Growing up the one question that we all here as children is “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Many of us have some idea at that specific time in our lives. But, as we get older...does the answer change? There are so many jobs and careers out there it becomes really... Continue Reading →
Mirror Me is a conundrum. It is a charming picture book with colourful and diverse illustrations that will draw in young readers, with an unexpected turn in its narrative. Mirrors are innocuous objects that are rarely thought about unless they are needed. Choosing a mirror as the vehicle of this narrative is not an original... Continue Reading →
Teddy Visits The Vet is more than meets the eye. It is more than a simple child’s picture book. It is nuanced! It is disarming! It is unexpected! Krauss takes an innocuous event and uses it as a launch pad to explore deeper themes of gender, identity, anxiety, choice, and consent. She leads us by... Continue Reading →
I am one of Teddy’s biggest fans! Christine Milkovic Krauss crafts endearing stories full of charm and layered with themes. Together with the illustrations of Cierra Van Nes, Teddy’s books are brimming with life! These books have captured a certain level of nostalgia while exploring modern themes. Teddy Loses His Ears is another beautiful and... Continue Reading →
Charming! Endearing! Multilayered! I recognize that’s a lot of superlatives for a picture book, but "Teddy Gets Adopted" is so much more than what it appears to be. With colourful, delightfully drawn scenes as a backdrop, Krauss explores a profound and challenging subject with the nuanced experience of a maestro. Using Teddy’s journey, the multilayered... Continue Reading →
This short book charmed me from the very first page. Colour is something that is often taken for granted. You learn them at an early age, and they play a role in everything we do, from art pieces to made up stories to the shoes we choose to wear each day. As we grow older,... Continue Reading →
How to be a Goldfish by Jane Baird Warren is a moving story about family, courage, and heroism. This short novel is deceptively nuanced and layered with themes just as relevant today as the time in which the story was set: 1981. Using the Sinclair and Macrath families, Baird Warren eloquently disclosed historical travesties committed... Continue Reading →
Illustrated by: Judy Gaudet Charlie and the Tire Swing is charming, simple, and relatable. Diann Floyd Boehm immediately engaged the reader with her introduction of Charlie and how the tire swing came to be. Based on the subtitle, “How it began,” this book will act as a series introduction to further adventures with Charlie and... Continue Reading →
First impressions: Emily Zieroth made a fantastic job when it comes to the illustration for this children's book. The artwork is clean and visually easy to intake, or in plain English: it looks nice and it's simple. Winston The Well-Dressed Wombat - formerly titled "Wiggers - The Well Dressed Wombat" - is a short and... Continue Reading →
Global Warming! Yes, a scary phrase with even scarier after-thoughts. Maybe that's what stops many of us from learning more about it and teach them to the ones that will suffer the most with it, our children, BUT! If that's the case, fret no more because Mr. Guy Walton has written a great children's book... Continue Reading →
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