vamos, sebastia serra, storytime, very good
  • Picks for Mother’s Day: Titles from Holman Wang and Lucy Cousins!

    Picks for Mother’s Day: Titles from Holman Wang and Lucy Cousins!

    Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend, so what a perfect time to talk about two lovely and just-right-for-the-holiday children’s titles courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books, Candlewick Press and Penguin Random House Canada! If you’re interested in exploring more titles for Mother’s Day (and other family-focused titles), be sure to take a look… Read more


    May 7, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    board books, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, holman wang, lucy cousins, mother’s day, picture books, read alouds, seasonal, storytime, very good
  • Great Picture Books! (24)

    Great Picture Books! (24)

    Welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books! In no particular order, here are the titles: the superb The Patchwork Bike, by Australian writer and slam poet Maxine Beneba Clarke, with illustrations (acrylic on recycled cardboard- amazing) done by artist Van Thanh Rudd, this story touches on everything from the latitude of… Read more


    May 5, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, christian robinson, chuck groenink, erin e. stead, excellent, great picture books, greg pizzoli, interactive, laura dockrill, leah gilbert, linda ashman, maria karipidou, maxine beneba clarke, philip c. stead, picture books, read alouds, storytime, van thanh rudd, very good, wordless picture books
  • Picture Book Reviews: Not Your Nest! & Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish

    Picture Book Reviews: Not Your Nest! & Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish

    I love it when I am (metaphorically) tickled by a book: when that perfect blend of bonkers humour, charming storytelling and illustration meet and *TA-DAH* you are tickled to your funny bone! This was recently the case with the two wonderful and FUN picture books on review today, courtesy of the lovely folks at Penguin… Read more


    May 3, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    andrea tsurumi, beth ferry, children’s, excellent, funny, gideon sterer, picture books, read alouds, reviews, tom lichtenheld
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