Monday, January 2, 2017

Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson illustrated by Natalie Andrewson

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A plucky amateur detective, secret passages, exaggerated characters, concealed identities, and dastardly villains equal a swell mystery . ...
Sunday, January 1, 2017

A friend like Ed by Karen Wagner illustrations by Janet Pedersen

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"Mildred and Ed had been friends for as long as anyone could remember ... even though some thought Ed a bit unusual." First a li...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Paper things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson

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What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles? Louisa May Alcott I have mentioned  this in the p...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

The Book of Bees by Piotr Socha text by Wojciech Grajkowski

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In a word this is a splendid book!  It is huge, easy to read, fascinating and each page has the most delicious illustrations.  I especia...

Return to the secret garden by Holly Webb

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" Emmie stopped, rubbing her fingers over the smooth metal.  would it open?  Would she be able to get inside without the key? She s...
Monday, December 26, 2016

Belle and Sebastien The child of the mountains by Cecile Aubry illustrated by Helen Stephens

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I mentioned in a previous post that I loved the movie based on this book and television series . Belle and Sebastien was first written ...

Grade Six students recommend 2016

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A book I enjoyed reading ... Grade Six 2016 Each year I use our student Year Book to list here on my blog the favourite books named by ou...