reviews
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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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Picture Book Review: Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow by Michelle Cuevas & Sydney Smith
Review: Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow by Michelle Cuevas, illus. Sydney Smith Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books, imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: September 12, 2017 by Tundra Books. Book Description: Smoot the shadow has been living a yawn-filled life for years. His boy never laughs and never leaps, so Smoot never… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Wild One by Jane Whittingham & Noel Tuazon
Review: Wild One by Jane Whittingham, illus. Noel Tuazon Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Pajama Press. Thank you! Publication: Book Description: Can you stretch like a cat or hang like a bat? This little one can do those things and so much more as she bounds energetically through her day. Author Jane Whittingham‘s sprightly couplets take… Read more
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Review: Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson
Review: Nine Lessons (A Josephine Tey Mystery #7) by Nicola Upson Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: October 10, 2017 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of St-John’s-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most audacious and unusual murders of his career.… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Professional Crocodile & Lines
Two glorious wordless picture books on the review docket! But first, a slight preamble: I think I have previously reflected that authors and illustrators perform incredible feats in carrying out wordless picture books: plotting and mapping a story, holding interest, moving from beginning, middle, climax/reveal, to end, all without words to propel and prompt. Wordless… Read more
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