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Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age by Ibram X. Kendi

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Conspiracy theories hit differently depending on where you live in the world. The more outlandish ones; the moon landings were faked, we’re all being ruled by lizard people with orange fake tan; live in the West. In most of the Global South, conspiracy theories about government coups aren’t conspiracy theories, they’re just reality seen through a different lens. Ibram X Kendi’s Chain of Ideas feels a little reading about the Lizard People before you realise that, no, this IS how the far-right have come back […]

I’m not tough enough for the Canadian oil sands

Ducks by Kate Beaton

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I first became aware of Kate Beaton through her charming picture book, The Princess and the Pony, released in 2015.  My, at the time, young daughters loved the book about a tiny, warrior princess who wants a noble steed like the older warriors.  Instead on her birthday she is gifted a pony that farts too much. Shortly after the publication of her graphic novel autobiography, Ducks, in 2022, it seemed everyone on the internet was declaring what a good book it was.  However, I wasn’t really […]

With help from my friends

The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing by Debbie Levy and Boris Kulikov

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When you think of World War II you don’t usually think of a sweet story about friendship, hope and caring, but that is what The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II is about.  Author Debbie Levy tells of how after the devastating world war, Europe faced a brutal winter. Low on supplies, food, and practically everything needed for survival, it was figured most would not make it. But in an attempt to help, (from publisher description) spearheaded by […]

I posted my images out of order, but the poems are still the same

Did You Kiss A Cat Today???: Poems for Children by Diane Stevenson, Geri Lipschultz and James Berger

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The first couple of poems of Did You Kiss A Cat Today???: Poems for Children by Diane Stevenson, Geri Lipschultz and James Berger were odd. I felt they were more adult and darker than I think would be appropriate for children. Then, more poems came and more of those were for children. But once again, darker and more adult poems came about. There was realism, nonsense, and other stuff. And I say stuff as sometimes I understood the theme of things, sometimes I did not. […]

Nature in a Year

A Year in Nature: A collection of stories for every season (Seasons in the wild) by Sean Taylor, Alex Morss and Cinyee Chiu

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If you want a fun collection of seasonal stories with many facts, fun and activities, A Year in Nature: A collection of stories for every season (Seasons in the wild) is the book you need. Diversity in characters, ages, genders, sexualities, presentation, and more fill the pages of Sean Taylor, Alex Morss and Cinyee Chiu’s book. There is a little bit of everything as you learn about the wonders of the season they are talking and illustrating about. There are plenty of extras in the […]

Read a little poetry

Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship    by Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Sean Qualls and Selina Alko

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Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship  by Irene Latham (author), Charles Waters (author), Sean Qualls (illustrator), Selina Alko (illustrator)   I had forgotten I read the poetry collection, Can I Touch Your Hair? years ago, therefore, it felt like reading it for the first time with this recent reading. This is a unique treat as current events and my new experiences change how I relate to things. It is an interesting format, that must have been a fresh idea that […]



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