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Blog Tour Stop & Giveaway for Tim Johnston’s The Current!
Welcome to one of the stops on the Thomas Allen & Son blog tour for Tim Johnston’s novel, The Current! Read on for my thoughts as well as information on how Canadian residents can enter the tour wide giveaway to win a copy of The Current! The Current by Tim Johnston Source: ARC courtesy… Read more
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Coming Up: Blog Tour for Tim Johnston’s THE CURRENT!
Coming up this week is the Thomas Allen & Son blog tour- with giveaway!- for Tim Johnston’s newest novel, The Current. Hope you’re able to come back on Wednesday, January 23rd, when I will be sharing my thoughts on the book and a link to a giveaway, open to Canadian residents! Please check out the… Read more
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Review: Dr. Jo by Monica Kulling and Julianna Swaney
Dr. Jo: How Sara Josephine Baker Saved the Lives of America’s Children by Monica Kulling, with illustrations by Julianna Swaney Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: October 9, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: Sara Josephine Baker was a strong girl who loved adventure. Growing up in New York… Read more
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Picture Book Review: P Is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter & Maria Tina Beddia
P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter, illus. Maria Tina Beddia Source: Hardcopy courtesy Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: November 13, 2018 by Sourcebooks Book Description: Let’s get real- the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it’s also for aisle and aeons. Why… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (20)
Welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books- with one early reader in the mix! In no particular order, here are the titles: let’s start with the unbearably gorgeous and mesmerizing The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, a poetic, vital and incredible story that follows time… Read more
canadian lit, children’s, christine pym, david shannon, ekua holmes, emily gravett, excellent, funny, good, grace byers, great picture books, jory john, keturah a bobo, lane smith, marion dane bauer, mo willems, nicola o’byrne, picture books, read alouds, reviews, sandra dieckmann, storytime, very good -
Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (2)
Hello to 2019 and hello to you lovely readers! I hope that all who celebrate Christmas had a good and as relaxing as possible celebration, and everyone enjoyed their break and New Year! To start 2019 off, I am presenting a post featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles. Now, just a note that… Read more
amy guglielmo, animals, brigette barrager, canadian lit, children’s, children’s non-fiction, david degrand, excellent, great children’s non-fiction, jacqueline tourville, jeanette winter, jenni desmond, jennifer ward, jess keating, kaaty wu, kay haring, laurie walmark, leire salaberria, lisbeth kaiser, picture books, read alouds, reviews, robert neubecker, stephanie roth sisson, steve jenkins, storytime, very good -
Without Further Adieu…
Happy and safe holidays to all!! (I’ve shared the Last Christmas video before, but I cannot help myself, it is forever awesome. Our family may have decorated our tree listening to a Christmas mix with me giving it my all when Last Christmas came on…). Also! Don’t forget to enter the Christmas Picture Books Giveaway… Read more
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Christmas Picture Book Giveaway!
Welcome to a special giveaway post featuring a bundle of FOUR lovely and lively Christmas-themed picture books- courtesy of my kind friends at Raincoast Books- that I would like to give to one reader in Canada. Read on for more information and details about the picture books and the giveaway! Picture Books: I Got the… Read more
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Spotlight on Minecrafter Author Danica Davidson!
Welcome to a very special post featuring a guest article from middle grade and YA author- and literacy advocate- Danica Davidson! You may have kids or teens who have read one of Danica’s sixteen middle grade and young adult novels, including the twelve popular Minecrafter books. In the summer of 2018, Danica was invited to Belgium… Read more
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Review: French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Review: French Exit by Patrick deWitt Source: Hardcopy courtesy of House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Publication: August 28, 2018 by House of Anansi Press (paperback) Book Description: Frances Price — tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature — is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult… Read more
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