The Cover for Eric Gansworth's GIVE ME SOME TRUTH
If you're a regular reader of AICL, you know I think Eric Gansworth's If I Ever Get Out of Here is outstanding. I recommend it all t...
Twitter Conversations about Scholastic's THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
On September 22, 2017, a parent in Canada tagged me on a tweet about a book in his child's kindergarten classroom. He asked "What a...
Not Recommended: SUSANNA MOODIE: ROUGHING IT IN THE BUSH, A GRAPHIC NOVEL by Carol Shields and Patrick Crowe
Today, AICL is launching a new feature. I'm calling it Reviewed On Twitter and it will have its own label. Sometimes, I tweet that I got...
Not Recommended: I AM SACAGAWEA by Brad Meltzer
Today, AICL is launching a new feature. I'm calling it Reviewed On Twitter and it will have its own label. Sometimes, I tweet that I got...
Recommended: FIRE STARTERS, by Jen Storm; illustrations by Scott B. Henderson, colours by Donovan Yaciuk
Check out the cover for Jen Storm's Fire Starters: Who are those two boys on bikes, riding away from that burning building? Are they th...
Some thoughts on Jason Chin's GRAND CANYON
I'll likely catch heck from people who think it is unfair to criticize a book for what it leaves out. In some instances, I'd agree. ...
