Category Archives: Books

Book giveaway reminder

Posted on February 2, 2010 by alio

As I mentioned recently, in honour of Canada’s Family Literacy Day (last Wednesday) I am giving away a book. Go to last week’s post and comment if you want a chance to win it. I’ll be choosing someone at random … Continue reading →

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Literacy

Posted on January 27, 2010 by alio

Today is Family Literacy Day in Canada. I, for one, didn’t know this “holiday” existed until I read it on meli-mello’s blog (she’s having some giveaways so you should head over to visit). In celebration, Amelia and I are going … Continue reading →

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Six books for $100

Posted on January 5, 2010 by alio

In recent years, our family has essentially given up giving presents between adults – opting instead to donate money to a charity that one of us selects each year. This year it was Right To Play. However, despite not exchanging … Continue reading →

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Amelia and Ronald

Posted on December 12, 2009 by alio

Amelia loves The Paper Bag Princess. And although the board book version is not the same as the original, it still calls Ronald a “bum” and the end of the book. Amelia loves that part and if you listen closely … Continue reading →

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Review: Connected Parenting

Posted on May 8, 2009 by

Written by Jennifer Kolari, Connected Parenting, Transform Your Challenging Child and Build Loving Bonds for Life is exactly the type of book I would normally glance at as it sits on the shelf at the local big box bookstore and … Continue reading →

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Summer in the city

Posted on May 3, 2009 by

Ok, it isn’t exactly summer yet but we have been having warm, sunny weather and have been trying to spend as much time outside as we can. Amelia and I have now made a habit of going to le petit … Continue reading →

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Review: The Girl Next Door

Posted on April 29, 2009 by

A few days after I received my first package from Penguin Canada, a second arrived with Elizabeth Noble’s latest work, The Girl Next Door. I haven’t read any other novels by this UK author, but this one was enjoyable enough … Continue reading →

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Review: Loser’s Town

Posted on April 28, 2009 by alio

Thanks to Twitter, I learned that Penguin Canada was looking for bloggers who would be willing to write book reviews for their titles. I figured Penguin would be seeking out bloggers who had tons of readers, but I applied anyway … Continue reading →

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Reading

Posted on February 22, 2009 by

Amelia really loves looking at books. We typically read at least five or six books each day, sometimes as many as 10 or 12. Her favourites right now seem to be the Sandra Boynton board books, particularly But Not the … Continue reading →

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Weekend fun

Posted on February 15, 2009 by

Amelia loves it when Ian is home on the weekend. She gets to play with him all day long!