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Great Picture Books! (35)
Hello everyone! It might be another post or two before delving into the where’s and why’s of a blogging/reviewing sabbatical, but for now- let’s turn our attention to something that always delights and warms my heart: wonderful PICTURE BOOKS! From the giggly, to the sweet, to the wondrous and everything in between, let’s dive in. Read more
andy chou musser, ben clanton, brenda li, brianne farley, cate berry, Children’s, corey r tabor, ed vere, excellent, funny, great picture books, Hala tahboub, jean jullien, jess hannigan, Kate hindley, kyle lukoff, Laurel croza, margherita grasso, matt james, picture books, read alouds, storytime, Susannah lloyd, Timothy knapman, very good -
Review: David A. Robertson’s The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage
Hello, lovely readers! Courtesy of Zg Stories and Highwater Press, I have a wonderful children’s book on the review docket today: from award-winning Canadian author David A. Robertson comes his latest children’s book called The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage. Happy reading! Book Description: Hockey fans will love this action-packed middle grade novel about teamwork, overcoming Read more
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Children’s Review: Welcome to the Opera by Carolyn Sloan & Kaly Quarles
Hello readers! After some time away, I am back with a new review for an interactive children’s non-fiction title called Welcome to the Opera: Discover the Enchanting World of Opera with Mozart’s The Magic Flute written by Carolyn Sloan and illustrated by Kaly Quarles. Thank you to the kind folks at Book Publicity Services for Read more
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Children’s Book Reviews: How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps & Odd Couples: A Guide to Unlikely Animal Pairs
Hi friends, two new children’s titles on the review docket! Thanks to the lovely folks at Owlkids Books, I have the following fantastically fun titles for review: Bambi Edlund’s picture book How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps; and the non-fiction title Odd Couples: A Guide to Unlikely Animal Pairs written Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Sylvie Daigneault’s The Imaginary Alphabet & Ruth Brown’s Eye Spy
Hi folks, I have two lovely picture books on the review docket today! Thanks to kind friends at Pajama Press, we will be taking a look at Sylvie Daigneault’s The Imaginary Alphabet; and thanks to generous friends at Firefly Books, we will be taking a look at Ruth Brown’s Eye Spy. Hope you enjoy! Just Read more
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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 Review: Our Classroom Rules! by Kallie George & Jay Fleck
*Dusts off typewriter* *Sneezes* Hello?? Hello!! After a much longer than anticipated (though much-needed) break from reviewing, I am gently dipping my tapping toes and typing fingers back into the scene. I have had a lovely time reading a grand smorgasbord of things, re-reading favourites, relaxing with romance novels, digging into decades of Peanuts comics, 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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