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I Love it: A Canadian Alphabet Adventure!

Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Canadian Superstars, Capers & other fun stuff, Concept books, Educational, Good Canadian Stuff, Newborn to 3 years, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books on Sep 23rd, 2010

Okay, so you’ve caught me! Sussed me out and my hidden secret love affair has been revealed: I am addicted to alphabet books! I love the novel and the artsy, I love the sweet ones and the books that have animal pictures and I even love the one that contains nothing but hockey references! These [...]

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You’re not so mean Lily Jean!

Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Award Winners, Books that do good, Healing Books, Ontario Authors/Illustrators on Aug 16th, 2010

I had an almost idyllic childhood. I grew up on a lovely street with huge trees and kindly neighbours. We were a diverse lot separated by many different factors; race, religion, employment status, education and age but somehow managed to cultivate a sense of community, even amongst us kids. There were many girls on the [...]

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Who wouldn’t want a magic sled?

Posted in Ages 6 to 9, Capers & other fun stuff, Educational, Good Canadian Stuff on Jul 28th, 2010

I wish I had a magic sled. I wish I could just hop on my magic sled and have it transport me back in time. I’d love to see what it was like during medieval times (the real deal not the dinner and show!) or North America before European settlers came or even just to [...]

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