French Book Updates

Here are a  two more foreign editions. It's interesting to see that Aunt Tillie's name has changed to Aunt Irma.

A short write up about Bada Boum! in Le Journal de Québec http://www.journaldequebec.com/2012/02/18/echapper-a-la-mort-et-lui-voler-son-coeur

Book Updates

LITTLE PANDA has just been re-released as a paperback edition from Sandpiper. Yeah!

THE QUIET BOOK has been published in Brazil and Finland. 

If you can read Finnish HERE is a review, I google translated it and I think it was a good review!

THE LOUD BOOK! has been released in Korea, Japan, and Brazil.

Red Wagon appeared on the cover of Canadian Children's Book News, 

I thought it looks pretty neat cropped like this.

And finally, I will be sharing some great news on upcoming books very soon,

I can't wait!

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

A favourite of mine from last year.

Nobrow

We had a lovely time stopping by the shop of independent book/comicbook publisher Nobrow while in London. They gave us a tour of the studio and we had fun chatting about their fabulous books.

I can see why they were excited about this new book, Hilda and The Midnight Giant by Luke Pearson. I've read half so far and it's very enjoyable, it's imaginative and fun for kids and adults too I would say.

They also carry books from other publishers. I can't read À quoi penses-tu ? but I love looking at the pictures. Each spread has a picture flap with an image of a character on the outside. You turn over the flap to see what is on the inside - brilliant! By Laurent Moreau

Nobrow are really great to order from, the orders come quickly and they take the same care in the packaging of their books as they do in creating them. This fellow below had to come home to us,

 of course.

Thanks to Alex and Sam!

Museum of Childhood

Some picture from the V&A Museum of Childhood near where we stayed in the East End of London. 

We spent a lovely morning admiring art created by and for children.

Remembering old toys we had when we were kids

Meeting quirky characters.

Pandas put a smile on any day!

Such lovely designs.

Candy Wrapper Loud by Alex Mason

Below is a link to a radio review of The Loud Book and The Quiet Book by CBC Radio's Alex Mason. I couldn't describe the the book's better! (although it would be very tough to be on the less favorable end)

Here is a link to an audio recording from the radio show:

http://thumbnails.cbc.ca/maven_legacy/thumbnails/mainstreetns_20110901_67485_uploaded.mp3

Listen to more of his children's books reviews on the Mainstreet Nova Scotia website here:

http://www.cbc.ca/mainstreetns/sticky/2011/12/08/childrens-book-reviews/