We are well into our second week of our American sojourn in the Big-D and as part of my total vacation -assimilation plan (I’ve also taken to applying several more coats of mascara and using “y’all” as part of my general lexicon) I’ve chosen another Brooklyn-based book author/illustrator to celebrate (there really does seem to [...]
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Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Ages 6 to 9, All Ages, Artists, Artsy Kids' Books, Award Winners, Great Books for Siblings, Just Out, New Books, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books, Unique Books on Nov 9th, 2011
As the new baby dust settles I find I have a tad more time to write my blog. Having two is like increasing your child quotient exponentially. Really, it’s like having 4 especially at the beginning. Even in these first few months I have noticed a distinct sibling pattern emerge between my girls. Thankfully Miss [...]
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Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Artists, Artsy Kids' Books, Board Books, Concept books, First Nations Authors, Good Canadian Stuff, Modern Books for Kids, Newborn to 3 years, Pets and Animals, Picture books, Shapes and other first themes, Unique Books on Sep 7th, 2011
My latest Labour Day weekend was filled with an eclectic group of activities and people. It started with art and followed by an impromptu picnic in a downtown Toronto Park. We saw family and friends we didn’t expect to see this weekend and tasted epicurean delights that created wonderful taste sensations in the mouth and [...]
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Posted in Ages 4 to 8, Ages 6 to 9, Ages 7 to 10, Artists, Canadian Superstars, Great Books for Girls, If you like...., Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books, Sports, Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2011
So it’s officially over: not winter my friends, but the Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes! The Leafs did lose in a shoot-out but when Buffalo won their fate was officially sealed and the faithful let out a collective sigh of resignation. End of story. Mathematical equations and remote possibilities are no longer, there is simply no [...]
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Sometimes the universe just comes together and things click. I was up at 3 this morning just being pregnant (i.e. meaning that I needed to eat RIGHT THEN) and began trolling my social media when I saw a Facebook update on the book launch of The Never Weres by Fiona Smyth (ISBN: 97815545152843, Annick Press, [...]
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Posted in All Ages, Artists, Artsy Kids' Books, Award Winners, Canadian Superstars, Concept books, Modern Books for Kids, Newborn to 3 years, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Unique Books on Feb 21st, 2011
Happy Family Day (and a Happy President’s Day to my American friends!) I hope everyone enjoyed their much needed long weekend. I so appreciated this relatively new holiday (at least to Ontario) not only because it gives us a welcome repose in the gruelling end of the harshness of our Canadian winter but it also [...]
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Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Artists, Artsy Kids' Books, Canadian Superstars, Good Canadian Stuff, Modern Books for Kids, Newborn to 3 years, Pets and Animals, Picture books on Jan 10th, 2011
January in Canada is not for the faint of heart. It’s cold here and in a country where the temperature can actually dip to minus forty or fifty below, we are a hearty people. We are a people so accustomed to a Canadian winter that in fact some of us aren’t fazed by a little [...]
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One of the best things about being a book blogger and having a mission (to profile and highlight as many Canadian children’s books as I can) is being introduced to books I may not have necessarily noticed before. For instance, the graphic novel is such a genre that I’ve been intrigued by but never really [...]
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Welcome to another edition of Beyond the Book. I am tickled to share with you my interview with the immensely talented and very likeable Sean L. Moore, animator/illustrator/author extraordinaire! (Mr. Moore and the adorable and un-diva-like Zeke!) We share not only the same initials (well, except for the “L” in the middle) but also [...]
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I don’t know if you fellow bookworms were like I was when I was little but I remember having a hierarchy of my books. As a textbook anal person, I had all my reading material organized. There were daily favourites which were fun and as comforting as the blankie I carried around and equally as [...]
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