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Children’s Reviews: Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie and Olga Baumert & Starboy by Jami Gigot
More children’s titles on the review docket today! Thanks to the lovely folks at Thomas Allen & Son, I will first be talking about the stunning children’s non-fiction title Monarch Butterflies: Explore the Life Journey of One of the Winged Wonders of the World by Ann Hobbie, illustrated by Olga Baumert. Next, I will take Read more
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Children’s Reviews: Osnat and Her Dove, Bigger Than A Dream & What Ollie Saw
Thanks to kind friends at Raincoast Books, I have three wonderful, distinctive titles from publisher Levine Querido on the review docket today! First up on review is the based-on-a-true-story Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World’s First Female Rabbi by Canadian author Sigal Samuel, illustrated by Vali Mintzi; then we’ll be taking Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Carmen and the House That Gaudí Built by Susan Hughes and Marianne Ferrer & The Wind and the Trees by Todd Stewart
Two new beautiful picture books from Canadian authors and illustrators on the review docket today! Thanks to kind friends at Owlkids Books, I will be taking a look at: Carmen and the House That Gaudí Built by Susan Hughes and Marianne Ferrer, and The Wind and the Trees by Todd Stewart. Happy reading to you Read more
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (7)
Let’s take a peek at some terrific children’s non-fiction titles! Reviews of kid’s non-fiction titles have been interspersed among the fiction reviews, but it’s been A WHILE since a true round-up! So without further adieu, let’s turn our attention to some of the great non-fiction books that have caught my attention. Just a note that Read more
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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
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (6)
Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in children’s non-fiction or in picture books, etc.- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! In no particular order here are the standouts: let’s Read more
biographical, blair thornburgh, children’s, children’s non-fiction, cynthia lord, diana sudyka, excellent, great children’s non-fiction, hayley barrett, hazel mitchell, john bald, julie morstad, katy wu, kyo maclear, laurie wallmark, read alouds, rebecca huang, scott campbell, teresa robeson, very good -
Spotlight on Ho’onani: Hula Warrior Author Heather Gale & A Giveaway!
Hello readers and welcome to a very special post! I am delighted to welcome Heather Gale, the debut picture book author of Ho’onani: Hula Warrior (illustrated by Mika Song). Born in New Zealand and now living in Toronto with her family, Heather Gale is a former orthotist-turned-author (not to mention a recipe tester/cook and photographer)! Read more
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (4)
Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in children’s non-fiction or in picture books, etc.- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! Let’s begin with Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Read more
andrea davis pinkney, beatrice cerocchi, biographical, canadian lit, children’s, children’s non-fiction, evan turk, excellent, ezra jack keats, fairytales, great children’s non-fiction, isabel sánchez vegara, jane goodall, lenny lishchenko, lou fancher, michael james mahin, paula ikuutaq rumbolt, poetry, rachel dougherty, reviews, sara gillingham, steve johnson, very good -
Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (3)
Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Now, just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in non-fiction or in picture books- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! Let’s begin with the fantastically beautiful and mesmerizing The Bluest Read more
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (1)
Forgive me for sounding a bit like a broken record, but: my goodness, the world of children’s lit just keeps broadening and upping itself! Within the larger realm of children’s non-fiction, I have recently read some incredible biographies, as well the more traditional kind of non-fiction. Looking at the biographical books, the recent highlights include: Read more
alison limentani, amy novesky, biographical, children’s non-fiction, christian robinson, david degrand, deborah hopkinson, dow phumiruk, elise gravel, excellent, felicita sala, fiona robinson, good, great children’s non-fiction, hannah tolson, helaine becker, isabelle arsenault, jan thornhill, jess keating, julie murphy, kelsey garrity-riley, patricia hruby powell, patricia valdez, qin leng, very good, yee-lum mak
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