canadian lit
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Fairies versus Unicorns: Ashley Spires’ Fairy Science and Cale Atkinson’s Unicorns 101!
It’s decision time, dear readers! It’s come to a magical showdown between FAIRIES and UNICORNS! Let’s say that you’ve been asked to pick a team between fairies and unicorns…which would you choose?! Would you be Team Fairy or would you be Team Unicorn? It’s not an easy choice to make, but I have picture book Read more
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Graphic Novel Review & Giveaway! Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
It’s time for a look at an excellent new, perfect-for-fall graphic novel as well as a giveaway! Read on for my thoughts on Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks’ Pumpkinheads as well as information on how to enter to win a copy of it! Thank you to my friends at Raincoast Books for generously providing Read more
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Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra
Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: May 14, 2019 by Penguin Teen Canada/Penguin Random House Canada Book Description: When Walt Whitman fan Jonathan Hopkirk and football player Adam “Kurl” Kurlansky are partnered together in a weekly pen pal assignment, they don’t expect to Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess & Harry and Clare’s Amazing Staycation
Two picture books totally perfect for summer (and holiday!) time on the review docket today, courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada! Read on for my thoughts on Janet Hill’s Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess and Harry and Clare’s Amazing Staycation from Ted Staunton and Mika Song. Happy reading! Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: A Friend for Henry & Otto and Pio
Two picture books on review today courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! I will be talking about two lovely stories: A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song, and Otto and Pio by Marianne Dubuc. Happy reading! In A Friend for Henry, by author Jenn Bailey and illustrator Mika Song Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Before You Were Born & From 1 to 10
I have two fantastic new picture books on review today, courtesy of my lovely friends at Pajama Press! We’ll be taking a look at Deborah Kerbel and Suzanne Del Rizzo‘s Before You Were Born, and Mies van Hout‘s From 1 to 10. Happy reading! “Before you were… A song in our hearts, A Read more
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Reviews: Anne’s Kindred Spirits & Kelly Hill’s Anne Board Books
Anne-with-an-e-xtravaganza time! It’s time to take a look at some utterly delightful books all inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s iconic Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables! Courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I have a selection of titles on review: Anne’s Kindred Spirits, which is the second Anne Chapter Book entry Read more
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Spotlight: Shout Out Anthology and Guest Post from Marie Anello!
Welcome to a very special post featuring a review of the comics anthology Shout Out, courtesy of the lovely folks at Toronto-based publisher, TO Comix Press, as well as a guest post from writer and actress Marie Anello, whose story (with Liz Parlett) is featured in the anthology! Shout Out (Comics Anthology) by Andrew Wheeler 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
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Picks for Mother’s Day: Titles from Holman Wang and Lucy Cousins!
Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend, so what a perfect time to talk about two lovely and just-right-for-the-holiday children’s titles courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books, Candlewick Press and Penguin Random House Canada! If you’re interested in exploring more titles for Mother’s Day (and other family-focused titles), be sure to take a look Read more
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