Book Review
Open Heart
by Aimee Jodoin
Endearing sibling hijinks and examples of childhood determination make "Open Heart" an inspiring picture book. In John J. Dias’s inspirational autobiographical picture book "Open Heart", a girl with multiple disabilities believes in...
Book Review
The Love Story of Two Amazing Bald Eagles
by Aimee Jodoin
A story of an eagle pair’s adulthood is intertwined with facts about their species in the informative picture book "The Love Story of Two Amazing Bald Eagles". Ann Parris-Stewart’s educational picture book "The Love Story of Two...
Book Review
Echo Nova
by Aimee Jodoin
In Clint Hall’s exhilarating science fiction novel "Echo Nova", time travel leads to the dehumanization of the people of the past. In a dystopian future, eighteen-year-old Dash livestreams his nighttime parkour races in the hopes of...
Book Review
The Knight and the Butterfly
by Aimee Jodoin
A heroic knight who’s feared by those who don’t understand him receives his long overdue rewards in the triumphant fantasy novel "The Knight and the Butterfly". In M. Francis Schmidt’s heartfelt fairy tale "The Knight and the...
Book Review
Peaches and the 19 Cobras
by Aimee Jodoin
Two dogs and their human make the best of life despite pandemic restrictions in the optimistic picture book "Peaches and the 19 Cobras". Paula Bailey’s quirky, photograph-based picture book "Peaches and the 19 Cobras" follows a dog’s...
Book Review
Tales from Muggleswick Wood
by Aimee Jodoin
Vicky Cowie’s sweet fairy tale book "Tales from Muggleswick Wood" ventures into a magical world of gnomes, pixies, and stink-resistant moles. A grandmother tells a bedtime story, each dedicated to one of her five grandchildren during...
Book Review
A Case of Matricide
by Aimee Jodoin
In Graeme Macrae Burnet’s kaleidoscopic novel "A Case of Matricide", an inspector’s investigation into doppelgänger circumstances forces a confrontation with morality. Masquerading as a translation of a French novel whose author,...
Book Review
If Mice Pulled the Sleigh
by Aimee Jodoin
The amusing Christmas picture book "If Mice Pulled the Sleigh" is a feast of wit and imagination. Bill Barnsley’s "If Mice Pulled the Sleigh" is a rollicking Christmas-themed picture book that imagines what would happen if other...