This week, I would like to introduce you to If I Couldn’t Be Anne written by Kallie George and illustrated by Geneviève Godbout. Do you remember Geneviève Godbout? I had already introduced this illustrator, with her charming style, with The Pink Umbrella. Actually, I wanted to share with you another book from this series of albums inspired by Anne of Green Gables, but it is not yet available at the library. However, If I Couldn’t Be Anne is a book full of poetry and delicacy and deserves a post too!

This week I’m featuring Canadian illustrator Gg‘s latest book, Constantly. This book was recommended to me by the newspaper, and it was a great experience. I love discovering Canadian artists and small publishing houses like Koyama Press.

Yes, yes, another Isabelle Arsenault book! I enjoy her illustrations so much, I just couldn’t resist when I saw that her books were available on my online library (how great is this service by the way?). If you’ve been here before, you might have stumbled upon my reviews for Jane, the Fox and I; L’Oiseau de Collette; and Louis parmis les spectres. This week, I’m sharing Virginia Wolf written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault.

This week, I’m excited to share the book In a Jar by author and illustrator Deborah Marcero. I was very excited to read this book, and even more excited when I learned that a second book was coming in February 2022.

The books I reserved through the inter-library loans have finally made their way to me, and I’m so excited to share this one with you. We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade is a wonderful book to introduce children to First Nation People’s values and beliefs as well as to environmental protection issues and movements. It is such a beautiful and important book!

I am not sure what is going on with the inter-library loans, but books have been transiting so slowly! I’ve been unlucky and waiting impatiently for some physical books to arrive but without any success. No matter, I turned to the digital library this week, and bring you a book I read last year and reread with such pleasure: Snow & Rose, by Emily Winfield Martin.

I was very excited to order this book through the inter-library loans (I’m not getting over how cool it is to have access to so many books for free!), and even more excited to read it when it finally arrived! This week, I’d like to recommend Mooncakes, written by Loretta Seto and Illustrated by Renné Benoit.

After reading Chaussette a few weeks ago, I immediately reserved this lovely book by Anne Montel. L’abécédaire des métiers imaginaires (Imaginary Jobs ABC Book) finally arrived through the inter-library loan and I was able to explore this lovely book this time entirely by the illustrator Anne Montel.

This week, I’m bringing you a fresh discovery as I borrowed this book this morning from the library. I love going to the library, and it’s a renewed pleasure since I received my new card last week! There is something really magical and fantastic about having access to all these books for free… but I digress! Let’s go back to Chaussette by Loïc Clément and illustrated by Anne Montel.

I received this book as a birthday present this year, and it has been such a pleasure to read and explore! Today, I want to share The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies, by Cicely Mary Barker with you.

This book. This book is just incredible! I ordered it this year, and it has been such a wonderful special birthday present to myself! Today, I’m sharing The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, by John Muir Laws.

This week, I am sharing a wonderful book with you: The Creature Garden by Harry and Zanna Goldhawk. For all of you folkloric illustrations lovers, this one will be extra special!

This week I would like to share with you this beautiful and unique graphic novel that I discovered a few summers ago after listening to a radio show: La fille dans l’écran by Manon Desveaux and Lou Lubie.

This week I bring you a fascinating graphic novel by Canadian writer Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Jillian Tamaki: This One Summer. I discovered this book last summer, and I’ve enjoyed reading it again and again ever since.

Ahhh, this book! I’ve read it over and over again. It was one of my favorite books as a child. This week I introduce you to Witch Hazel, written by Enric Larreula and illustrated by Roser Capdevila.

When I was little, my dad would sometimes take me to the Japanese Library situated in the Montreal Botanical Gardens. It was such a treat (most of all because there was air conditioning)! I loved browsing through the books, even though most of them were unreadable for me. Still, one of my favourite books was the story of a little boy found in a giant peach.

I received this book as a birthday gift this year, and I think it’s becoming a new favourite. This book is so beautiful, from beginning to end! Let me show you The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy.

I’m so happy to share this review with you. I discovered this zine as I was browsing Etsy, and I’m so glad I’ve adopted it! Driving Around, a pandemic journal by Amanda Etches is such an amazingly well made zine.

I’ve had this book on my to-read list for a while, and I finally ordered it at the beginning of the month. As a collection of essays, it is a bit different from the other books I’ve shared here so far, but since it is so good and illustrated, I thought I’d give it a go! This week, I’d like to share World of Wonders written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and illustrated by Fumi Mini Nakamura.

I found this book in the smallest bookstore in Quebec City. Quebec City was our stopover town on our way to Rimouski a few summers ago. The bookstore was literally filled from floor to ceiling with old newspapers, ancient farming magazines and between two very old books, this one, much younger, was waiting to be adopted! This week, I bring you Grimoire de Sorcières by Benjamin Lacombe and Sébatien Perez.