Did you pack your summer full of outdoor activities and family time? Did you enjoy the seasonal produce and take… Read more Favourite Things: August Edition
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Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 3
I’m excited to share the penultimate installment of “Picture Books on the History of Libraries” (see the first and second… Read more Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 3
Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 2
Last month I posted brief reviews of eight picture books that feature libraries around the world. Today I’m back with six… Read more Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 2
Nine Picture Books About Residential Schools
Between 1876 and 1996, 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their families and placed in Indian residential schools. Though it… Read more Nine Picture Books About Residential Schools
Favourite Things: May Edition
Another month is almost over. Read on to find out what I’ve been up to! Books I read the first… Read more Favourite Things: May Edition
Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 1
It’s not difficult to find picture books about libraries. Kids visiting libraries. Fanciful libraries full of bears, mice, and dragons.… Read more Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 1
Favourite Things: March Edition
It’s April and I’ve started Camp NaNoWriMo. It’s exciting that I get to track the number of minutes I spend… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition
17 Picture Books Featuring Historical Heroines
It’s Women’s History Month, the perfect opportunity to look back in time at women who have accomplished great things through… Read more 17 Picture Books Featuring Historical Heroines
Another Picture Book About Medieval Bookmaking
Last September I posted a review of four picture books that focus on bookmaking between the years 500 and 1400.… Read more Another Picture Book About Medieval Bookmaking
Favourite Things: February Edition
Welcome to the latest installment of my online gratitude journal. In my house we had one virus or another for… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition
Historical Highlights 074
Check out these historical highlights! Did you know… …there was a time when Americans thought that cornbread caused a terrible… Read more Historical Highlights 074
Favourite Things: December Edition
The first half of December was cold. Bitterly cold. So cold that one morning my husband remarked that – 12… Read more Favourite Things: December Edition
Three Picture Books Set in World War I
Have you noticed how many children’s books have been written about World War II? I discovered recently that picture books… Read more Three Picture Books Set in World War I