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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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Picture Book Reviews: Mamasaurus & Sing a Season Song
Review: Mamasaurus by Stephan Lomp Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 8, 2016 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: This colorful and reassuring picture book follows Babysaurus on an adventure as he enlists his prehistoric friends to seek his Mamasaurus. Is his Mamasaurus the fastest in the jungle? No.… Read more
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The Little Prince: Reviews & Giveaway!
Another post, another…giveaway! Woohoo! I am thrilled to be hosting a wonderful The Little Prince 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 their choice of one The Little Prince book (out of four options), along with a… Read more
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Must Read Monday (30): Raymie Nightingale & When Green Becomes Tomatoes
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: two new titles from authors and illustrators I… Read more
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Spotlight and Giveaway: Bob Shea’s Ballet Cat series!
Welcome to a special post featuring Bob Shea’s Ballet Cat books and a very cool and generous giveaway, courtesy of Disney-Hyperion! Read on to find out more about the series and how you can enter to win a prize pack featuring everything Ballet Cat. Bob Shea, author and illustrator of terrific and fun picture books… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (9): Mother Bruce, Dear Yeti, Lost. Found., Wild & Little Elliot, Big Family
I have had the great fortune of reading another great batch of picture books in the last while! The following five are all ones I would definitely recommend: Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins Publication: November 24, 2015 by Disney-Hyperion Author and illustrator Higgins has knocked it out of the stratosphere with Mother Bruce. Inventive,… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Emily’s Balloon by Komako Sakai
Review: Emily’s Balloon by Komako Sakai Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: Paperback edition, August 4 2015 by Chronicle Books (first published in 2005) Verdict: Excellent Book Description: One day, Emily gets a balloon. By the end of the afternoon, the balloon is no longer just a plaything—Emily and the balloon are… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Lenny & Lucy by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
Review: Lenny & Lucy by Philip C. Stead, illus. Erin E. Stead Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: October 6, 2015 by Roaring Brook Press Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Peter and his father are moving to a new house beyond the dark unfriendly woods. When they arrive at their new home, Peter… Read more
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