canadian lit
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Great Picture Books! (11, Part 2)
Some great picture books I’ve recently read and would recommend! Let’s start off with a lovely new picture book from Canadian author-illustrator Carey Sookocheff: Wet by Carey Sookocheff* Publication: June 20, 2017 by Henry Holt and Co. This is a quiet, restrained, straightforward story about- you guessed it!- everything wet. From slowly lowering into a… Read more
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Coming up: Blog Tour for Jennifer Honeybourn’s Wesley James Ruined My Life
Coming up on the site: the Raincoast Books blog tour for Jennifer Honeybourn‘s debut young adult novel, Wesley James Ruined My Life stops here on Sunday, July 23! You can take a look at the blog tour postcard below to see which awesome bloggers/reviewers are participating and when; the tour for this Canadian-authored title starts… Read more
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Must Read Monday (68): Children’s Fiction from Paul Mosier, Adrienne Kress & 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 titles! The following six titles are… Read more
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Great Picture Books (and more!) (11)
It’s been a tad quiet on the Fab Book Reviews front lately…I had lofty goals for posting in June, somehow (why?!?) not counting on the fact that Summer Reading Club, school visits, and recent life craziness, etc., would really impact my reading and posting schedule! Ah well! Here are some wonderful picture books and non-fiction… Read more
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Review: Mary Anning’s Curiosity by Monica Kulling
Review: Mary Anning’s Curiosity by Monica Kulling, with illus. by Melissa Castrillon Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books. Thank you! Publication: May 1, 2017 by Groundwood Books Book Description: Mary Anning, considered the world’s greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative re-creation of her childhood… Read more
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Blog Tour Stop: Danika Stone’s Internet Famous!
Welcome to the last stop on the Raincoast Books blog tour for Canadian author Danika Stone‘s Internet Famous! Danika is the author of the YA contemporary novel All the Feels, as well as the author of adult fiction titles including Edge of Wild. Today, I am sharing a special guest post from Danika as… Read more
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Coming up: Blog tour for Internet Famous & other things
I have been away on a brief blogging hiatus due to a myriad of factors and life being generally frenetic, and perhaps unsurprisingly am behind on reading and writing reviews. But somehow- mysteriously!- more books have made their way onto my must-read list! Besides reading comics- which is my go-to comfort reading when things are… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Shark Lady by Jess Keating & Marta Álvarez Miguéns
Review: Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illus. Marta Álvarez Miguéns Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: June 6, 2017 by Sourcebooks Book Description: This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire.… Read more
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Review: The Goat by Anne Fleming
Review: The Goat by Anne Fleming Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books/House of Anansi. Thank you! Publication: March 1, 2017 by Groundwood Books Book Description: When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what looks like a tiny white cloud on the top of… Read more
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Spotlight: Rachelle Delaney’s The Bonaventure Adventures!
Welcome to a special spotlight post featuring Canadian author Rachelle Delaney and her latest children’s novel (out now!), The Bonaventure Adventures. Read on for my thoughts on the novel and an interview with Rachelle! Sebastian Konstantinov has grown up in a travelling circus, surrounded by talented performers. Seb, however, has no circus skills at all.… Read more
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