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  • Children’s Reviews: Megabat and the Not-Happy Birthday and First Day of Unicorn School

    Children’s Reviews: Megabat and the Not-Happy Birthday and First Day of Unicorn School

    Hello, everyone! It’s back to reviews with two delightful children’s books here! Up first, thanks to the kind folks at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I’ll be talking about the newest Megabat chapter book, Megabat and the Not-Happy Birthday by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich. Second on the review docket, thanks to author Jess… Read more


    April 9, 2021

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    Children’s, Reviews
    anna humphrey, canadian lit, chapter book series, Children’s, excellent, illustrated chapter book, jess hernandez, kass reich, mariano epelbaum, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers & Ray by Marianna Coppo

    Picture Book Reviews: The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers & Ray by Marianna Coppo

    Courtesy of friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I have two wonderful books on the review docket today. I hope you read on for my reviews of The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers, as Ray by Marianna Coppo. Happy reading to you all! You may already by familiar with the author-illustrator work of… Read more


    March 25, 2021

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, Children’s, debbie bibo, devin fan, eric fan, excellent, marianna coppo, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, terry fan, the fan brothers, very good
  • Spring Break Game Break!

    Spring Break Game Break!

    Thanks to the very lovely folks at Raincoast Books, I have some terrific family-friendly GAMES to share with you all! We’ve been inside and staying close to home for an extended period of time due to COVID-19. Now with Spring Break here for a lot kids and families, you might be on the lookout for… Read more


    March 23, 2021

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    Reviews, Uncategorized
    board games, busy ideas for bored kids, Children’s, children’s games, family, family games, games, selfish space edition, what am i game
  • Great Picture Books! (32)

    Great Picture Books! (32)

    Hi everyone and welcome to another entry in this series featuring recently read and recommended picture books! I had a slew of library holds come in, and, my goodness, what a treat. The round-up of picture books today is jam-packed with Canadian creators- almost ALL of the authors and illustrators are Canadian, which is pretty… Read more


    March 16, 2021

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, carmen mok, Children’s, elaine chen, excellent, great picture books, jordan scott, kenard pak, loretta garbutt, neil christopher, read alouds, reviews, sara o’leary, sennah yee, sigmundur thorgeirsson, storytime, sydney smith, very good
  • Children’s Reviews: The Bird in Me Flies & The Bad Chair

    Children’s Reviews: The Bird in Me Flies & The Bad Chair

    Thanks to the very kind folks at Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, I have two fascinating children’s books on review today! We will start with a look at the award-winning The Bird in Me Flies by Sara Lundberg, translated by B.J. Epstein, followed by a review of Dasha Tolstikova’s picture book The Bad Chair. Happy… Read more


    March 11, 2021

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    Children’s, Reviews
    art, berta hansson, biographical, Children’s, dasha tolstikova, excellent, funny, good, read alouds, reviews, Sara lundberg, storytime, very good
  • Children’s Reviews: Monster and Boy & Willa the Wisp

    Children’s Reviews: Monster and Boy & Willa the Wisp

    Hello everyone! I am back with more children’s book reviews, this time featuring some STELLAR illustrated chapter books! Thanks to the lovely folks at Raincoast Books, I will be looking at two books in the Monster and Boy series by Hannah Barnaby and Anoosha Syed to talk about; and thanks to friends at Penguin Random… Read more


    March 8, 2021

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    Children’s, Reviews
    anoosha syed, canadian lit, early chapter books, excellent, hannah barnaby, illustrated chapter book, jonathan auxier, storytime
  • Let’s Take A Look At: Graphic Novels for Younger Readers!

    Let’s Take A Look At: Graphic Novels for Younger Readers!

    My love and appreciation for graphic novels cannot be overstated. Whether children’s fiction/middle grade, non-fiction, young adult, literary, adult fiction- graphic novels are such a boon to the world of reading and to readers. It has been so wonderful to see more and more graphic novels getting published for (what can be loosely termed) ‘younger… Read more


    March 3, 2021

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    Children’s
    ashley spires, ben clanton, beth ferry, bob mcmahon, brian smitty smith, cale atkinson, canadian lit, Children’s, elise gravel, emerging readers, excellent, funny, gergely dudas, graham annable, graphic novels, greg pizzoli, hazel quintanilla, heather ayris burnell, independent readers, jonathan fenske, kevin sherry, melanie watt, mika song, norm feuti, paige braddock, ross burach, series, stephen shaskan, very good, younger readers
  • Children’s Book Picks featuring Dinosaurs, How Tos, and No Reading Allowed…!

    Children’s Book Picks featuring Dinosaurs, How Tos, and No Reading Allowed…!

    On a streak of picture book review posts lately! I truly cannot help it as I have been the very lucky recipient of so many terrific picture books that need talking about! Thanks to kind friends at Raincoast Books, I have quite a roster of FIVE awesome titles to talk about today: two books featuring… Read more


    February 23, 2021

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    bedtime, biographical picture books, brigette barrager, bryce gladfelter, Children’s, children’s non-fiction, chris carpenter, excellent, isaac fitzgerald, kate messner, linda skeers, mark siegel, marta Álvarez miguéns, raj haldar, read alouds, reviews, sarah massini, storytime, very good
  • For #IReadCanadian Day, take a look at A World of Mindfulness & The Word for Friend!

    For #IReadCanadian Day, take a look at A World of Mindfulness & The Word for Friend!

    Hello everyone! Are you ready for I Read Canadian Day? February 17th is I Read Canadian Day: “…a national day of celebration of Canadian books for young people. This is a day dedicated to ‘reading Canadian’ and will empower families, schools, libraries and organizations to host local activities and events within the week”, challenging “the… Read more


    February 17, 2021

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    Children’s, Reviews
    aidan cassie, aino anti, amélie dubois, andrea blinick, canadian lit, carmen mok, Children’s, emma pedersen, excellent, francois thisdale, gabrielle grimard, i read canadian, i read canadian day, miki sato, mindfulness, pajama press, read alouds, rebecca bender, reviews, scot ritchie, storytime, sue macartney, suzanne del rizzo, tamara campeau, tara anderson, very good
  • Valentine’s Day Reads: Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Skinnamarink and Crocodiles Need Kisses Too

    Valentine’s Day Reads: Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Skinnamarink and Crocodiles Need Kisses Too

    Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and it is a perfect time to discover new books about love, kindness, friendship, and things that warm the heart! Courtesy of friends at Penguin Random House Canada (and imprints Tundra Books and Viking Books for Young Readers), I have two lovely picture books on the review docket today… Read more


    February 10, 2021

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    Children’s, Reviews
    bram morrison, canadian lit, excellent, lois lilienstein, penelope dullaghan, qin leng, randi hampson, read alouds, rebecca colby, seasonal, sharon hampson, sharon lois & bram, sing a long, skinnamarink, storytime, very good
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