Books for Kids: A Boy Named Queen
A Boy Named Queen Groundwood Books By Sara Cassidy 80 pages age 8-12 Synopsis from Groundwood Books: Evelyn is both aghast and fascinated when a new boy comes to grade five and tells everyone his name...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: Bella Donna Too Many Spells
Bella Donna: Too Many Spells Sky Pony Press By Ruth Symes, illustrated by Marion Lindsay 192 pages age 8-12 Synopsis from Sky Pony Press: Bella Donna seems just like any other student at her school,...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: Mighty Jack
Mighty Jack First Second / Raincoast Books By Ben Hatke 208 pages age 8-12 Graphic Novel Synopsis from Raincoast Books: Jack might be the only kid in the world who’s dreading summer. But he’s got a...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: Smart About Sharks
Smart About Sharks Flying Eye Books / Raincoast Books Illustrated by Owen Davey 40 pages age 5-8 Non-fiction Synopsis from Raincoast Books: It’s time to learn about the sea’s most feared (and most...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: The Courage Test
The Courage Test Feiwel & Friends / Raincoast Books By James Preller 224 pages age 8 to 12 Synopsis from Raincoast Books: Will has no choice. His father drags him along on a wilderness adventure in...
View ArticleOwlcrate Jr – April “Written in the Stars” Unboxing
After our initial review of the March Owlcrate Jr box, we were hooked. This month, my daughter had the chance to unbox the April edition. Before we get into the details, I wanted to let you in on a...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: Hello, Universe
Hello, Universe Greenwillow Books / Harper Collins Canada By Erin Entrada Kelly, illustrated by Isabel Roxas 320 pages age 8 to 12 Synopsis from Harper Collins Canada: In one day, four lives weave...
View ArticleConfession Time: Parents Reading Middle Grade
The start of a new video series, I confess a few things that are on my mind. No surprise I read a fair amount of middle grade books to review in our kids book section. But even if I wasn’t a reviewer I...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: Back on the Map
Back on the Map Sky Pony Press / Thomas Allen & Sons By Lisa Ann Scott 320 pages age 8 to 12 Synopsis from Sky Pony Press: While Penny embraces the question marks in her family tree, she and Porter...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: Astronaut Academy
Astronaut Academy EDC Publishing / Publishers Group Canada Steve Martin, illustrated by Helen Crawford White 64 pages age 8 to 12 Synopsis from Publishers Group Canada: In this activity book, through a...
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