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Picture Book Reviews: While You Sleep & Over by the Harbour
Two lovely picture books on the review docket today! Courtesy of the kind folks at Pajama Press, I have the pleasure of reviewing Jennifer Maruno and Miki Sato’s While You Sleep; second up, courtesy of the kind folks at Nimbus Publishing, I have the pleasure of reviewing Dwayne LaFitte’s and Thérèse Cilia’s Over by the Read more
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Picture Book Review: Corner by Zo-O
A terrific picture book on the review docket today! Thanks to the kind folks at Owlkids Books, I have the pleasure of talking about Zo-O’s almost-wordless picture book Corner. Happy reading! Written and illustrated by Zo-O, with English translation by Ellen Jane, Corner marks the Korean author-illustrator’s first book published in English. A fantastical and Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: How to Party Like A Snail & Hooray for Trucks!
Thanks to the lovely folks at Owlkids Books, I have two wonderfully fun picture books on the review docket! First up is How to Party Like A Snail by Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier; and second up is Hooray for Trucks! by Susan Hughes and Suharu Ogawa. Happy reading! With a number of favourable reviews Read more
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Children’s Reviews: Iceberg: A Life in Seasons & Boney
Thanks to the lovely folks at Groundwood Books/House of Anansi, I have the pleasure of reviewing two fascinating and unique children’s books: the non-fiction title Iceberg: A Life in Seasons written by Claire Saxby and illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, and the picture book Boney written by Cary Fagan and illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova. Happy reading! Read more
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Children’s Review: Crimson Twill: Witch in the City by Kallie George & Birgitta Sif
Hello readers! Something lovely for Halloween courtesy of the kind folks at Penguin Random House Canada: the illustrated chapter book Crimson Twill: Witch in the City written by Kallie George, illustrated by Birgitta Sif. Read along for my thoughts on Crimson Twill as well as a look at some terrific graphic novels I’ve had the Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune & Baby Squeaks
Two terrifically fun picture books on the review docket today! First up, courtesy of Sourcebooks is Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune by Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty; and second up is Anne Hunter’s Baby Squeaks, courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Happy reading! A wonderfully sweet and vibrantly illustrated rhyming picture book, Blue Baboon Read more
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Children’s Review: The Little House of Hope by Terry Catasús Jennings and Raúl Colón
Hello lovely friends! Courtesy of author Terry Catasús Jennings and publisher Holiday House, I have the pleasure of talking about The Little House of Hope, written by Terry Catasús Jennings and illustrated by Raúl Colón. Written by Terry Catasús Jennings and illustrated by Raúl Colón, The Little House of Hope is an affecting and beautifully illustrated picture Read more
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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