Review by Evelyn Hussey Nimbus Publishing Limited, October 4, 2022 295 pages, Paperback, $16.95 CAD, $14.95 USD, 9781774711163 Young Adult, Ages 13+, Grades 8+ Fiction, Mystery, LGBTQ+ I made myself shrug. “You liked him.” Her face cleared. “I did. I really did.” We were both silent for a breath. “Why would someone kill him?” she … More Heartbreak Homes by Jo Treggiari
Review by Gabrielle Tselos Tundra Books, Jan. 11th, 2022 48 pages, Hardcover, $17.99 Cad, ISBN: 9780735264687 Ages 4-8 years Picture Book “Sometimes she used her Time-Outs to consider what she might have done differently, Mostly, though, she plotted revenge.” Keeping your temper under control while upset can be difficult, but it is very important in … More Petal the Angry Cow by Maureen Fergus, illus. Olga Demidova
Review by Audrey Wahking Penguin Random House, 2021 390 pages, paperback, 16.99 CAD, ISBN 9780735269651 Young Adult, 15-18 years old Fiction Weeds strangled the geometry of cultivated spaces overnight. Bees swarmed broken streets, made hives out of green-clotted houses, the wallpaper shot through with moss. Foxes traveled in covens, noses to the ground, throats safe … More Hunting By Stars by Cherie Dimaline
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Review by Makenna Vanegas Scholastic Press, March 1, 1998 32 pages, Hardcover, $14.99 CAD, 0590929976 Ages 5 and up Picture Book, Fiction, Fantasy “Camilla Cream loved lima beans. But she never ate them. All of her friends hated lima beans, and she wanted to fit in. Camilla was always worried about what other people thought … More A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Charlotte Mundy reviews Brooke Carter’s ‘Star Eaters’ … More Star Eaters by Brooke Carter
Review by Lisa Matthewson
This entire novel reads like a haunting, passionate poem. … More A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw
Review by Charlotte Mundy
This visualization of forming new colours makes for a fantastic read in a classroom or at home when introducing colours to young minds!
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Review by Kaitlyn Chan Candlewick Press, September 2020 96 pages, Paperback, $12.99 CAD, 9781536209310 Ages 4 – 8 years Non-fiction This book is your gallery. Fill the empty frames with your art. Some frames have “ishful” ideas to inspire you, some have squiggles for you to finish any way you’d like, and some have suggestions … More Make Your Mark Gallery: A Colouring Book-ish by Peter H. Reynolds
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