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  • And Now For Something Completely Different: Tea Time with Adagio Teas!

    As the title of the post suggests (thank you, Monty Python!), this post does indeed feature something a little bit different for this site. I was recently contacted by the very kind and generous folks at Adagio Teas, asking if I was interested in sampling, trying, and putting something together about TEA! As someone who… Read more


    December 14, 2017

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    Reviews, Uncategorized
    adagio teas, fandom, fun, harry potter, miscellaneous, pride and prejudice, reviews, teas
  • A Winter Holiday Picture Book Giveaway!

    Something lovely for the winter and holiday season: a chance to win one of four beautiful perfect-for-winter and holiday books! Courtesy of the lovely folks at Raincoast Books, I have four seasonal reads to share with you, and one lucky Canadian reader will have the chance to win their top picture book or board book… Read more


    December 12, 2017

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    Children’s, Reviews
    alphabet books, board books, children’s, eric james, giveaways, good, greg paprocki, kenard pak, marion dane bauer, picture books, read alouds, richard jones, seasonal, simon mendez, very good
  • Picture Book Review: The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen

    Review: The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett, illus. Jon Klassen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Candlewick Press. Thank you! Publication: October 10, 2017 by Candlewick Press Book Description: Early one morning a mouse met a wolf and was quickly gobbled up. When a woeful mouse is swallowed… Read more


    December 5, 2017

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, excellent, fairytales, funny, jon klassen, mac barnett, picture books, read alouds
  • Picture Book Review: Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow by Michelle Cuevas & Sydney Smith

    Review: Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow by Michelle Cuevas, illus. Sydney Smith Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books, imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: September 12, 2017 by Tundra Books. Book Description: Smoot the shadow has been living a yawn-filled life for years. His boy never laughs and never leaps, so Smoot never… Read more


    November 29, 2017

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, excellent, michelle cuevas, picture books, read alouds, reviews, sydney smith
  • Must Read Monday (75): Children’s Graphic Novels from Fanny Britt & Isabelle Arsenault, Dana Simpson, Benjamin Renner & more!

    Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week’s focus is all on children’s graphic novels! A… Read more


    November 26, 2017

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    Children’s
    ann m martin, benjamin renner, braden lamb, brenna thummler, canadian lit, children’s, contemporary, dana simpson, drew brockington, fanny britt, funny, gale galligan, graphic novels, isabelle arsenault, l.m. montgomery, mariah marsden, must read monday
  • Picture Book Review: Wild One by Jane Whittingham & Noel Tuazon

    Review: Wild One by Jane Whittingham, illus. Noel Tuazon Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: Book Description: Can you stretch like a cat or hang like a bat? This little one can do those things and so much more as she bounds energetically through her day. Author Jane Whittingham‘s sprightly couplets take… Read more


    November 24, 2017

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, jane whittingham, noel tuazon, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Review: Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson

    Review: Nine Lessons (A Josephine Tey Mystery #7) by Nicola Upson Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: October 10, 2017 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of St-John’s-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most audacious and unusual murders of his career.… Read more


    November 20, 2017

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, excellent, historical fiction, mystery, nicola upson, reviews, suspense, very good
  • Must Read Monday (74): Children’s Titles from Pam Smy, Natalia O’Hara and Lauren O’Hara & Lorena Alvarez

    Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction!     This feature has been absent for a few… Read more


    November 13, 2017

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    michelle@fabbookreviews

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    Children’s
    children’s, comics, fairytales, graphic novels, lauren o’hara, lorena alvarez, middle grade, must read monday, mystery, natalia o’hara, pam smy, picture books
  • Picture Book Reviews: Professional Crocodile & Lines

    Two glorious wordless picture books on the review docket! But first, a slight preamble: I think I have previously reflected that authors and illustrators perform incredible feats in carrying out wordless picture books: plotting and mapping a story, holding interest, moving from beginning, middle, climax/reveal, to end, all without words to propel and prompt. Wordless… Read more


    November 9, 2017

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, excellent, picture books, reviews, suzy lee, wordless picture books
  • Review: Unholy City (A Claire Codella Mystery #3) by Carrie Smith

    Review: Unholy City (A Claire Codella Mystery #3) by Carrie Smith Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Expected publication: November 7, 2017 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: Despite their rocky history, Detective Claire Codella and Precinct Detective Brian Haggerty come together when senior churchwarden Philip Graves’s bloody body is found lying… Read more


    November 5, 2017

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, carrie smith, mystery, reviews, suspense, thriller, very good
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