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Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Comic Strips!
Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s focus is all about our top ten favourites of a particular genre. I have decided to go with comic strips, as it’s a big bookish love of mine and something I don’t… Read more
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Back to School Giveaway with #PlayTestShare!
It’s back to school time! I am delighted to be hosting a special Back to School Giveaway, courtesy of the lovely and generous folks at Raincoast Books! Open to Canadian residents, ages 18 and up, one lucky person will have the chance to win TWO of the amazing #PlayTestShare items below! I had the pleasure… Read more
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Review: Kabungo by Rolli
Review: Kabungo by Rolli, illustrations by Milan Pavlovic Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Ten-year-old Beverly is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary best friend. Her name is Kabungo, and she lives in a cave on Main Street. No one knows where she comes… Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite TV Shows!
Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week is all about honouring fall TV, and I have decided to do a list of my top ten favourite shows. Now, as with most other Top Ten Tuesdays, I have had a… Read more
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Picture Book Review: They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Review: They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: August 30, 2016 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows… Read more
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Review: A Boy Named Queen by Sara Cassidy
Review: A Boy Named Queen by Sara Cassidy Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books. Thank you! Publication: August 1, 2016 by Groundwood Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Evelyn is both aghast and fascinated when a new boy comes to grade five and tells everyone his name is Queen. Queen wears shiny gym shorts and wants… Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Required Readings from Elementary and High School
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week is all about back to school, and I have chosen to go with the the top ten required readings during my elementary and high school years. Some of the titles on this list… Read more
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Must Read Monday (48): Mystery Titles on my TBR!
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: a focus on mystery titles! I have (much)… Read more
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Review: A Blind Guide to Stinkville by Beth Vrabel
Review: A Blind Guide to Stinkville by Beth Vrabel Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press. Thank you! Publication: August 9, 2016 by Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Before Stinkville, Alice didn’t think albinism—or the blindness that goes with it—was a big deal. Sure, she uses a magnifier… Read more
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Blog Tour Stop: Natasha Preston’s The Cabin
The Cabin by Natasha Preston Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: September 6, 2016 by Sourcebooks Fire Book Description: There may only be one killer, but no one is innocent in this new young adult thriller from Natasha Preston, author of The Cellar, a New York Times Bestseller, and Awake. They… Read more
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