Love Is in the Bear by Judith Henderson
Spring was a few weeks ago, or it will be in next year. But regardless of how you count the seasons, there is a special moment in the day, early when you can smell spring in the air, even in your sleep, like Bear does. And if Bear had slept one second longer, he would have missed the event that is the center of Love Is in the Bear. Okay, so that is a bit poetic, but so is this picture book (due mid-October 2023, […]
The Eleventh Hour by Jacques Goldstyn
I want to just put a billion tears on this review for The Eleventh Hour. OMG! This book is NOT for the sensitive reader. It is a picture book (due in paper mid-August 2023; read via an online reader copy), but I do not know one child I would give this, too. With that said, it might be an interesting book for a classroom doing World War One or Canadian history, or for any Veteran’s Day events. The story is about two friends, Jim and […]
Zander Stay by Maureen Fergus
Where Dreams Take You by Elena Ferrándiz
Who wants to do the Time Warp when you can do the Picture Book Round Up? Ok, ok. It’s not a dance, and while fun, not nearly as fun as the Time Warp, so let me start again. Hi all, I am writing abut two picture books I read recently. The first is Zander Stays. This book is about a goose, that does goose things, and not so goose things, and has a funny twist ending. The second is Where Dreams Take You, that is […]
Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! by Kanako Inuki
I keep saying that I am not a horror reader. However, I am trying to go outside my comfort zone in reading, and that would include horror and manga. And guess what? Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! is both. Not only are there several stories within this collection, Inuki (author and illustrator) has extras at the end talking about influences, an interview with them from several years ago, things that scare her, manga that they read and much more. There is also (at the […]
We Are Going to be Pals! by Mark Teague
Mark Teague usually is a hit for me as an author. And as an illustrator almost always is a hit. They have a style that is fun. But this time I am not sure about the text of We Are Going to be Pals! The artwork is cute, the egret and rhinoceros are a repeated on every page, but the things around them sometimes change (though they are always in the habitat you would find them in) and that is fun to see. And though […]
Imagine You and Me by Benson Shum
Can you remember your first best friend? Even if they were, shall we say, not visible to others? Honestly, I cannot remember that friend (or if I had one), but I do remember my special stuffed koala bear friend and the adventures we had. And Parker has many adventures with her own bear friend, Randall. However, there comes a day when one of them makes new friends, but those new friends cannot see the not so real one. No spoilers, (yet you probably can guess […]
