Conservation Canines by Isabelle Groc
March 7, 2023
Evelyn Hussey reviews ‘Conservation Canines’! … More Conservation Canines by Isabelle Groc
Category: Non-Fiction
A Different Kind of Normal by Abigail Balfe
January 19, 2023
Review by Evelyn Hussey … More A Different Kind of Normal by Abigail Balfe
My Favorite Color by Aaron Becker
December 15, 2022
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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Make Your Mark Gallery: A Colouring Book-ish by Peter H. Reynolds
December 8, 2022
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
Why Humans Work: How Jobs Shape Our Lives and Our Work by Monique Polak, illus. Suharu Ogawa
October 27, 2022
Why Humans Work: How Jobs Shape Our Lives and Our World gives its reader an educational, multi-dimensional view into why we work. … More Why Humans Work: How Jobs Shape Our Lives and Our Work by Monique Polak, illus. Suharu Ogawa
Naked: Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia by Myriam Daguzan Bernier
September 8, 2022
Review by Carolina Leyton
Translated from the French, this sex encyclopedia is a thorough, inclusive, holistic view of sex and sexuality for teenagers. … More Naked: Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia by Myriam Daguzan Bernier
Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 by Sharon Robinson
March 15, 2022
Review by Kaila Johnson. By intertwining her struggles as a teenager with her life as an activist, Robinson reminds readers of her vulnerability and the weight that racism unjustly places on children’s shoulders. … More Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 by Sharon Robinson
Flying Paintings: The Zhou Brothers: A Story of Revolution and Art by Amy Alznauer, illustrated by ShanZuo Zhou and DaHuang Zhou
November 11, 2021
Review by Claudine Yip
Who says real life can’t hold as many fantasies as fiction? A family of dreamers lies at the core of this biographical picture book. … More Flying Paintings: The Zhou Brothers: A Story of Revolution and Art by Amy Alznauer, illustrated by ShanZuo Zhou and DaHuang Zhou
The (Other) F Word, ed. Angie Manfredi
November 9, 2021
Review by Shyamala Parthasarathy
From narrative essays to how-to-guides to poetry and illustration, the book offers a wide range of fat writers directly addressing fat teens on topics from fashion to self-acceptance. … More The (Other) F Word, ed. Angie Manfredi
Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word by Paul Fleischman, Illus. by Melissa Sweet
October 12, 2021
Review by Logaine Navascués
magine a circus where words are the most exotic animal. A space where writers play with language to perform bizarre tricks and tame it into unusual yet sophisticated forms. Welcome to Alphamaniacs, a collection of mini biographies of 26 outstanding storytellers who found their own, unique ways of writing with wit and creativity. … More Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word by Paul Fleischman, Illus. by Melissa Sweet
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