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Category: Children’s books

January 21, 2017January 22, 2017lostandfoundbooks

Patrick McGahern Books: Ottawa bookstore steeped in history

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016lostandfoundbooks

Goodnight moon. Hello nightmare. A short film.

December 24, 2015December 24, 2015lostandfoundbooks

the pages were softly turned…

February 2, 2015May 31, 2015lostandfoundbooks

The pleasant land of counterpane

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015lostandfoundbooks

The joy of family reading and the reluctant reader

January 15, 2015May 31, 2015lostandfoundbooks

January…an open book

December 12, 2014May 31, 2015lostandfoundbooks

Kaleidoscope Kids’ Books: A bookstore to love

December 6, 2014May 31, 2015lostandfoundbooks

Merry Bookmas: Christmas penguins, pledges, puns and picks

November 17, 2014November 18, 2014lostandfoundbooks

The First Snow: A silence deep and white

August 14, 2014August 24, 2014lostandfoundbooks

Summer vacation: the good, the bad and the ugly

July 16, 2014July 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

Take a HOLIDAY: Part II

June 13, 2014May 31, 2015lostandfoundbooks

Goodnight super moon

February 21, 2014February 21, 2014lostandfoundbooks

Overdue books: How to vanish, play chess and gross out your friends

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013lostandfoundbooks

How do I get there from here?

November 25, 2013November 25, 2013lostandfoundbooks

Crazy squirrels go “ha ha ha!”

November 14, 2013October 21, 2016lostandfoundbooks

Book review: Anne Frank. Her life in pictures.

November 4, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

What to do with a Wolfish mood: Build a glad-day box

October 24, 2013September 18, 2014lostandfoundbooks

How (not) to dress as a Canadian for Halloween

October 21, 2013October 24, 2013lostandfoundbooks

Tidying up the mind.

October 10, 2013October 21, 2016lostandfoundbooks

Giving thanks for The Happy Hunter

September 18, 2013September 19, 2013lostandfoundbooks

I just wanted to be sure of you.

September 9, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

A is for Alphabet: Three vintage ABC books

August 9, 2013November 26, 2014lostandfoundbooks

Books and buns: Who could ask for anything more?

July 26, 2013July 24, 2013lostandfoundbooks

“I wouldn’t dream of eating cake without ice cream”

June 21, 2013June 22, 2013lostandfoundbooks

The injustice of bed in summer

Cover of Animal Daddies and My Daddy
June 14, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

Animal Daddies and My Daddy

June 9, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

My side of the car: A father-daughter adventure

May 29, 2013June 3, 2013lostandfoundbooks

Are picture books important?

May 24, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

C is for Cherry

May 23, 2013May 27, 2013lostandfoundbooks

Pretty posters promote literacy

May 23, 2013June 21, 2013lostandfoundbooks

Children need a healthy diet of print and digital

May 13, 2013May 29, 2013lostandfoundbooks

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”

May 12, 2013May 13, 2013lostandfoundbooks

Looking back at ourselves: Illustrations of motherhood by Jessie Willcox Smith

April 29, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

Brave Girl: “For workers everywhere”

March 26, 2013December 21, 2014lostandfoundbooks

Black Squirrel Books: The new kid on the block

February 9, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

A night by the fire: Poems for Practical People

January 17, 2013August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

The Monkey in the Rocket (and a bit about Stephen Colbert)

January 15, 2013October 21, 2016lostandfoundbooks

Go to the moon! Vintage space books for future astronauts

January 12, 2013May 29, 2013lostandfoundbooks

“A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic”

January 8, 2013January 8, 2013lostandfoundbooks

A few moments of bliss with Maurice Sendak

December 25, 2012December 28, 2012lostandfoundbooks

With apologies to my vegetarian friends and relations

December 21, 2012December 21, 2012lostandfoundbooks

Snow, snow and more snow

December 11, 2012December 11, 2012lostandfoundbooks

“Best of” the “best of” kids lit list 2012

October 25, 2012October 26, 2012lostandfoundbooks

All Hallow’s Read: What scary books do you love?

October 17, 2012August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

No-sew vintage costumes: Five tips to avoid suffocation and spontaneous combustion while you’re wearing them

October 9, 2012August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

The Dead Bird: Talking to your child about that great playground in the sky

September 11, 2012September 13, 2012lostandfoundbooks

Wither the school library?

August 13, 2012August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

How to while away a summer afternoon with kids: A marvellous, mischievous audiobook

June 21, 2012October 21, 2016lostandfoundbooks

The Moccasins: “They made me feel warm and loved”

June 17, 2012August 17, 2014lostandfoundbooks

The best fictional fathers: A troll, a bear and a few good men

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