H is for Hawkby Helen MacdonaldI don’t read a lot of non-fiction, but when I read a review about how fantastic this book was I decided to give it a try – and I’m so glad I did! First of all, the writing is phenomenal. The author Helen Macdonald definitely has a way with words […]
The Truth About Natureby Stacy Tornio Organized by season, this wonderful non-fiction book is an interactive guidebook busting myths like whether or not a dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s or if all woodpeckers peck wood. The book encourages curiosity and exploring the great outdoors. It covers a wide range of topics from animals, […]
By Christopher RaschkaThis is a picture book, only pictures. Author/illustrator Chris Raschka tells a wonderful tale of a dog and her favorite toy, a ball. Through only pictures readers are treated to a sweet story about Daisy the dog. Daisy loves her ball and does everything with it. From playing to napping, Daisy’s ball is […]
by Rachelle Delaney Moscow, a city of architecture and history is home to JR, a Jack Russell Terrier who lives there with his owner George. George works for the Canadian embassy and JR has travelled all over the world with George and has some personal opinions on his current residence. This city is busy like […]
Joan Bauer “They can take away your house, but they can’t take away your hope.” Sugar Mae Cole loves to write poetry to express her questions and frustrations about life. Payments on her family home have been late and now they have to move out because the bank has seized their home. Suddenly, Sugar […]
Jeanne Willis He’s not your average kitty-cat. He is Supercat! After licking a left-over oven chip from a moldy sock, Tiger the cat develops super powers. Now he can reach new heights, strum the guitar and speak English, French and Spanish. When his best mate James (a human boy) finds out they decide to keep […]
by Ed WillesI’ll start off by mentioning the fact that I’m not a big football fan. At all. That said, I am interested in Canadian culture and things that are meaningful to us as a nation. After all, the Grey Cup (the Canadian Football League’s bug prize) is, along with the Stanley Cup, featured in the […]
Shouldn’t You Be In School? by Lemony Snicket Whenever adults ask the inevitable question, “Shouldn’t you be in school?”, Lemony Snicket tells them he is an “apprentice” in a “special program”. He and his chaperone Theodora S. Markson are trying to solve the mystery of a series of arsons that have occurred in the town […]
Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner Cat has sustained a serious concussion and has severe symptoms. Standard treatments have been ineffective, so Cat is sent to a head injury clinic located in the middle of a Florida swamp. When she meets Dr. Ames he seems friendly and approachable. She dares to hope that she can […]
By James PatersonJames Paterson has partnered up with Adam Sadler to bring us the Daniel X series. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X is the first in the series. This is a fast paced read with James Paterson’s traditional short chapters helping the story fly by. Daniel X is the son of Alien hunters from […]