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Great Picture Books! (29)
Another entry of wonderful picture books for this series! As I noted in the previous Great Picture Books post, so much time at home has had some benefits, one of which has been going through my shelves of books for review. I have, thanks to the generous folks at Penguin Random House Canada, a number… Read more
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Great Children’s Non-Fiction! (5)
Welcome to a new round up featuring recently read and recommended children’s non-fiction titles! Just a note that your library may catalogue some of these titles in children’s non-fiction or in picture books, etc.- it really depends on how your library has decided to categorize them! “…the truth is never made of straight lines. Lives… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Circle by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen…and an appearance by a bear!
Review: Circle (Shapes Trilogy #3) created by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: March 5, 2019 by Candlewick Press Book Description: Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final wry and resonant tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle.… Read more
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A Closer Look: Covers by Jon Klassen
Canadian writer, illustrator, and animator Jon Klassen was very recently (just a few days ago!) appointed to the Order of Canada! Known and beloved for I Want My Hat Back, This Is Not My Hat, multiple collaborations with Mac Barnett (Square, Extra Yarn), in addition to numerous other acclaimed works and memorable illustrative contributions, Klassen… Read more
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Picture Book Review: The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
Review: The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett, illus. Jon Klassen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Candlewick Press. Thank you! Publication: October 10, 2017 by Candlewick Press Book Description: Early one morning a mouse met a wolf and was quickly gobbled up. When a woeful mouse is swallowed… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: A Perfect Day by Lane Smith & Noisy Night by Mac Barnett and Brian Biggs
Review: A Perfect Day by Lane Smith Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: February 14, 2017 by Roaring Brook Press Book Description: Today is a perfect day for Cat, Dog, Chickadee, and Squirrel. Cat is lounging among the daffodils. Dog is sitting in the wading pool, deep in the cool water. Chickadee… Read more
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Must Read Monday (61): New from Laurel Snyder, Ben Clanton, Jonathan Fenske & more!
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week, we’re talking picture books and a few early… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (9, Part 2)
I’ve been swimming in seas of great picture books lately! There was a boom in storytime visits at our library with Kindergarten and early elementary grades- usually happens before holiday/winter break fever sets in! So, needless to say, I had about quadruple the number of storytimes to prepare for; in doing so, I happily discovered… Read more
aaron blabey, adam lehrhaupt, andrea zuill, anita bijsterbosch, benji davies, brian won, children’s, claire messer, ed vere, elise parsley, excellent, funny, great picture books, greg pizzoli, jacob grant, jory john, kelly dipucchio, lane smith, mac barnett, maggie tokudo hall, picture books, read alouds, scott magoon, steve antony, storytime, sue lowell gallion, vera brosgol, very good -
Must Read Monday (11): Swan, Leo & More Crayons!
Welcome to the eleventh edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight current and/or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder,… Read more
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Reviews: Wonderstruck & The Terrible Two
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick After hearing and reading tremendous things about both The Invention of Hugo Cabret (which I have not yet read) and Wonderstruck, I was looking forward to diving into this children’s novel. At 640 pages, it seems a considerable read, but it just flies by as over half the story is told… Read more