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IBBY Review: The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, by Teresa Toten (Doubleday (Canada), 2013 / Delacorte Press (US), 2015) - IBBY 2015 Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

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Review: The Year of the Monkey by Oliver Chin and Kenji Ono

The Year of the Monkey: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac, written by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Kenji Ono (Immedium, 2016)

 

Tales from the Chinese Zodiac: The Year of the Monkey
written by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Kenji Ono
(Immedium, …

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Review: Through My Window by Tony Bradman and Eileen Browne – 30th Anniversary Edition

Through My Window - 30th Anniversary edition, written by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne (Frances Lincoln, 2016)

Through My Window – 30th Anniversary edition
written by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne
(Frances Lincoln, 2016)

Little girl …

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Revisited: Tiger of the Snows by Robert Burleigh and Ed Young

Tiger of the Snows

Tiger of the Snows / Tenzing Norgay: The Boy whose Dream was Everest
written by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Ed Young
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006; paperback, 2010)

‘On May 29, 1953, …

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Revisited: The Snow Leopard by Jackie Morris

The Snow Leopard, by Jackie Morris (Frances Lincoln, 2008)The Snow Leopard
by Jackie Morris
(Frances Lincoln, 2008)

 

On her fascinating web-page about the process of creating The Snow Leopard (Frances Lincoln, 2008), author and illustrator Jackie …

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Revisited: Where the Steps Were by Andrea Cheng

Where the Steps Were, by Andrea Cheng (Wordsong, 2008)Where the Steps Were
by Andrea Cheng
(Wordsong, 2008)

 

Where the Steps Were is a story told in verse by five third-grade students in an inner-city school, who all come under …

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Review: Dolphin SOS, by Roy Miki & Slavia Miki and Julie Flett

Dolphin SOS, written by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki, illustrated by Julie Flett, afterword by Richard Cannings (Tradewind Books, 2014)

 

Dolphin SOS
written by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki, illustrated by Julie Flett, afterword by Richard Cannings
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Revisited – Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace by Tony Johnston and Susan Guevara

Voice

 

Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace
written by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Susan Guevara
(Holiday House, 2008)

 

Every so often a book comes along that you know will stay with you …

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Revisited: The Roses in My Carpets by Rukhsana Khan and Ronald Himmler

The Roses in My Carpets, written by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Ronald Himmler (Holiday House, 1998)

 

The Roses in My Carpets
written by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Ronald Himmler
(Holiday House, 1998)

A young Afghan …

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Revisited – Let There be Peace: Prayers from Around the World by Jeremy Brooks and Jude Daly

Let There be Peace: Prayers from Around the World, selected by Jeremy Brooks, illustrated by Jude Daly (Frances Lincoln, 2009)

 

Let There be Peace: Prayers from Around the World
selected by Jeremy Brooks, illustrated by Jude Daly
(Frances Lincoln, …

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