I found this little book in the donation bin of my local library, and I really felt like I had found a treasure! This week, I’m happy to share Footprints in the Snow by Cynthia Benjamin and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers.

I shared another of Jo Rioux graphic novels, The Daughters of Ys, a few weeks ago, and I loved Jo Rioux’ work so much, I ordered her book Cat’s Cradle- The Golden Twine that she both wrote and illustrated. This is such a fun book!

Yes, another Júlia Sardà book! What can I say, I just love and admire her work so much! Let’s jump right in and take a look at The Queen in the Cave written and illustrated by Júlia Sardà.

I usually love to feature books I find at the library, but this week, I had no luck, and so I’ll go with a book from my own bookshelf. I ordered this week’s book last December as an End-of-Year-You’ve-Made-It gift to myself. I was really excited to discovered it because Jo Rioux is a Canadian illustrator based in Ottawa. It’s always so inspiring to find local illustrators and artists. Let’s jump in and look at The Daughters of Ys, by M.T. Anderson and Jo Rioux.

I’m always so excited to share books featuring cats. I cannot resist these little creatures, and I enjoyed this book a lot. Let me introduce The Cat, the Owl and the Fresh Fish by Nadine Robert and illustrated by Sang Miao. I am also excited because this book is written by a Quebec author, and it is always nice to read books from my region!

Another week, another great library find! I just couldn’t resist the adorable illustrations and had to bring home Maudie and Bear by Jan Ormerod and Freya Blackwood.

I will never stop saying how happy I am that the library is finally open! It is such a pleasure to stroll the shelves and pick up books. When I saw this title, I just had to bring it home. If Winter Comes, Tell It I’m Not Here, by Simona Ciraolo looked like a promising and very relatable title, and it did not disappoint!

This is a book I don’t remember ordering from the inter-library loans. Sometimes, books can take quite a while to arrive, and since I’m perpetually looking for books, the threads that I followed to arrive to a certain book can become a bit tangled in my mind. It is such an incredible book magic that the right book always finds you at the right time! Trying written by Kobi Yamada and illustrated by Elise Hurst is one of those books.

Last weekend, we took advantage of the nice Spring weather and played tourist. We of course had to stop at Brome Books, my favourite book store. I love it so much because I never know what I will find. They have such a great selection of books!

Last Monday, the library finally reopen! Since we moved, I haven’t been able to see the library in function. First, it was closed because of COVID. Then, it was getting renovations. Well, it is now open and so beautiful!

It’s been a while since I wrote a book review here! I’m not sure where the month of March went, but it did so so quickly. In any case, as I was choosing a book for this week’s review, I suddenly remember putting this book aside for one of these posts

I’ve been following Christine Mari‘s work for a long time, and finally bought her book Kokoro the last time it was on sale. She is an incredible comic artist, and it is such a pleasure to be sharing her book with you this week!

A friend recommended this book a few weeks ago, and as she has excellent taste, I knew I had to find it! When I saw that it was illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, well, I really had no choice whatsoever. I’m so glad to say that The Mouse who Carried a House on His Back, by Jonathan Stutzman and Isabelle Arsenault is a hit!

There are some books that you stumble upon by accident, on a whim. Sometimes these books fin you just at the right moment, as if in answer to your thoughts. This is exactly how I felt with The Magical Yet, written by Angela DiTerlizzi and illustrated by Lorena Alvarez.

I kept getting this book as a recommendation every time I browsed books online, and I finally gave in and asked for it through the inter-library loans. Upon receiving it, I instantly knew I’d love A Nest is Noisy, written by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Sylvia Long.

When I was a child, I was completely fascinated by Gustav Klimt’s paintings, all in twirls and golden details. There is something so incredible in his work, and all those years later, I am still awed. When I saw this book, illustrated by Anja Klauss, I had to borrow it from the library! Part of a series of book aimed at introducing children to famous painters and artists, The Magical Tree, written by Myriam Ouyessad, is more than a beautiful hommage to an incredible artist.

This book kept being recommended to me every time I borrowed a book online, so I finally gave it a go and ordered it through the inter-library loans. This week, I’d like to tell you about Hicothea, written and illustrated by Lorena Alvarez.

I am so happy to share this book with you because it is a beloved one from my childhood. I remember spending so much time looking at these pictures and counting all the cats. Without further ado, let’s jump right into The Thirty-Six Cats of Marie Tatin written by Sylvie Chausse and illustrated by François Crozat.

I’ve been a big fan of Júlia Sardà‘s illustrations ever since stumbling upon Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein. I was curious to see what other books she had worked on, and that’s how I discovered The Wolf’s Secret written by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Digard. I am so excited to share this book with you and have been thinking about it since I received it!

I received another book from Anna Walker, and because I just reviewed another one of her books (Lottie and Walter), I was a bit hesitant to share this one with you this week. However, it is such an adorable book that it must be shared! This week, let’s talk about Peggy, written and illustrated by Anna Walker.