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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (4)
Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in children’s non-fiction or in picture books, etc.- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! Let’s begin with Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend… Read more
andrea davis pinkney, beatrice cerocchi, biographical, canadian lit, children’s, children’s non-fiction, evan turk, excellent, ezra jack keats, fairytales, great children’s non-fiction, isabel sánchez vegara, jane goodall, lenny lishchenko, lou fancher, michael james mahin, paula ikuutaq rumbolt, poetry, rachel dougherty, reviews, sara gillingham, steve johnson, very good -
Picture Book Reviews: How to Walk an Ant, Charlotte the Scientist Finds a Cure & more!
A rundown of some standout picture books I’ve had the great pleasure of recently reading! Let’s start with author, illustrator and puppeteer Cindy Derby‘s notable debut, How to Walk an Ant, a step-by-step-with-detours-guide for, you guessed it, walking ants! Through this detailed instructional guide, readers learn that walking ants is…a messy, sometimes frustrating,… Read more
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Blog Tour Stop for Birthday by Meredith Russo!
Welcome to one of the last stops on the Raincoast Books blog tour for award-winning author Meredith Russo‘s latest YA novel, Birthday! Read on for my thoughts on the novel, and please be sure to take a look at the postcard at the bottom of the post and check out the rest of the participating… Read more
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Spotlight & Interview: Children’s Author Samantha R. Vamos!
Welcome to a very special post featuring a spotlight on Samantha R. Vamos! Samantha is the author of children’s titles such as Alphabet Trucks, Alphabet Trains (illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke), Before You Were Here, Mi Amor (illustrated by Santiago Cohen), as well as The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred (illustrated by Rafael López), a… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Not Your Nest! & Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish
I love it when I am (metaphorically) tickled by a book: when that perfect blend of bonkers humour, charming storytelling and illustration meet and *TA-DAH* you are tickled to your funny bone! This was recently the case with the two wonderful and FUN picture books on review today, courtesy of the lovely folks at Penguin… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: You Are New & Hooray for Babies!
It’s baby time! Two delightful and sweet picture books featuring some pretty adorable babies on the review docket today, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! “Hello, you! You are new.” First up is Lucy Knisley‘s vibrant You Are New, a standout rhyming picture book that highlights some of the wondrous new beginnings… Read more
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Graphic Novel Review: Camp (Click #2) by Kayla Miller
Review: Camp by Kayla Miller Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 23, 2019 by HMH Books for Young Readers Book Description: Author-illustrator Kayla Miller is back with Olive in this emotional and honest story about navigating new experiences, learning to step outside one’s comfort zone, and the satisfaction of blazing your… Read more
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Reviews: Anne Arrives & Megabat and Fancy Cat
Two wonderful chapter books on the review docket today, courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada: Anne Arrives (An Anne Chapter Book #1) adapted by Kallie George, with illustrations by Abigail Halpin; and Megabat and Fancy Cat (Megabat #2) by Anna Humphrey, with illustrations by Kass Reich. First up is… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Circle by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen…and an appearance by a bear!
Review: Circle (Shapes Trilogy #3) created by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: March 5, 2019 by Candlewick Press Book Description: Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final wry and resonant tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle.… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (23)
Welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books! In no particular order, here are the titles: let’s start with Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story! by Janay Brown-Wood, illustrated Priscilla Burris, an adorable and vivacious counting story about friends and family coming over and filling up a grandma’s house to almost (!)… Read more
alastair heim, alisa coburn, andrea tsurumi, biographical picture books, cale atkinson, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, funny, great picture books, janay brown-wood, john martz, keith negley, nicola winstanley, olivia chin mueller, picture books, priscilla burris, read alouds, reviews, storytime, susin nielsen, vanessa brantley-newton, very good
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