picture books
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Picture Book Reviews: Stella Brings the Family & Little Bird’s Bad Word
Review: Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer, illus. Holly Clifton-Brown Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 5, 2015 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Stella’s class is having a Mother’s Day celebration, but what’s a girl with two daddies to do? It’s not that she doesn’t have someone who helps Read more
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Must Read Monday (45): Picture Books from Elanna Allen, Ben Clanton, Adam Rex & Christian Robinson and 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 is all about picture books- five titles, to Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Perfect for Summer!
Summer-themed picture books are a fun and varied bunch of reads: anything and everything from going to the beach to visiting family, discovering new creatures to taking fantastical trips with your imagination. From classics to new titles, here- in no particular order- are some of my picture book picks for summer: Barnacle is Bored Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 2)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part two, I am taking a look at picture books and board books- categories which I not only feel so lucky I get Read more
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Must Read Monday (42): Nobody Likes a Goblin & Bring Me a Rock!
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: picture books from two incredible author-illustrators. I haven’t Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Liz Wong’s Quackers & Brianne Farley’s Secret Tree Fort
Cheers to more terrific picture book discoveries! Quackers by Liz Wong Source: Hardcover Publication: March 22, 2016 by Knopf Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Quackers is a duck. Sure, he may have paws and whiskers. And his quacks might sound more like…well, meows, but he lives among ducks, everyone he knows is a duck, and Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Follow the Moon Home & Tell Me a Tattoo Story
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson, illus. Meilo So Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Acclaimed activist Philippe Cousteau and renowned author Deborah Hopkinson team Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Before I Leave & Ninja Baby
Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: February 16, 2016 by Roaring Book Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent How do you say goodbye to your best friend? When a little hedgehog’s family tells her they’re moving far away, she and her anteater best friend decide to play one Read more
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Mother’s Day Giveaway from Raincoast Books!
I am thrilled to be hosting a wonderful Mother’s Day giveaway, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! Open to Canadian residents, ages 18 and up, one lucky person will have the chance to win a great collection of six books and gift items valued at $140. Here is a rundown of the beautiful prizes Read more
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From Cover to Covet (2): Let’s look at picture books and expressions
Welcome to the second ‘From Cover to Covet’! I had so much fun with the first one, I wanted to do a second one right away! There are so many gloriously designed, stunning, moving, unique, eye-catching covers I see in my library work and in my personal reading, and I want to give them (and Read more
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