For the love of Canadian Children's books
Posted in All Ages, Canadian History, Canadian Superstars, Good Canadian Stuff, My Manifesto, Mystery, Stacey Stuff on Jul 1st, 2011
Happy Canada Day Everyone! We all celebrate the BEST nation in the world today in different ways. Some of us plan bashes, some plan trips and others make that trek to the great Canadian pastime: the cottage. This blessed long weekend means different things to different people. Take my own family for example: My husband [...]
Posted in Ages 10-14, Ages 14 and above, Award Winners, Better than TV, Canadian Superstars, Good Canadian Stuff, Great Books for Boys, Juvenile Fiction, Unique Books, YA fiction on May 13th, 2011
The day before last I finally completed the 2011 Census and I think it was the short form for all of those who remember the hoopla of the long versus short form. Anyway it’s really easy and you can do it online. Right after I was asked to participate in another voluntary household survey and [...]
Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Ages 6 to 9, All Ages, Canadian Superstars, Just Out, New Books, Pets and Animals, Picture books, Unique Books on Apr 12th, 2011
I feel like I can shout: It’s finally here! Although it’s sometimes been rather cloudy, often grey and sometimes very windy, I can still feel it in the air: Spring! I relished in the warm wind yesterday that whisked my hair into an unruly mess. I savoured the joy of being in my spring jacket and [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, All Ages, Artsy Kids' Books, Canadian Superstars, Healing Books, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books on Mar 20th, 2011
I am sure I am not alone in thinking the weekends pass far too quickly and are far too packed with errands, chores and laundry to be considered downtime. Now that I am a parent I think weekends pass at warp speed and often wonder on Monday morning sitting at my desk if it actually [...]
Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Award Winners, Canadian Superstars, Great Books for Siblings, Picture books on Mar 14th, 2011
It was a brunching weekend! After two delicious brunches with perfect company, I have to say I am completely satisfied with the last two days (the time change notwithstanding as man it sucks to lose an hour!) On Saturday we had our friends and their little ones over who are all about the same age [...]
Posted in Ages 10-14, Ages 14 and above, Award Winners, Canadian Superstars, Good Canadian Stuff, Great Books for Girls, Just Out, New Books, YA fiction on Mar 4th, 2011
My high school was a huge brown building with loads of kids and very few windows. It was a place that was both formidable and exciting to a young whippersnapper at the tender age when we leave the cushiness of elementary school behind and become thrust into teenage life. Once you arrived you learned [...]
Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Ages 6 to 9, Artsy Kids' Books, Canadian Superstars, Good Canadian Stuff, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Pets and Animals, Picture books, Straight out of the headlines, Uncategorized on Mar 2nd, 2011
One of the items in the news today was about a recent draft report that fare evasion is cost the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) over 22 billion dollars last year, a jump of almost double than last year. Now anyone who lives in the Greater Toronto Area knows that the TTC hasn’t had an easy [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Ages 6 to 9, Ages 7 to 10, Ages 9 to 12, All Ages, Books that do good, Canadian History, Canadian Superstars, Educational, Good Canadian Stuff, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books on Jan 16th, 2011
Like most people in the Greater Toronto Area, I was deeply saddened and distraught to hear that a young police officer, Sgt. Ryan Russell was killed last week after being deliberately run-down by a stolen snowplough that he was trying to stop. I think what has hit so close to home for me about this [...]
