Tag: middle grade

— book review, children's, comic/graphic novel, middlegrade —

The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp (Review)

April 19, 2023

Bellwether Riggwelter is, once again, out of blackberries. This time, rather than tiptoe through a forest full of predators, he comes up with a new plan. He will keep himself safe by blending in—he will sew a Wolf Suit! The disguise works perfectly . . . sort of. Bellwether realizes he can’t enjoy the forest in a bulky suit, and he may not be the only creature in the forest who feels that way. Perhaps not everyone is as wolfish as they appear.… Read More The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp (Review)

— ARC review, book review, comic/graphic novel, middlegrade —

The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner (ARC Review)

August 28, 2021
Book review blog header by Flavia the Bibliophile for the middle grade graphic novel The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner

Moth Hush is starting to settle into her newfound witch heritage and powers, but life at school continues to be rough. Even her best friend, Charlie, doesn’t entirely understand what it’s like for her to always be the one who gets mocked, and things only get worse when Moth’s mom starts dating one of the dorkiest teachers in the school! Then Moth gets hold of a mysterious charm that can unleash another version of herself—one who is confident, cool, and extremely popular. What could possibly go wrong?… Read More The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner (ARC Review)

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: May 28, 2019

May 28, 2019

Here are the books (on my radar) that are celebrating their Book Birthdays today (a.k.a. books that are being published in Canada today)! Happiest of Book Birthdays to all of these lovely new releases! Which ones are you most excited for?!

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: October 23, 2018

October 23, 2018

Since the first two Book Birthday posts in this series were such a hit, here are the books on my radar that are celebrating their Book Birthdays today (a.k.a. books that are being published in Canada today)! Please let me know if you have any feedback and/or suggestions for this series (anything from formatting to content)!

— book event, influencer event —

Raincoast Books TeensRead Preview: Winter & Spring 2019 (Influencer Event Recap)

October 21, 2018

On October 20th, I attended one of the last book influencer events of the year (in Canada) with some awesome bookish friends! And I’ve had so much fun putting together posts for past events and discussing them with you, that I just had to write a recap for this one as well! I’m actually going… Read More Raincoast Books TeensRead Preview: Winter & Spring 2019 (Influencer Event Recap)