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Picture Books: More Halloween Ready Reads!
A few years ago, I put together a book list just in time for Halloween called, ‘Picture Book Picks: Halloween Ready Reads‘. Given the number of spooky seasonal reads I’ve had the chance to pore over since then, I thought it high time to do an update of sorts! Here are some of my newer… Read more
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Halloween Picture Book Giveaway!
Something fun and not at all too scary for Halloween: a chance to win one of four perfect-for-Halloween picture books! Courtesy of the lovely folks at Raincoast Books, I have four new seasonal spooky reads to share with you, and one lucky reader will have the chance to win their top picture book pick. Halloween… Read more
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Picture Book Review: After the Fall by Dan Santat
Review: After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: October 3, 2017 by Roaring Brook Press Book Description: From the New York Times -bestselling creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend comes the inspiring epilogue to the beloved classic… Read more
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Reviews: Wishtree & The Exact Location of Home
I have had the pleasure of recently reading two children’s fiction titles: Wishtree, from Newbery Medal award-winning author Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan), and The Exact Location of Home from another award-winning author, Kate Messner (The Seventh Wish). Read on for my thoughts on the two middle-grade titles: Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, illus.… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (13)
Welcome to another Recently Read round up of great- and I mean tremendous- picture books! This entry features what I would more broadly categorize as children’s lit: there are picture books for the preschool and under crowd, but there are also some slightly longer and more mature illustrated children’s titles as well. In this round… Read more
canadian lit, children’s, david alexander robertson, david roberts, esme shapiro, excellent, great picture books, historical, jo empson, julie flett, julie kraulis, kyo maclear, matt james, nicola i. campbell, paul harbridge, picture books, read alouds, rogério coelho, sally lloyd-jones, storytime, very good, wordless picture books -
Spotlight & Giveaway for Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker by Shelley Johannes!
Be An Upside Down Thinker! Welcome to a special post featuring Shelley Johannes’s debut children’s title Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker! Disney-Hyperion has very kindly sent me a copy of the book to check out and is partnering with me for a great giveaway. Shelley Johannes’s debut is an early children’s fiction title with lots… Read more
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Blog Tour Stop: Eileen Cook’s The Hanging Girl!
Welcome to one of the stops on the Raincoast Books tour for Canadian author Eileen Cook‘s latest young adult novel, The Hanging Girl! Read on for my thoughts on the novel as well as a special Q&A that the wonderful author herself participated in! The Hanging Girl by Eileen Cook Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast… Read more
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Review: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Review: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: October 3, 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers Book Description: A modern classic in the making reminiscent of the Penderwicks series, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is about the connections we make… Read more
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Coming up: Blog Tour for Eileen Cook’s The Hanging Girl!
Coming up next week: the Raincoast Books blog tour for Canadian author Eileen Cook’s latest young adult novel, The Hanging Girl, stops by Fab Book Reviews on October 2nd! I’ll be talking about The Hanging Girl as well as sharing a Q&A I had the opportunity to do with the lovely author. Hope you get… Read more
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