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Great Picture Books! (28)
I don’t even want to think about how long it’s been since the last picture books round-up post! (Okay, so I checked and…it was JANUARY. To borrow from Cathy: ACK!). With the necessary library closures in place due to COVID-19, our family’s weekly happy hauls of picture books from the library took a dive, but… Read more
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Holiday Spotlight on The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow, Peppa Pig and Maisy!
Three more fun and sweet just-right for Christmas and winter children’s books on the review docket! Thanks to the lovely folks at Penguin Random House Canada/Candlewick Press, I have the pleasure of talking about: The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow by Lora Koehler and Jake Parker, Peppa Pig and the Christmas Play, and Maisy’s Christmas… Read more
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Remembrance Day Read: Sergeant Billy by Mireille Messier and Kass Reich
Review: Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to War by Mireille Messier, illus. Kass Reich Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: September 17, 2019 by Tundra Books Book Description: During World War I, a goat named Billy was adopted by a platoon of soldiers and… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: What Cats Think & Triceratops Stomp
Welcome to another picture book review post! Today is all about creatures (very!) big and small. Courtesy of my friends at Pajama Press, I will be talking about two new titles: What Cats Think by Mies Van Hout, with text by John Spray; and Karen Patkau’s Triceratops Stomp. Enjoy! Now, watch me do… Read more
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Review & Giveaway! The Misadventures of Max Crumbly #3: Masters of Mischief by Rachel Renée Russell
I am delighted to be hosting a fun and generous giveaway courtesy of partner Simon & Schuster! Read on for my thoughts about book three in Rachel Renée Russell‘s New York Times bestselling The Misadventures of Max Crumbly series, Masters of Mischief, as well as information on how to enter to win an awesome prize… Read more
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Graphic Novel Look: New Kid, Pilu of the Woods, Unicorn Bowling & more!
I have gone through a number of truly awesome children’s graphic novels as of late! Here, in no particular order, are titles I have read and would recommend: Jerry Craft’s New Kid, which is all kinds of outstanding- in terms of story, art, style and subject matters covered- do not miss out on this one;… Read more
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Graphic Novel Review: Camp (Click #2) by Kayla Miller
Review: Camp by Kayla Miller Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 23, 2019 by HMH Books for Young Readers Book Description: Author-illustrator Kayla Miller is back with Olive in this emotional and honest story about navigating new experiences, learning to step outside one’s comfort zone, and the satisfaction of blazing your… Read more
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Reviews: Anne Arrives & Megabat and Fancy Cat
Two wonderful chapter books on the review docket today, courtesy of my friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada: Anne Arrives (An Anne Chapter Book #1) adapted by Kallie George, with illustrations by Abigail Halpin; and Megabat and Fancy Cat (Megabat #2) by Anna Humphrey, with illustrations by Kass Reich. First up is… Read more
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Board Book Look (6): Titles from Richard Van Camp, Kass Reich, Jen Sookfong Lee & more!
Hi readers, I feel as though I am forever playing catch up with talking about board books! There have been piles of board books I’ve read and shared with my two little ones, and have compiled a list here of some of the more recent read aloud/shared together favourites and standouts. Full title details and… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (22)
Welcome to another round-up of recently read and recommended picture books! In no particular order, here are the titles: let’s start off with the deliciously screwball- and beautifully illustrated- That’s Not a Hippopotamus! by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Sarah Davis, about a class trip to the zoo that goes awry when a hippopotamus goes missing… Read more
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