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Picture Book Reviews: Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune & Baby Squeaks
Two terrifically fun picture books on the review docket today! First up, courtesy of Sourcebooks is Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune by Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty; and second up is Anne Hunter’s Baby Squeaks, courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Happy reading! A wonderfully sweet and vibrantly illustrated rhyming picture book, Blue Baboon… Read more
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Children’s Review: The Little House of Hope by Terry Catasús Jennings and Raúl Colón
Hello lovely friends! Courtesy of author Terry Catasús Jennings and publisher Holiday House, I have the pleasure of talking about The Little House of Hope, written by Terry Catasús Jennings and illustrated by Raúl Colón. Written by Terry Catasús Jennings and illustrated by Raúl Colón, The Little House of Hope is an affecting and beautifully illustrated picture… Read more
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Children’s Review: As Glenn As Can Be by Sarah Ellis and Nancy Vo
Thanks to kind friends at Groundwood Books, I have the pleasure of talking about As Glenn As Can Be written by Sarah Ellis and illustrated by Nancy Vo. Enjoy! A biographical picture book centred on the life of highly acclaimed and celebrated Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould, Sarah Ellis (Outside In) and Nancy Vo’s (The… Read more
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Board Book Look: Titles from Maggie Li and Camilla Reid & Ingela P. Arrhenius!
Hello lovely readers! Welcome to a brand new post featuring three utterly lovely board books, courtesy of friends at Templar/Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada. Let’s dive right in! Seed and Drip, written and illustrated by Maggie Li, are titles in a new non-fiction board book series called Little Life Cycles. These are absolutely adorable die-cut… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Animals Move by Jane Whittingham
Well, hello everyone! Thank you to all who are still out there, visiting my site! It has been more than a few months since my last post. I took a hiatus as our family moved (for the second time in two years…during a pandemic…!), and I had the tremendous opportunity to start a new librarian… Read more
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Seasonal Picture Books: Santa Jaws, How to Catch a Gingerbread Man & more!
Three seasonal, just-right-for-Christmas picture books on the review docket today, thanks to the kind folks at Raincoast Books! I will taking a look at the following delightful and fun reads: Santa Jaws by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Galia Bernstein; How to Catch a Gingerbread Man by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton; and ’Twas the Night… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: My Mad Hair Day & If Only…
Two lovely picture books on the review docket today! Thanks to kind folks at Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, I will be talking about Nathalie Dion’s My Mad Hair Day; and thanks to friends at Pajama Press, I will be talking about Mies van Hout’s If Only… . Happy reading! The author-illustrator debut of Nathalie… Read more
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Adult Fiction Reviews: Titles from Tara Lush, Kitt Crowe and Kelly Harms!
Two cozy mysteries and one contemporary fiction title on the review docket today! Thanks to the kind folks at Crooked Lane Books/Penguin Random House Canada I will be talking about Tara Lush’s second Coffee Lover’s Mystery book, Cold Brew Corpse, as well as Kitt Crowe’s Sweet Fiction Bookshop series opener Digging Up Trouble. Last but… Read more
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Seasonal Picture Books: Tiny Reindeer & ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
Two wonderful Christmas picture books on the review docket today! Firstly, I’ll be taking a look at Chris Naylor-Ballesteros’s Tiny Reindeer, thanks to the kind folks at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada; and secondly, I will be talking about a newly illustrated version of Clement C. Moore’s ’Twas the Night Before Christmas by P.J. Lynch,… Read more
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Spotlight: The Latest in Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford’s Construction Site Books!
Get your engines ready for a look at three new titles in Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford’s (Three Cheers for Kid McGear!) bestselling Construction Site series! Thanks to kinds friends at Raincoast Books, I have the pleasure of talking about: the picture book Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through!; the board book Construction Site:… Read more
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