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  • A Princess in Black, An Interrupting Chicken and…Unicorns?

    A Princess in Black, An Interrupting Chicken and…Unicorns?

    Three lively and super reads to highlight here, courtesy of my very kind partner Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada: The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare, Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise, and Do You Believe in Unicorns?. The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare (Princess in Black #6) by… Read more


    December 8, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    bethanie deeney murguia, children’s, david ezra stein, dean hale, excellent, funny, leuyen pham, picture books, read alouds, reviews, shannon hale, storytime, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian & King Alice

    Picture Book Reviews: Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian & King Alice

    Two fabulously fun picture books on the review docket today, courtesy of the lovely folks at Raincoast Books! Enjoy! Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian, written by Jacob Sager Weinstein, illustrated by Vera Brosgol (Be Prepared) is a terrifically clever, punchy story about a very brave, astute librarian who sets out to save the world from a… Read more


    December 7, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, funny, jacob sager weinstein, matthew cordell, picture books, read alouds, reviews, vera brosgol, very good
  • Graphic Novel Look: The Divided Earth, The Big Bad Fox & more!

    Graphic Novel Look: The Divided Earth, The Big Bad Fox & more!

    In the last few months, I’ve had the pleasure of reading a handful of young adult and children’s graphic novels. Here is a rundown of those titles, featuring the latest from Faith Erin Hicks, a standout from Benjamin Renner, as well as a look at cartoonist and illustrator’s Liz Climo’s latest collection! The Divided Earth… Read more


    December 6, 2018

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews, Young Adult
    benjamin renner, canadian lit, children’s, comic strip collections, comics, dana simpson, faith erin hicks, funny, graphic novels, humour, jarrett j. krosoczka, liz climo, mark tatulli, non-fiction, reviews, whitney gardner, Young Adult
  • Review: The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris

    Review: The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris

    The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane, illus. Jackie Morris Source: Hardcopy courtesy of House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Publication: October 2, 2018 by Anansi International, House of Anansi Press. Book Description: In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary — widely used in schools around the world — was published, a… Read more


    December 3, 2018

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    children’s, children’s non-fiction, excellent, jackie morris, nature, non-fiction, poetry, reviews, robert macfarlane
  • Let’s get festive (and bookish) with Puffin Plated & The Golden Girls!

    Let’s get festive (and bookish) with Puffin Plated & The Golden Girls!

    What’s that? Puffin Plated and The Golden Girls? Are you wondering what I’m talking about? Well, this picture-heavy post is all about books perfect for the upcoming holiday and Christmas season- specifically about three great new books from the kind folks at Penguin Random House Canada. Puffin Plated is a new series of beautiful “deluxe,… Read more


    December 2, 2018

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    Non-Fiction, Reviews
    alex fine, amber spiegel, charles dickens, classics, cookbooks, douglas yacka, francesco sedita, giada de laurentiis, humour, ina garten, jane austen, martha stewart, non-fiction, pop culture, pride and prejudice, puffin plated, television, the golden girls, tisha cherry, trish yearwood, vega hernando
  • Great Picture Books! (19)

    Great Picture Books! (19)

    Welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books! In no particular order, here are the titles: Unicorn (and Horse) by David W. Miles, illustrated by Hollie Mengert, a marvelously, cleverly told story (and one that my four year old loves) about a horse who feels ordinary next to a unicorn and their… Read more


    December 1, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    adam stemple, children’s, dana wulfekotte, david w. miles, duncan tonatiuh, elizabeth o. dulemba, excellent, francesca sanna, galia bernstein, great picture books, hollie mengert, jane yolen, jessie oliveros, julia sarda, louise greig, picture books, qin leng, read alouds, storytime, very good
  • Review: Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney

    Review: Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: May 15, 2018 by Puffin Canada/Penguin Random House Canada Book Description: A wannabe journalist and reluctant astrologer turns out to be clairvoyant in this charming middle-grade coming-of-age novel; for fans of Rebecca Stead’s novels. Clara can’t believe her… Read more


    November 28, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, contemporary, excellent, middle grade, mystery, rachelle delaney, reviews, very good
  • What I’d like to read before the year’s end…

    What I’d like to read before the year’s end…

    It is a truth universally acknowledged (uh, maybe), that a book reviewer and/or avid reader will likely never read all the books they had planned to before the year’s end. In any event, I never do! I have my books for review and I’m terrifically fortunate in that I get to review books that I… Read more


    November 26, 2018

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    Adult Fiction, Children’s, Young Adult
    adult fiction, blogging, children’s, middle grade, miscellaneous, Young Adult
  • Board Book Look: Tooth & Big Kid Bed by Leslie Patricelli

    Board Book Look: Tooth & Big Kid Bed by Leslie Patricelli

    Read on for my thoughts two new board books from Leslie Patricelli, Tooth and Big Kid Bed, courtesy of partner Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada!   Starring Baby from Leslie Patricelli‘s acclaimed and bestselling series of board books (Hair, Toot, No No Yes Yes and many more), Tooth and Big Kid Bed take Baby and… Read more


    November 20, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    board book look, board books, children’s, excellent, funny, Leslie patricelli, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Board Book Look: House: First Words Board Books & more!

    Board Book Look: House: First Words Board Books & more!

    A look at two fun and very stylish perfect-for-baby-and-toddler items courtesy of the kind folks at Raincoast Books! First up is House: First Words Board Books, illustrated by award-winning artist Michael Slack. This box set, designed so sleekly and smartly to look like the front-face of a house, contains five small board books inside, each… Read more


    November 19, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews, Uncategorized
    art, board book look, board books, children’s, damien poulain, excellent, flash cards, michael slack, reviews, very good
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