A few weeks ago, I shared another book illustrated by Teresa Arroyo Corcobado. Well, I loved it so much that I asked for some more of her books through the interlibrary loans. Let’s see what I received this week and jump right in Mauvaise Graine, written by Clémence Sabbagh.

I saw this book recommended on a top 10 list of books. I immediately asked for it at the interlibrary loans, and what a find! Let’s jump right in Dim Sum Palace written and illustrated by X. Fang.

If you love the sea and are missing it, this book is for you! Every Spring and Fall, I always feel nostalgic for the sea, and Lola on the Shore was the perfect sea-vitamin to tide me over. Let’s jump in this beautiful book by Teresa Arrovo Corcobado.

I saw this book at the Salon du Livre de Montréal last year, but unfortunately, I didn’t bring it home. No worries, the inter-library loans have provided once again! Let’s visit the Invisible Garden by Valérie Picard and Marianne Ferrer.

If you are looking for a soft and quiet book, this one is for you! Let’s have a look at Time Is a Flower by Julie Morstad.

I found this book when I visited the amazing Drawn + Quaterly bookshop in Montreal. I cannot believe it took me so long to go into this bookstore. It is packed to the ceilings with books, and there is just so many things to look at from novels, comics, zines… Can I move there? While I see if that’s a possibility, let’s have a look at Panther, by Brecht Evens.

I’ve been admiring Mathilde Cinq-Mars’ work for years: her beautiful watercolours are always charming. It felt like such a treat to bring back her book Nos fleurs (Our Flowers), written by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette.

When I saw the cover of this book, I immediately wanted to bring it home. Let’s dive right in with La soupe Lepron written by Giovanna Zoboli and illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio.

I love listening to cultural shows on the radio because it’s a great way to discover things that would otherwise have stayed unknown. this book is one I heard of on the radio. I was in the car and kept repeating the author’s name so that I wouldn’t forget it. Once at home, I was pleased to see that it was available at the library, and here we are. Let’s have a look at Nutshimit by Melissa Mollen Dupuis and Elise Gravel.

This is another mystery book from the library. I love the interlibrary loans, but sometimes between the time I ask for a book and the time I get a book, I forget about it or how I came to want to read it. Well, nevertheless, I was thrilled to see this stunning book. Let’s have a look at Nos Vacances by Blexbolex.

Happy 2024! I hope the year is starting smoothly for you and that it will continue to be generous and soft. For the first review of the year, I wanted something fun and bright. It has been rather grey and wet here for the last few weeks, and so I immediately knew which book I wanted to share with you to spark some enthusiasm and inject light: Mout’ le mouton illustrated by Oksana Bula and written by Adèle Tariel.

As announced last week, I spent the week going back and forth deciding which book to share with you this week. Historically, my last review of the year has been reserved for my favourite book of the year. This year has been filled with so many books, and I just couldn’t decide which book to pick. All year round, as I was finding possible candidates, I would put them aside in prevision of this review. Last week, I found myself in front of a stack of books, all so beautiful, with an impossible decision to make. I decided to read them all over a few days and then to see which one came back to my mind. So, today, it’s with great pleasure that I share Adelaide’s Secret World, by Elise Hurst.

It is almost the end of the year, and that means I’m collecting all the different books that I haven’t reviewed yet to select my favourite of the year. And then, someone recommends a book I had never heard of, and I have to start all over again! Well, I wasn’t feeling too sad, because the book in question is Never, not Ever! by Beatrice Alemagna, and it is just so much fun! (Stay tuned for next week’s review, if I can make up my mind!)

I saw this book as I was leaving one of the stands at the Salon du Livre de Montreal, and I just had to stop to pick up Loupiote illustrated by Camille Tisserand and written by Catherine Latteux. What a beautiful book!

This week, I received a free ticket from Illustration Quebec to attend the Salon de Livre de Montreal. It had been years since I attended this book fair, and I was really excited to go into the city! Over there, I found a few beautiful picture books that I’ll be sharing with you over the next few weeks. Let’s start things off with Meet Me by the Sea, written and illustrated by Taltal Levi.

A few weeks ago, I discovered Inga Moore and her wonderful illustrations. Ever since, I’ve been on a quest to find her books at the library. This time, I received Moose’s Book Bus, and what a treat this book is!

I stumbled upon this book while I was browsing books at the library. The style was so particular and the cover so cute, that I had to bring back Evergreen by Matthew Cordell. What a fun surprise!

In one of her videos, Jen Campbell mentioned Coralie Bickford- Smith’s newest book, and it looked stunning. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find it at the library, but I was able to order The Song of the Tree through the interlibrary loans. What a stunning book!

A few weeks ago, I spotted this book at the library when I was bringing back some books. I immediately asked to borrow it, but it was a inter-library loan bound for its home library. No matter, I ordered it the moment I came back home, waited a few weeks, and here it is! I had so much fun with this book, so let’s have a look at Castle in the Stars by Alex Alice.

When I saw this book, I instantly feel in love with it! I was very intrigued to discover this team of Vietnamese illustrators, and what a treasure their work is! Let’s jump right in The Fawn Who Chased the Sun, by Quang & Lien and Joanna McInerney.