children’s non-fiction
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (2)
Hello to 2019 and hello to you lovely readers! I hope that all who celebrate Christmas had a good and as relaxing as possible celebration, and everyone enjoyed their break and New Year! To start 2019 off, I am presenting a post featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles. Now, just a note that Read more
amy guglielmo, animals, brigette barrager, canadian lit, children’s, children’s non-fiction, david degrand, excellent, great children’s non-fiction, jacqueline tourville, jeanette winter, jenni desmond, jennifer ward, jess keating, kaaty wu, kay haring, laurie walmark, leire salaberria, lisbeth kaiser, picture books, read alouds, reviews, robert neubecker, stephanie roth sisson, steve jenkins, storytime, very good -
Spotlight on Minecrafter Author Danica Davidson!
Welcome to a very special post featuring a guest article from middle grade and YA author- and literacy advocate- Danica Davidson! You may have kids or teens who have read one of Danica’s sixteen middle grade and young adult novels, including the twelve popular Minecrafter books. In the summer of 2018, Danica was invited to Belgium Read more
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Review: The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris
The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane, illus. Jackie Morris Source: Hardcopy courtesy of House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Publication: October 2, 2018 by Anansi International, House of Anansi Press. Book Description: In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary — widely used in schools around the world — was published, a Read more
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Halloween Reading with Peppa Pig & More Seasonal Suggestions!
Over the last few Halloweens, I have put together book lists with spooky and fun picture books and board books perfect for celebrating and enjoying Halloween. Before I get to amalgamating and posting a master list, I wanted to share my thoughts on one recently read picture book title as well as share a list Read more
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (1)
Forgive me for sounding a bit like a broken record, but: my goodness, the world of children’s lit just keeps broadening and upping itself! Within the larger realm of children’s non-fiction, I have recently read some incredible biographies, as well the more traditional kind of non-fiction. Looking at the biographical books, the recent highlights include: Read more
alison limentani, amy novesky, biographical, children’s non-fiction, christian robinson, david degrand, deborah hopkinson, dow phumiruk, elise gravel, excellent, felicita sala, fiona robinson, good, great children’s non-fiction, hannah tolson, helaine becker, isabelle arsenault, jan thornhill, jess keating, julie murphy, kelsey garrity-riley, patricia hruby powell, patricia valdez, qin leng, very good, yee-lum mak -
Review: The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner & Matthew Forsythe
Review: The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner & Matthew Forsythe Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 8, 2018 by Chronicle Books Book Description: All it takes is one: one coral gamete to start a colony, one person to make a difference, one idea to change the Read more
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Best of 2017, Part 2: Picture Books & more!
Welcome to Part 2 of my Best of 2017 posts, which is all about picture books (including early fiction, readers and non-fiction picture books)! This reading year was picture book intensive– as you can tell from the sheer volume of awesome titles! There are so many incredible, unique, innovative and beautiful titles I had the 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
adam lehrhaupt, ame dyckman, canadian lit, children’s non-fiction, corinna luyken, dan yaccarino, daniel duncan, darrin p lunde, david degrand, excellent, felicita sala, funny, ged adamson, great picture books, informational picture book, isabelle arsenault, jess keating, kelsey oseid, liz climo, paul meisel, peter carnavas, picture books, read alouds, seasonal, storytime, very good
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