Kay Nielsen is one of the most influential illustrator of the 20th century. Know for his long silhouettes and incredible renditions of fairy tales, his work is so inspirational. I took a deep dive into his life and work with the book Kay Nielsen, an enchanted life, by Meghan Melvin from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Another week, another great library find! This week, let’s dive in this adorable album: Knight Owl by Christopher Denise.

A while back I shared The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. I love this book so much and really enjoyed the animation movie too. That’s why I was so excited to find Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury.

A while back, I shared The Unwinding by Jackie Morris. It is such a beautiful and enchanting book. Then I stumbled upon The Lost Words at the bookstore, a big and beautiful tome that I really wanted to look at, but it was unfortunately already sold. Well, I was stirred towards The Lost Spells, also by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, and after looking at both books at the library, I have to admit, this little book might be my favourite!

It is no secret that I have a soft spot for cats, and so when I saw this book at the library, I had to pick it up! I knew the story of Bob and James Bowen through the movie A Street Cat Named Bob, and I was very excited to see the story told from the point of view of Bob the cat. Let’s take a look at My Name is Bob written by James Bowen and Garry Jenkins, and illustrated by Gerald Kelley.

Beatrice Blue’s reputation as an incredible children’s book illustrator is well establish and with good reason. This week, let’s jump in A Witch’s Broom.

I spend a good amount of time each week looking up new picture books and ordering them through the interlibrary loans. This service is incredible, but sometimes, books take a bit of time to find their way to me. This means that I have books coming in each week, but sometimes, they’re a bit of a surprise as many weeks, sometimes months, can pass between me ordering and the book arriving. This is what happened this week, and what a great surprise it was to receive Au fond du puits by Sylvain Alzial and Louise Collet.

I found this book by chance at the library (it had been put in the wrong section), and immediately knew it had to come home with me. Nikki McClure is a paper cutting artist and Collect Raindrops is a collection of her works, and it is fascinating!

I was really excited to receive this book through the interlibrary loans because it is so clever! Suzy Lee created three books using the center fold of the book as the basis of her stories. It is so clever! Let’s dive into Shadow.

Last time I was at the library, I took advantage of the librarian looking for my interlibrary loan books to have a browse in the children’s section. I have to admit, it was an unhappy haul, but I did stumble upon this beautiful book. Let’s take a look at The Promise by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Laura Carlin.

I found a copy of the first book of The Heartwood Hotel series, and it is such a cute story full of funny and enchanted characters. I really liked the cute illustrations and was very excited to see the Stephanie Graegin had her own storybooks. This week, I received Fern and Otto through the interlibrary loans, and it is such an adorable book.

I first heard of this book through Jen Campbell, and I instantly knew I had to find it! This week, I received it from the interlibrary loans (what else is new?), and I’m excited to share the graphic novel Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen with you.

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.