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Graphic Novel Review: Camp (Click #2) by Kayla Miller
Review: Camp by Kayla Miller Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 23, 2019 by HMH Books for Young Readers Book Description: Author-illustrator Kayla Miller is back with Olive in this emotional and honest story about navigating new experiences, learning to step outside one’s comfort zone, and the satisfaction of blazing your… Read more
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Reviews: Anne Arrives & Megabat and Fancy Cat
Two wonderful chapter books on the review docket today, courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada: Anne Arrives (An Anne Chapter Book #1) adapted by Kallie George, with illustrations by Abigail Halpin; and Megabat and Fancy Cat (Megabat #2) by Anna Humphrey, with illustrations by Kass Reich. First up is… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug & My Heart
Gently finding my way back into the world of reviewing, and doing so by talking about something dear to my heart: picture books! More specifically, picture book titles full of love and sincerity. In this post I will be featuring two beautiful new picture books: courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books, Tiny T. Rex… Read more
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“We were on a break!”…
Hello, lovely readers. I am on a brief hiatus due to a loss in the family but will be back with new reviews (featuring some excellent new children’s titles) and giveaways shortly. In the meantime, please enjoy one of my favourites- this incredibly gorgeous song from Fleet Foxes. Read more
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (3)
Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Now, just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in non-fiction or in picture books- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! Let’s begin with the fantastically beautiful and mesmerizing The Bluest… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Circle by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen…and an appearance by a bear!
Review: Circle (Shapes Trilogy #3) created by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: March 5, 2019 by Candlewick Press Book Description: Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final wry and resonant tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle.… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (23)
Welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books! In no particular order, here are the titles: let’s start with Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story! by Janay Brown-Wood, illustrated Priscilla Burris, an adorable and vivacious counting story about friends and family coming over and filling up a grandma’s house to almost (!)… Read more
alastair heim, alisa coburn, andrea tsurumi, biographical picture books, cale atkinson, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, funny, great picture books, janay brown-wood, john martz, keith negley, nicola winstanley, olivia chin mueller, picture books, priscilla burris, read alouds, reviews, storytime, susin nielsen, vanessa brantley-newton, very good -
Board Book Look (6): Titles from Richard Van Camp, Kass Reich, Jen Sookfong Lee & more!
Hi readers, I feel as though I am forever playing catch up with talking about board books! There have been piles of board books I’ve read and shared with my two little ones, and have compiled a list here of some of the more recent read aloud/shared together favourites and standouts. Full title details and… Read more
board book look, board books, chris tougas, daniel wiseman, david w. miles, excellent, good, jason fulford, jen sookfong lee, joey chou, joyce wan, kass reich, kileasa che wan wong, nick sharratt, nicola smee, read alouds, reviews, richard van camp, sally symes, susanna leonard hill, tamara shopsin, very good, vickie lee -
Picture Book Review: Goodnight, Anne by Kallie George & Geneviève Godbout
Review: Goodnight, Anne (Inspired by Anne of Green Gables) by Kallie George, illus. Geneviève Godbout Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: September 25, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: A beautiful bedtime picture book based on the best-selling Anne of Green Gables, introducing the irrepressible and beloved Anne to… Read more
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Review: Here to Stay by Sara Farizan
Review: Here to Stay by Sara Farizan Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Thomas Allen & Son. Thank you! Publication: September 18, 2018 by Algonquin Books Book Description: What happens when a kid who’s flown under the radar for most of high school gets pulled off the bench to make the winning basket in a varsity playoff… Read more
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