I review children’s books from picture books to YA for Armadillo Magazine, The Children’s Book Review, iReadBooks Tours and was a former reviewer for the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Here you’ll find links to all of those reviews, guest posts, author interviews and giveaways.
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Guest Post: Author Nancy Carlisle
Behind the scenes with the author of Saving the Seas for the Purple and Greens What inspired you to write this book?In 2009, my family (myself, husband and two sons aged 10 and 12) took a multi-day kayaking\camping vacation to Desolation Sound—an area between British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Canada. We had a guide. It…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green
Title: Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green | Author & Illustrator: Nancy Carlisle | Genre: Picture Book, Non-Fiction | Publisher: Sage Green Press | Release Date: March 2022 “Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green gives children the hope of making a difference. Washed Ashore is honored to have our work highlighted.” — Angela Hazeltine Pozzi, Founder of Washed…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Dressing Up the Stars, The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head
Title: Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head | Author: Jeanne Walker Harvey | Illustrator: Diana Toledano | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Beach Lane Books | Release Date: September 20,2022 | ISBN-13: 9781534451056 Book Description: Discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of the most legendary costume designers in…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law
Title: Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law | Author: Amy Flanagan | Illustrator: Jon Davis | Genre: Chapter Book | Publisher: Whitefox | ISBN-13: 9781915036094 Book Description: Mrs. R Snugglesworth is 70 pounds of low-to-the-ground PRECIOUS. She is the Best at Finding Slightly-Used Sandwiches and the Best at Loving Ham—and now she’s looking for her next big challenge. To her surprise, she…
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Booking Around the World: Bruges
The first thing that I think of when I think about Bruges, Belgium isn’t books. It’s canals, then waffles, then beer. So, it was a lovely surprise to find that Bruges is also a bookish town in the most unexpected ways. Books & Brunch combines two of my favourite things — eating and reading. Set…
Stephanie Ward 