canadian lit
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Children’s Reviews: Son of Happy & Holiday!
Two unusual and enjoyable children’s books on the review docket today! Courtesy of friends at Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press , I will be talking about Son of Happy by Cary Fagan and Milan Pavlović, and the picture book Holiday! by Natalie Nelson. Happy reading, everyone! Over the course of 2020, I have been reading… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Snow Days & Shape Up, Construction Trucks!
Hello and happy Friday, lovely readers! I have been on quite a delightful picture book kick lately, and wanted to keep it going to the week’s end with two terrific reads courtesy of friends at Pajama Press. On the review docket today I will be talking about Snow Days by Deborah Kerbel and Miki Sato,… Read more
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Children’s Fiction Reviews: Megabat Is a Fraidybat & See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
Two terrific children’s books on review today! Thanks to the lovely folks at Penguin Random House Canada, I will be talking about: Megabat Is a Fraidybat, book four in the Megabat series by Anna Humphrey and Kass Reich; and See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka. Enjoy! “Mine… Read more
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Picture Book Review: I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie, Susan McLennan and Cale Atkinson
Review: I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie and Susan McLennan, illus. Cale Atkinson Source: e-ARC courtesy of Mike Erskine-Kellie and Kids Can Press. Thank you! Publication: April 7, 2020 by Kids Can Press A quest for the perfect birthday present leads to ever grander (and ever more imperfect) gift ideas in this clever… Read more
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Spotlight: Interview with Author Tanya Lloyd Kyi!
In this all-new interview, I am delighted to have the opportunity to welcome Canadian author Tanya Lloyd Kyi! Tanya’s latest, the contemporary middle grade novel, Me and Bansky, was recently been released; you may also recognize the author from the middle grade novel Mya’s Strategy to Save the World, various non-fiction titles, as well as… Read more
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Board Book Look (7)!
It has been quite some time since a board books round-up! With my firstborn, she wanted to explore just about every single board book- from our library’s collection, from bookstores, from our home library, you name it! With my youngest, he has his specific handful of favourites, with new ones making the cut if they… Read more
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Spotlight: Interview with Author Jacqueline Firkins!
Welcome to a very special spotlight post, readers! In an all-new interview, I have the absolute pleasure and privilege of getting to talk to Canadian author Jacqueline Firkins, whose debut, the young adult nove Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things, was recently released. Jacqueline Firkins is not only an author, but also a costume designer… Read more
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Spotlight: Interview with Children’s Author and Illustrator Aidan Cassie!
Welcome to the final post of 2019 friends! And what could be a more special and cool way to usher in the New Year than with a spotlight on a fantastic children’s artist? Canadian author and illustrator Aidan Cassie– who debuted on the children’s literature scene with the delightful Sterling, Best Dog Ever– published her… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Nutcracker Night by Mireille Messier & Gabrielle Grimard
Review: Nutcracker Night by Mireille Messier, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: September 27, 2019 (Canadian publication date) Book Description: Beep! Beep! go the taxis. Voof! go the velvet curtains. The Nutcracker ballet and New York City’s David H. Koch Theater come to life in this onomatopoeic representation… Read more
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Holiday Spotlight: Jon Klassen’s Hat Box!
Something bear-y wonderful here, readers! I had the chance, thanks to the kind and generous folks at Penguin Random House Canada/Candlewick Press, to take a look and pore over (and re-read!) the new boxed set featuring the hat trilogy from award-winning Canadian author and artist Jon Klassen. A boxed set containing: hardcover copies of I… Read more
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