My Favourite Reads of 2018

I believe that books make great gifts and as I often get asked for recommendations, I thought it might be fun to share my favourite reads from 2018 in a 12 Days of Books kind of way that evolved into a blog post idea!  I love it when that happens.  This is not a list …

Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

Every once and a while, I read a book that really makes me stop and think, makes me reflect on who I am and where I am and why I think about things.  Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini is one of those books.  I was looking forward to it because I have loved every novel Hosseini has …

Educated by Tara Westover

I saw my neighbor, D, reading this book at the cottage this summer and instantly asked her if I could borrow it.  I’d seen it on some of the lists I like to visit and was intrigued by it.  I was lucky to get it first because I’m a quick reader but she has a …

Love Walked In and more by Marisa de los Santos

Years ago, I found myself wandering through Chapters, perusing the fiction section. This wasn’t new to me and it’s still something I do quite regularly. I especially do it on bad days, as if proximity to so many books can make things better. It always does.  As I peruse, I look for interesting looking books …

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

Some time ago, I read a book by Sarah Winman called When God Was A Rabbit and loved it.  My love of that book held up on a re-read last year and I read her second novel, A Year of Marvellous Ways back in 2016 and loved it.  Both are beautiful stories featuring fascinating characters and …

How To Be Famous by Caitlin Moran

Every so often I read a book that stays with me long after I’ve read it.  They stay with me for different reasons and I tend to re-read them, some more frequently than others.  One such book is How to Build A Girl by Caitlin Moran.  I read in on vacation a few years ago and loved …

Guest Blogger: All About Patricia Polacco

Here I go with another great American author!  I discovered Patricia Polacco when I had some wonderfully gifted grade 2 readers and grade 3 students.  Her books have more challenging print (more words, more difficult words) so they were appropriate for stronger young readers and great for a read aloud session too.  The beautiful illustrations …