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Picture book review: The Story Hunter by Barbara Reid
“We share our home with many families."
Aug 5
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Picture book review: The Great Dinosaur Sleepover by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Joe Bluhm
“But on the day of Jake’s birthday party, things went stupendously wrong.”
Jun 26
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Picture book review: The Mountain That Wouldn’t Move by Sandra Dumais
“As long as there’s a mountain, there will be a shadow.”
Jun 8
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Graphic novel review: Otis & Peanut Find a Way, written by Naseem Hrab, illustrated by Kelly Collier
“Because even the smallest moments matter."
May 27
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Picture book review: The Remembering Stone by Carey Sookocheff
When my dad died years ago, I didn’t know how to grieve.
May 26
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Middle-grade book review: Leo and Ralph, written and illustrated by Peter Carnavas
“Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it’s not there.”
May 14
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Picture book review: Aggie and the Ghost by Matthew Forsythe
“Are you wearing my scarf?”
Mar 31
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...all books here get 5 northern stars
Mar 31
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Picture book review: Sketch by Jacques Goldstyn, translated by Helen Mixter
The ultrasound looked normal.
Mar 25
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Picture book review: How to be Brave like a Snail, written by Naseem Hrab, illustrated by Kelly Collier
“I’m the kind of brave that’s kind of brave,” Snail announces, instantly charming the reader.
Mar 11
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Picture book review: Lena the Chicken, written by Linda Bailey, illustrated by K-Fai Steele
One summer, my neighbours tried raising poultry in their tiny downtown backyard.
Mar 4
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Picture book review: Camping in the Wild, written and illustrated by Nicholas Oldland
As someone who has chased after her own uprooted tent as it rolled end-over-end down a beach during a windstorm, Camping in the Wild might have been a…
Feb 24
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