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Picture Book Review: I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie, Susan McLennan and Cale Atkinson
Review: I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie and Susan McLennan, illus. Cale Atkinson Source: e-ARC courtesy of Mike Erskine-Kellie and Kids Can Press. Thank you! Publication: April 7, 2020 by Kids Can Press A quest for the perfect birthday present leads to ever grander (and ever more imperfect) gift ideas in this clever… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder & Robin Rosenthal
Review: Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder, illus. Robin Rosenthal Source: e-ARC courtesy of Gabi Snyder and Abrams Books. Thank you! Publication: May 19, 2020 by Abrams Appleseed/Abrams Books Count up to 10 and back down again in this picture book starring 10 traveling dogs and one very tenacious cat! One by one,… Read more
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Reviews: Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon & Lucy Knisley’s Go to Sleep (I Miss You)
A new post featuring two new reviews! Courtesy of the kind folks at Raincoast Books, I have had the pleasure of reading Kat Leyh’s standout young adult graphic novel Snapdragon, as well as Lucy Knisley’s wonderful cartoon collection Go to Sleep (I Miss You). Please read on for my thoughts! A notable YA fantasy graphic… Read more
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Might I Interest You In Some Light Reading?
My go-to reading for stressful, anxiety-inducing, or unpredictable times is usually comics or anything that can make me laugh or get out of my head space. If your reading go-to’s are similar to mine, and you’re needing something out of the ordinary, or sweet, or just very funny, here are some suggestions. (For the purposes… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Where’s Baby? by Anne Hunter
Review: Where’s Baby? by Anne Hunter Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: January 7, 2020 by Tundra Books Book Description: Papa Fox is looking for Baby Fox, who is just out of his sight . . . but not ours! An adorable, interactive read-aloud for fans of Are You… Read more
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Review: The Best of Iggy (Iggy Frangi #1) by Annie Barrows and Sam Ricks
Review: The Best of Iggy (Iggy Frangi #1) by Annie Barrows, illus. Sam Ricks Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: January 21, 2020 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Book Description: Meet Iggy Frangi. He’s not a bad kid, he’s really not. Okay, so he’s done a few… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Mabel: A Mermaid Fable by Rowboat Watkins
Review: Mabel: A Mermaid Fable by Rowboat Watkins Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: March 24, 2020 by Chronicle Books Book Description: A lovely and laugh-out-loud picture book from the award-winning author of Rude Cakes and Most Marshmallows . Mabel isn’t like the other mermaids. Lucky isn’t like the other… Read more
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Board Book Look (7)!
It has been quite some time since a board books round-up! With my firstborn, she wanted to explore just about every single board book- from our library’s collection, from bookstores, from our home library, you name it! With my youngest, he has his specific handful of favourites, with new ones making the cut if they… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph
Review: Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Wunderkind PR and HarperCollins Publishers. Thank you! Publication: December 3, 2019 by HarperCollins Book Description: It’s a dog’s life in the big, busy city, but there’s one lonely pup who doesn’t quite fit in. She behaves differently from the rest, sports rainbow in a… Read more
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Holiday Spotlight: Jon Klassen’s Hat Box!
Something bear-y wonderful here, readers! I had the chance, thanks to the kind and generous folks at Penguin Random House Canada/Candlewick Press, to take a look and pore over (and re-read!) the new boxed set featuring the hat trilogy from award-winning Canadian author and artist Jon Klassen. A boxed set containing: hardcover copies of I… Read more
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