reviews
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Board Book Look (4): Cozy Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Jack & Holman Wang
Cozy Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Jack & Holman Wang Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 9, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece.… Read more
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Review: Forgotten City (A Claire Codella Mystery #2) by Carrie Smith
Review: Forgotten City (A Claire Codella Mystery #2) by Carrie Smith Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: December 13, 2016 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: NYPD Detective Claire Codella is chomping at the bit for a new case. Lieutenant McGowan is determined to keep her out of the news, but… Read more
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Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Source: ARC courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada via First Reads. Thank you! Publication: May 9, 2017 by Viking Book Description: Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life… Read more
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Spotlight: Rachelle Delaney’s The Bonaventure Adventures!
Welcome to a special spotlight post featuring Canadian author Rachelle Delaney and her latest children’s novel (out now!), The Bonaventure Adventures. Read on for my thoughts on the novel and an interview with Rachelle! Sebastian Konstantinov has grown up in a travelling circus, surrounded by talented performers. Seb, however, has no circus skills at all.… Read more
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Review: The Dead Inside: A True Story by Cyndy Etler
Review: The Dead Inside: A True Story by Cyndy Etler Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books Publication: April 4, 2017 by Sourcebooks Book Description: For readers of Girl Interrupted and Tweak, Cyndy Etler’s gripping memoir gives readers a glimpse into the harrowing reality of her sixteen months in the notorious tough love program the ACLU… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal
Review: Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner, illus. Christopher Silas Neal Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 7, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and… Read more
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Great Children’s Titles from Elise Gravel, Dana Simpson, Ben Hatke & more!
Admittedly, there are indeed a number of book genres that I love- but children’s graphic novels hold a special spot in my reader’s and librarian’s heart. I cannot even count the number of times I’ve had a caregiver or self-described reluctant reader come ask me for reader’s advisory help and graphic novels (or comics) have… Read more
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Review: Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
Review: Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada via First Reads. Thank you! Publication: March 25, 2014 by Ballantine Books (Trade Paperback edition) Book Description: It’s January 1995, and Franny Banks has just six months left of the three-year deadline she set for herself when she came to… Read more
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Review: Time of Death (A Stillwater General Mystery #1) by Lucy Kerr
Review: Time of Death (A Stillwater General Mystery #1) by Lucy Kerr Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: December 13, 2016 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: Twelve years ago, Frankie Stapleton left the quiet town of Stillwater and moved to Chicago, leaving behind her family, their struggling hardware store, and… Read more
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Blog Tour Stop: Fish Girl by David Wiesner and Donna Jo Napoli
Welcome to one of the stops (the last one!) on the Raincoast Books blog tour for David Wiesner and Donna Jo Napoli’s graphic novel Fish Girl! Please read on for my thoughts as well as a look inside the book… Fish Girl by David Wiesner and Donna Jo Napoli Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books.… Read more
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