canadian lit
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Picture Book Reviews: The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen & In the Half Room by Carson Ellis
Two fantastic picture books on the review docket for today’s post! Thanks to the kind folks at Candlewick Press and Penguin Random House Canada, I have the pleasure of getting to talk about the following titles: Jon Klassen’s The Rock from the Sky and Carson Ellis’s In the Half Room. Happy weekend and happy reading… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Carmen and the House That Gaudí Built by Susan Hughes and Marianne Ferrer & The Wind and the Trees by Todd Stewart
Two new beautiful picture books from Canadian authors and illustrators on the review docket today! Thanks to kind friends at Owlkids Books, I will be taking a look at: Carmen and the House That Gaudí Built by Susan Hughes and Marianne Ferrer, and The Wind and the Trees by Todd Stewart. Happy reading to you… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Outside Art by Madeline Kloepper & Anonymouse by Vikki VanSickle and Anna Pirolli
Get ready to learn more about two incredibly inventive and beautiful picture books! Thanks to the very kind folks at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I will be talking about: Outside Art by Madeline Kloepper, and Anonymouse by Vikki VanSickle and Anna Pirolli. Happy reading- and happy discoveries- to you! If you were to ask… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: The Big House and the Little House & Let’s Get Sleepy!
Let’s dive into some lovely picture books! Courtesy of friends at Raincoast Books, I have two wonderful picture books on the review docket today! We’ll be taking a look at: The Big House and the Little House by Yoshi Ueno and Emiko Fujishima and Let’s Get Sleepy! by Tony Cliff. Happy reading, everyone! A tender… Read more
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Children’s Reviews: Megabat and the Not-Happy Birthday and First Day of Unicorn School
Hello, everyone! It’s back to reviews with two delightful children’s books here! Up first, thanks to the kind folks at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I’ll be talking about the newest Megabat chapter book, Megabat and the Not-Happy Birthday by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich. Second on the review docket, thanks to author Jess… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers & Ray by Marianna Coppo
Courtesy of friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I have two wonderful books on the review docket today. I hope you read on for my reviews of The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers, as Ray by Marianna Coppo. Happy reading to you all! You may already by familiar with the author-illustrator work of… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (32)
Hi everyone and welcome to another entry in this series featuring recently read and recommended picture books! I had a slew of library holds come in, and, my goodness, what a treat. The round-up of picture books today is jam-packed with Canadian creators- almost ALL of the authors and illustrators are Canadian, which is pretty… Read more
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Children’s Reviews: Monster and Boy & Willa the Wisp
Hello everyone! I am back with more children’s book reviews, this time featuring some STELLAR illustrated chapter books! Thanks to the lovely folks at Raincoast Books, I will be looking at two books in the Monster and Boy series by Hannah Barnaby and Anoosha Syed to talk about; and thanks to friends at Penguin Random… Read more
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Let’s Take A Look At: Graphic Novels for Younger Readers!
My love and appreciation for graphic novels cannot be overstated. Whether children’s fiction/middle grade, non-fiction, young adult, literary, adult fiction- graphic novels are such a boon to the world of reading and to readers. It has been so wonderful to see more and more graphic novels getting published for (what can be loosely termed) ‘younger… Read more
ashley spires, ben clanton, beth ferry, bob mcmahon, brian smitty smith, cale atkinson, canadian lit, Children’s, elise gravel, emerging readers, excellent, funny, gergely dudas, graham annable, graphic novels, greg pizzoli, hazel quintanilla, heather ayris burnell, independent readers, jonathan fenske, kevin sherry, melanie watt, mika song, norm feuti, paige braddock, ross burach, series, stephen shaskan, very good, younger readers -
For #IReadCanadian Day, take a look at A World of Mindfulness & The Word for Friend!
Hello everyone! Are you ready for I Read Canadian Day? February 17th is I Read Canadian Day: “…a national day of celebration of Canadian books for young people. This is a day dedicated to ‘reading Canadian’ and will empower families, schools, libraries and organizations to host local activities and events within the week”, challenging “the… Read more
aidan cassie, aino anti, amélie dubois, andrea blinick, canadian lit, carmen mok, Children’s, emma pedersen, excellent, francois thisdale, gabrielle grimard, i read canadian, i read canadian day, miki sato, mindfulness, pajama press, read alouds, rebecca bender, reviews, scot ritchie, storytime, sue macartney, suzanne del rizzo, tamara campeau, tara anderson, very good
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