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  • Must Read Monday (3)- Picture Books

    Welcome to the third edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new 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, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week I am featuring recently released or soon to… Read more


    April 26, 2015

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    Children’s
    children’s, daniel miyares, dev petty, helen hancocks, jon agee, matthew cordell, mike boldt, must read monday, patrick mcdonnell, picture books, read alouds, storytime, wordless picture books
  • Review: We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen

    Review: We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books, imprint of Random House of Canada Limited, via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected Publication: Hardcover and Kindle edition, May 12, 2015 Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Thirteen-year-old Stewart Inkster is academically brilliant but “ungifted” socially. Fourteen-year-old Ashley Anderson is… Read more


    April 23, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, children’s, contemporary ya, excellent, reviews, susin nielsen, very good
  • Must Read Monday (2)

    Welcome to the second edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new 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, children’s lit to adult fiction! Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre, illus. Rafael Rosado This is… Read more


    April 19, 2015

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    Children’s, Young Adult
    children’s, contemporary ya, graphic novels, jorge aguirre, must read monday, rafael rosado, sarah dessen
  • Review: The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman

    Review: The Fair Fight: A Novel by Anna Freeman Source: ARC courtesy of Goodreads First Reads and Penguin Canada. Thank you! Publication: April 14 2015 by Riverhead Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Moving from a filthy brothel to a fine manor house, from the world of street fighters to the world of champions, The Fair… Read more


    April 15, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, anna freeman, excellent, historical fiction, reviews
  • Must Read Monday (1): Sharon Cameron & Kimberly McCreight

    Welcome to the first (and hopefully not only) edition of Must Read Monday. On Mondays I will spotlight some new 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, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week I am featuring a… Read more


    April 12, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Young Adult
    adult fiction, kimberly mccreight, must read monday, mystery, sharon cameron, Young Adult
  • Board Book Look (1): The Swing & Saffy and Ollie

    The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Simply Read Books. Thank you! Publication: November 5, 2012 by Simply Read Books Verdict: Excellent “How do you like to go up in a swing,    Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing    Ever a child… Read more


    April 10, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    board book look, board books, children’s, excellent, julie morstad, paolo opal, poetry, read alouds, reviews, robert louis stevenson, simply read books
  • Got lots of plans for this weekzzzz….

    I hope everyone is having a lovely Easter break and/or long weekend! This has been much of my weekend. Just imagine a book under my nose instead of a plank. Read more


    April 6, 2015

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    Uncategorized
    miscellaneous
  • Review: Little Miss Evil by Bryce Leung & Kristy Shen

    Review: Little Miss Evil by Bryce Leung & Kristy Shen Source: Digital galley courtesy of Spencer Hill Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Publication date: March 10, 2015 Verdict: Okay/Good Book Description: When you live in a volcano, ride to school in a helicopter, and regularly see your dad on the news with the caption “EVIL… Read more


    April 2, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    bryce leung, children’s, funny, good, kristy shen, okay, reviews
  • Picture Book Review: Mo and Beau by Vanya Nastanlieva

    Mo and Beau by Vanya Nastanlieva Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Simply Read Books. Thank you! Publication: February 20, 2015 by Simply Read Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Little mouse Mo wants to play. But big bear Beau is tired, and getting ready for sleep. Luckily Mo finds the perfect way to have fun: by… Read more


    April 1, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    funny, picture books, read alouds, reviews, simply read books, storytime, vanya nastanlieva, very good
  • Review: The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan

    Review: The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan Source: Digital galley courtesy of Grand Central Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected Publication: April 7, 2015 by Grand Central Publishing Verdict: Okay/Good Book Description: “If I’m Cinderella today, I dread who they’ll think I am tomorrow. I guess it depends on what I do… Read more


    March 28, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, good, heather cocks, jessica morgan, okay, reviews
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