canadian lit
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Review: Missing Mike by Shari Green
Review: Missing Mike by Shari Green Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: May 11, 2018 by Pajama Press (in Canada) Book Description: He’s a rescue, a mutt. Maybe there’s a little golden retriever in him, although he’s not exactly pretty. He’s had a run-in with coyotes and he’s missing an eye. But… Read more
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Review: Bloom by Kyo Maclear & Julie Morstad
Review: Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli by Kyo Maclear & Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada & Tundra Books. Thank you! Publication: February 6, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: Here is the life of iconic fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who as a little girl in Rome, was… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Forever or a Day & The Boy and the Blue Moon
Forever or a Day by Sarah Jacoby Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: March 27, 2018 by Chronicle Books Book Description: What does time mean to you? Sometimes it feels like it could last Forever or a Day . The seconds that count in catching the bus; The idyllic hours that… Read more
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Review: The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray by E. Latimer
Review: The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray by E. Latimer Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: February 13, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: Bryony Gray is becoming famous as a painter in London art circles. But life isn’t so grand. Her uncle keeps her locked in… Read more
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Picture Book Review: What’s My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston & Tim Mack
What’s My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston, illus. Tim Mack Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Inhabit Media. Thank you! Publication: August 4, 2017 by Inhabit Media Book Description: Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who… Read more
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Must Read Monday (79): Children’s Titles from Angela Dominguez, Tae Keller, Jarrett Lerner, Dana Simpson & more!
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, 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: children’s fiction, including graphic novels and middle… Read more
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Picture Book Review: The Big Bed by Bunmi Laditan & Tom Knight
Review: The Big Bed by Bunmi Laditan, illus. Tom Knight Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: February 6, 2018 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: From the creator of the Honest Toddler blog, The Big Bed is a humorous picture book about a girl who doesn’t want to sleep in her… Read more
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A Valentine’s Day Picture Book Giveaway!
Something heartwarming and lovely for Valentine’s Day: a chance to win one of four adorable picture books! Courtesy of the generous folks at Raincoast Books, I have four reads to share with you; one lucky Canadian reader will have the chance to win their top picture book or board book pick. The details for the… Read more
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Best of 2017, Part 1: Children’s Lit, Young Adult, Adult Fiction & more!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful, safe and lovely holiday season, whatever your celebrations may be! I am rather late in posting this, but I wanted to get in my 2017 reading highlights before the end of the year. In no particular order, here are my book selections for part one, hope you enjoy! … Read more
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