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  • Must Read Monday (45): Picture Books from Elanna Allen, Ben Clanton, Adam Rex & Christian Robinson and 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 is all about picture books- five titles, to… Read more


    July 18, 2016

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    Children’s
    adam rex, ben clanton, christian robinson, elanna allen, erin e. stead, michelle cuevas, must read monday, oliver jeffers, picture books, read alouds, sam winston, storytime
  • Picture Book Picks: Perfect for Summer!

    Summer-themed picture books are a fun and varied bunch of reads: anything and everything from going to the beach to visiting family, discovering new creatures to taking fantastical trips with your imagination. From classics to new titles, here- in no particular order- are some of my picture book picks for summer:   Barnacle is Bored… Read more


    July 17, 2016

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    Children’s
    book lists, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, funny, picture books, read alouds, seasonal, storytime, very good, wordless picture books
  • Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart

    Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Han Solo avenged the destruction of an innocent planet by helping Luke… Read more


    July 17, 2016

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    Children’s, Reviews
    animals, children’s, contemporary, melissa hart, middle grade, reviews, very good
  • Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas

    Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Clarion Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block . . . for the fourth time. California’s Newport Beach is her family’s latest perch, and… Read more


    July 11, 2016

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, firoozeh dumas, historical fiction, middle grade, reviews, semi-autobiographical, very good
  • Review: Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley

    Review: Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley Source: ARC courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Publication: May 10, 2016 by Riverheard Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley… Read more


    July 10, 2016

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    Non-Fiction, Reviews
    excellent, garrard conley, memoir, non-fiction, reviews
  • Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 2)

    As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part two, I am taking a look at picture books and board books- categories which I not only feel so lucky I get… Read more


    July 10, 2016

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    Children’s
    animals, best of 2016, board books, canadian lit, funny, humour, picture books, read alouds, storytime
  • Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 1)

    As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part one, I am taking a look at three big categories: children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and adult fiction. The titles picked here… Read more


    July 8, 2016

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    Adult Fiction, Children’s, Young Adult
    adult fiction, best of 2016, book lists, canadian lit, children’s, contemporary, contemporary ya, excellent, good, historical fiction, humour, middle grade, mystery, suspense, thriller, very good, Young Adult
  • Must Read Monday (44): Frank Viva’s Sea Change & Esta Spalding’s Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts

    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: new children’s/middle grade offerings from Canadian authors and… Read more


    July 3, 2016

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    Children’s
    canadian lit, children’s, esta spalding, frank viva, graphic novels, middle grade, must read monday, sydney smith
  • Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen

    Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 22, 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Verdict: Good Book Description: The Shining meets “Hotel California” in this supremely creepy middle grade novel about the bizarre things that happen to two girls stranded at a desert inn. Eleven-year-old Quinn… Read more


    July 2, 2016

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, good, horror, marina cohen, middle grade, mystery, reviews, suspense, thriller
  • Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook

    Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: June 7, 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Verdict: Very Good Book Description: For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six… Read more


    June 30, 2016

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, contemporary ya, eileen cook, mystery, reviews, suspense, thriller, very good, Young Adult
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