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Hello folks, a couple of days ago was the first day of summer. … That has nothing to do with the post but I thought I’d mention it. Well summer […]
Category Archives: Humour
Notes from the Wild: Vol. 17
Kids, it is said, say the darnedest things. As a children’s librarian I can attest to the fact that this is indeed the case. Kids can be delightfully weird, which […]
Notes from the Wild: Vol. 16
Summer is here (though you wouldn’t know it from the Junuary days we’ve been having recently) and for many librarians that means only one thing – Summer Reading Club! My […]
Guest Post: Liesl Shurtliff on Writing for Children
Liesl Shurtliff was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the mountains for her playground. Just like Rump, Liesl was shy about her name, growing up. Not only […]
Snapshot: Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola, Emily Carroll (Illustrations)
Hardcover, 132 pages Published August 4th 2015 by Candlewick Press Source: Library The reason I picked up Baba Yaga’s Assistant was due to Emily Carroll and my increasing love of […]
Review: The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw
Rapunzel shook her head. “Frederic, I hope you realize you can be yourself around me. You don’t have to pretend you’re anything you’re not.” “Oh, I’m not pretending anything,” he […]
The Daily Habits of Bibliophiles: Observations
The distribution of these omnivorous mammals does not discriminate between gender, sex, culture, race and geographical location. They pop up anywhere and everywhere (though there are larger concentrations near places […]
Yash Recommends: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback, 367 pages Published May 1st 1996 by Ace Source: Borrowed Yash’s copy Yash’s choice for me was Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, two authors I only […]
Janet’s Recommendation: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Janet had a couple of recommendations for me but The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin had been on my to-read list for a long time so I thought: “Heck! This is perfect!” […]
Favourite Picturebooks: Watch Your Step, Mr. Rabbit!
Watch Your Step, Mr. Rabbit! by Richard Scarry is so thoroughly a part of my childhood and family culture that it almost doesn’t register as a book, bound by a […]
The Book Wars 