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Picture Book Review: Circle by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen…and an appearance by a bear!

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Review: Circle (Shapes Trilogy #3) created by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: March 5, 2019 by Candlewick Press Book Description: Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final wry and resonant tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle. This book is about Circle. […]

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Board Book Look (6): Titles from Richard Van Camp, Kass Reich, Jen Sookfong Lee & more!

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Hi readers, I feel as though I am forever playing catch up with talking about board books! There have been piles of board books I’ve read and shared with my two little ones, and have compiled a list here of some of the more recent read aloud/shared together favourites and standouts. Full title details and authors/illustrators information are below, but […]

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Board Book Look: House: First Words Board Books & more!

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A look at two fun and very stylish perfect-for-baby-and-toddler items courtesy of the kind folks at Raincoast Books! First up is House: First Words Board Books, illustrated by award-winning artist Michael Slack. This box set, designed so sleekly and smartly to look like the front-face of a house, contains five small board books inside, each book representing a particular room […]

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Board Book Look (4): Cozy Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Jack & Holman Wang

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Cozy Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Jack & Holman Wang Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 9, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece. Simple words, sturdy pages, and […]

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Board Book Look (2): The Nutcracker by Jack & Holman Wang

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  Cozy Classics: The Nutcracker by Jack & Holman Wang (original story by E.T.A. Hoffmann) Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 6, 2016 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece. Simple words, […]

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