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Great Picture Books (and more!) (11)
It’s been a tad quiet on the Fab Book Reviews front lately…I had lofty goals for posting in June, somehow (why?!?) not counting on the fact that Summer Reading Club, school visits, and recent life craziness, etc., would really impact my reading and posting schedule! Ah well! Here are some wonderful picture books and non-fiction Read more
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Review: Mary Anning’s Curiosity by Monica Kulling
Review: Mary Anning’s Curiosity by Monica Kulling, with illus. by Melissa Castrillon Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books. Thank you! Publication: May 1, 2017 by Groundwood Books Book Description: Mary Anning, considered the world’s greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative re-creation of her childhood Read more
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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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Picture Book Reviews: Blue Ethel & A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum…
Review: Blue Ethel by Jennifer Black Reinhardt Source: AR courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: May 30, 2017 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: Ethel is old, she is fat, she is black, and she is white. She is also a cat who is very set in her ways… until the day 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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Picture Book Review: This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe
Review: This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by Matt Lamothe Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 4, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Follow the real lives of seven kids from Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda, and Russia 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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Great Picture Books! (10, Part 2)
Another spate of recently read wonderful picture books- with a board book tossed in for good measure! Everything from the new and terrifically vibrant, active read alouds, to cheeky and funny rhyming stories to the quietly gorgeous and interactive picture books. As ever ,I am in awe of the talent and innovation in picture books Read more
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Spotlight & Giveaway: Happy Dreamer by Peter H. Reynolds!
Welcome to a special post featuring Peter H. Reynolds’s Happy Dreamer and a giveaway, courtesy of Scholastic! Read on to find out more about Happy Dreamer, my thoughts on the picture book, and how you can enter to win a copy. Thank you to Scholastic for sending me a copy for review. About the Book Read more
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