Review: Nutcracker Night by Mireille Messier, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: September 27, 2019 (Canadian publication date) Book Description: Beep! Beep! go the taxis. Voof! go the velvet curtains. The Nutcracker ballet and New York City’s David H. Koch Theater come to life in this onomatopoeic representation of a little girl’s experience […]
Welcome, readers, to another holiday spotlight post! In a previous installment, I took a look at the delight that is Jon Klassen’s Hat Box. I now have the pleasure of talking about the buttery toasted deliciousness that is the Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder, courtesy of the lovely folks at Penguin Random House Canada/Candlewick Press. From […]
Welcome to another picture books post! I am still playing catch up as I’ve been zipping through stacks of terrific picture books and haven’t posted enough…whoops! In any event, please enjoy this round up of recently read and recommended picture books. In no particular order, here are the titles: Birdsong, the latest by award-winning, critically acclaimed Cree-Métis author-artist-illustrator Julie Flett, […]
Something bear-y wonderful here, readers! I had the chance, thanks to the kind and generous folks at Penguin Random House Canada/Candlewick Press, to take a look and pore over (and re-read!) the new boxed set featuring the hat trilogy from award-winning Canadian author and artist Jon Klassen. A boxed set containing: hardcover copies of I Want My Hat Back, This […]
Hello readers and welcome to a very special post! I am delighted to welcome Heather Gale, the debut picture book author of Ho’onani: Hula Warrior (illustrated by Mika Song). Born in New Zealand and now living in Toronto with her family, Heather Gale is a former orthotist-turned-author (not to mention a recipe tester/cook and photographer)! Thanks to the generosity of […]
Review: Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to War by Mireille Messier, illus. Kass Reich Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: September 17, 2019 by Tundra Books Book Description: During World War I, a goat named Billy was adopted by a platoon of soldiers and made his way across the […]
Well. I was rather mistaken in thinking I had posted a picture books roundup not that long ago!! Whoops!! It’s definitely time to play catch up over the course of a few posts. So, without further preamble, welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books! In no particular order, here are the titles: Truman by Jean Reidy […]
On review today are two new standout graphic novels, courtesy of the kind folks at Raincoast Books: first up for review is the young adult title Are You Listening?, the latest from Eisner and Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Tillie Walden; second up for review is George Orwell’s Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel, adapted and illustrated by Brazilian painter and […]
Welcome to another picture book review post! Today is all about creatures (very!) big and small. Courtesy of my friends at Pajama Press, I will be talking about two new titles: What Cats Think by Mies Van Hout, with text by John Spray; and Karen Patkau’s Triceratops Stomp. Enjoy! Now, watch me do my cuddly act, then tickle […]
More fabulous children’s lit to talk about, dear readers! On review today, I have the illustrated chapter book Weird Little Robots by Carolyn Crimi, with illustrations by Corinna Luyken, and book three in Kate DiCamillo’s Three Rancheros series called Beverly, Right Here. Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and Candlewick Press…and, as ever, happy reading! That afternoon, just as […]
