reviews
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Picture Book Reviews: Forever or a Day & The Boy and the Blue Moon
Forever or a Day by Sarah Jacoby Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: March 27, 2018 by Chronicle Books Book Description: What does time mean to you? Sometimes it feels like it could last Forever or a Day . The seconds that count in catching the bus; The idyllic hours that Read more
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Review: A Grave Issue (A Funeral Parlor Mystery #1) by Lillian Bell
A Grave Issue (A Funeral Parlor Mystery #1) by Lillian Bell Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: February 13, 2018 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: After an on-air gaffe goes viral and jeopardizes her career, journalist Desiree Turner retreats home to Verbena, California for some peace and quiet. She begins Read more
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Picture Book Review: Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel
Review: Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: March 20, 2018 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Hello, Hello! Beginning with two cats, one black and one white, a chain of animals appears before the reader, linked together by at least one common trait. From simple colors and Read more
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Review: The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray by E. Latimer
Review: The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray by E. Latimer Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: February 13, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: Bryony Gray is becoming famous as a painter in London art circles. But life isn’t so grand. Her uncle keeps her locked in Read more
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Spotlight: Christopher Silas Neal’s I Won’t Eat That
Welcome to a special post featuring award-winning author and illustrator Christopher Silas Neal and his latest picture book, I Won’t Eat That! Please read on for a closer look at I Won’t Eat That as well as a bonus Author-Illustrator Insight section with some interesting facts and notes from the author himself! Christopher Silas Neal Read more
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Review: Bringing Me Back by Beth Vrabel
Review: Bringing Me Back by Beth Vrabel Source: ARC courtesy of Sky Pony Press. Thank you! Publication: February 6, 2018 by Sky Pony Press. Book Description: Noah is not having a good year. His mom is in prison, he’s living with his mom’s boyfriend—who he’s sure is just waiting until his mother’s six month sentence Read more
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Review: Small Things by Mel Tregonning
Review: Small Things by Mel Tregonning Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: March 1, 2018 (as per publisher site; first published 2016 by Allen & Unwin) Book Description: A stunning graphic picture book about childhood anxiety from an extraordinarily talented illustrator. On the cusp of having everything slip from his grasp, a Read more
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Picture Book Review: The Big Bed by Bunmi Laditan & Tom Knight
Review: The Big Bed by Bunmi Laditan, illus. Tom Knight Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: February 6, 2018 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: From the creator of the Honest Toddler blog, The Big Bed is a humorous picture book about a girl who doesn’t want to sleep in her Read more
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Blog Tour Stop: Flower Moon by Gina Linko
Welcome to one of the blog tour stops for Gina Linko‘s Flower Moon, a children’s novel full of charm and magic! Review: Flower Moon by Gina Linko Source: ARC courtesy of Thomas Allen & Son. Thank you! Publication: January 2, 2018 by Sky Pony Press Book Description: Tempest and Tally Jo Trimble are mirror twins—so Read more
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And Now For Something Completely Different: Tea Time with Adagio Teas!
As the title of the post suggests (thank you, Monty Python!), this post does indeed feature something a little bit different for this site. I was recently contacted by the very kind and generous folks at Adagio Teas, asking if I was interested in sampling, trying, and putting something together about TEA! As someone who Read more
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