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Children’s Review: As Glenn As Can Be by Sarah Ellis and Nancy Vo
Thanks to kind friends at Groundwood Books, I have the pleasure of talking about As Glenn As Can Be written by Sarah Ellis and illustrated by Nancy Vo. Enjoy! A biographical picture book centred on the life of highly acclaimed and celebrated Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould, Sarah Ellis (Outside In) and Nancy Vo’s (The… Read more
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Board Book Look: Titles from Maggie Li and Camilla Reid & Ingela P. Arrhenius!
Hello lovely readers! Welcome to a brand new post featuring three utterly lovely board books, courtesy of friends at Templar/Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada. Let’s dive right in! Seed and Drip, written and illustrated by Maggie Li, are titles in a new non-fiction board book series called Little Life Cycles. These are absolutely adorable die-cut… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Together We Ride & Hat Cat
Two splendid picture books all about taking chances on the review docket! First up, courtesy of author Valerie Bolling, I have pleasure of talking about Together We Ride written by Valerie Bolling and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita. Second on review, courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, is the beautiful Hat Cat written by Troy Wilson… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Big and Small and In-Between by Carter Higgins and Daniel Miyares
Thanks to lovely friends at Raincoast Books, I had the pleasure of getting to review a new picture book from acclaimed creators Carter Higgins and Daniel Miyares called Big and Small and In-Between. Join me as I take a closer look! Written by Carter Higgins (Circle Under Berry) and illustrated by Daniel Miyares (Night Out)… Read more
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Children’s Non-Fiction Review: Oceanarium by Loveday Trinick and Teagan White
Thanks to the kind folks at Penguin Random House Canada, I had the marvellous opportunity to review a new entry in the Welcome to the Museum series called Oceanarium written by Lovesay Trinick and illustrated by Teagan White. Let’s take a closer look at this incredible book: “Viewed from space, Earth’s surface is dominated by… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Animals Move by Jane Whittingham
Well, hello everyone! Thank you to all who are still out there, visiting my site! It has been more than a few months since my last post. I took a hiatus as our family moved (for the second time in two years…during a pandemic…!), and I had the tremendous opportunity to start a new librarian… Read more
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Seasonal Children’s Books: The Legend of the Christmas Witch & Red and Green and Blue and White
Two beautiful and distinctive seasonal children’s books on the review docket today! Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada, I have the pleasure of getting to talk about The Legend of the Christmas Witch by Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza, illustrated by Julia Iredale; and thanks to Raincoast Books, I have the pleasure of sharing my… Read more
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Adult Fiction Reviews: Titles from Tara Lush, Kitt Crowe and Kelly Harms!
Two cozy mysteries and one contemporary fiction title on the review docket today! Thanks to the kind folks at Crooked Lane Books/Penguin Random House Canada I will be talking about Tara Lush’s second Coffee Lover’s Mystery book, Cold Brew Corpse, as well as Kitt Crowe’s Sweet Fiction Bookshop series opener Digging Up Trouble. Last but… Read more
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Seasonal Picture Books: Tiny Reindeer & ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
Two wonderful Christmas picture books on the review docket today! Firstly, I’ll be taking a look at Chris Naylor-Ballesteros’s Tiny Reindeer, thanks to the kind folks at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada; and secondly, I will be talking about a newly illustrated version of Clement C. Moore’s ’Twas the Night Before Christmas by P.J. Lynch,… Read more
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Spotlight: The Latest in Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford’s Construction Site Books!
Get your engines ready for a look at three new titles in Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford’s (Three Cheers for Kid McGear!) bestselling Construction Site series! Thanks to kinds friends at Raincoast Books, I have the pleasure of talking about: the picture book Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through!; the board book Construction Site:… Read more