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  • Reviews: Stanley at School & Starring Shapes!

    Review: Stanley at School by Linda Bailey, illus. Bill Slavin Source: Digital galley courtesy of Kids Can Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Published: August 1, 2015 by Kids Can Press Verdict: Okay Book Description: Stanley knows school is for kids, not dogs. But every day he grows more and more curious. What did the kids… Read more


    August 10, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    bill slavin, canadian lit, children’s, good, linda bailey, okay, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, tania howells
  • Picture Book Review: Swan by Laurel Snyder & Julie Morstad

    Review: Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 18, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night . . .… Read more


    August 9, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    anna pavlova, ballet, biographical, biographical picture books, children’s, children’s non-fiction, excellent, julie morstad, laurel snyder, read alouds, reviews
  • Our superhero costume, if you will…

    Happy weekend, all!   Read more


    August 8, 2015

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    humour, librarians, libraries, miscellaneous
  • Review: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank

    Review: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery #1) by Denise Grover Swank Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 11, 2015 by Crooked Lane Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: For Rose Gardner, working at the DMV is bad even before she has a vision of herself dead.… Read more


    August 5, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, denise grover swank, good, mystery, reviews, romance, very good
  • Review: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

    Review: The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon Source: ARC courtesy of Random House of Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Doubleday Verdict: Good Book Description: Once the thriving attraction of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair, alive only in the memories of Amy, Piper, and… Read more


    August 3, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, good, jennifer mcmahon, mystery, reviews, thriller
  • Must Read Monday (12): Little Robot & Timmy Failure #4

    I’ve been remiss with Must Read Monday for the last few weeks, so it’s nice to welcome it back for its twelfth edition! Must Read Monday is where I spotlight current and/or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics,… Read more


    August 2, 2015

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    Children’s
    ben hatke, children’s, graphic novels, humour, middle grade, must read monday, stephan pastis
  • Review: How to Write A Novel by Melanie Sumner

    Review: How to Write a Novel by Melanie Sumner Source: Digital galley courtesy of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/Vintage via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Vintage Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Aristotle “Aris” Thibodeau, age 12.5, is writing the Great American Novel. According to Write a Novel in Thirty Days! it shouldn’t… Read more


    July 29, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    contemporary, melanie sumner, reviews, very good
  • Picture Book Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry & Ben Mantle

    Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry, illus. Ben Mantle Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: The only thing Bobby wants for his birthday is a pet shark. So you can imagine his disappointment when his parents get him…a puppy. Everyone… Read more


    July 27, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    animals, ben mantle, beth ferry, children’s, excellent, funny, picture books, read aloud, reviews, sharks, storytime, very good
  • You let one book in and before you know it…

    Another wonderful (and very relatable!) bookish comic from Grant Snider:   Read more


    July 26, 2015

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    comics, funny, grant snider, humour, Incidental Comics, libraries, miscellaneous
  • Cursed and Curated Blog Tour: Q&A with BR Myers

    I have been participating in the Cursed and Curated Blog Tour for Asp of Ascension author BR Myers. If you missed part one, you can check out my review of Myers’ YA mystery! Welcome now to part two, my Q&A on writing processes, literary influences and more, with BR Myers! What is your typical writing… Read more


    July 24, 2015

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    Young Adult
    blog tour, br myers, canadian lit, q&a, Young Adult
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