reviews – WRITERS' RUMPUS

Book Review: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

August 28, 2020 Marti Johnson

Blazer & Bray, a Harper Collins Publishing Imprint 2020 An intriguing debut novel with a sequel in the works! A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN

Revising Their Way to a Debut

April 10, 2020 Kim Chaffee

As writers, we all know that the work starts to shine when we dig in to the revision. But how many times does it take

Let’s Dance! Valerie Bolling’s Global Moves

March 6, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

Let’s Dance! is a hip-shaking, twirl-spinning tour of movement around the world. Written by Valerie Bolling and illustrated by Maine Diaz, this simple picture book

This Is How I Grow: Wesley Davies, Versatile Illustrator

February 7, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

This is How I Grow by Dia L. Michels was beautifully illustrated by new talent Wesley Davies whose digital art skilfully depicts various species

Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan, a review

December 24, 2019 Marti Johnson

Ngan’s recently released second book in the trilogy is as compelling as the original. If you have gift cards to spend this holiday season, these

New Books for November

November 8, 2019 Kim Chaffee

Check out these great new picture books coming your way in November! Not a Bean by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez and Laura Gonzalez I absolutely adore

Book Reviews: Candlewick Presents Klassen and Bomboland

November 1, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

One of the standard ways that publishers promote their new books is through online or print reviews that are widely read. Reviews like those here

Falling for These Debuts

September 13, 2019 Kim Chaffee

The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar and Alea Marley There is so much to love! Harpreet has a different colored patka for

World of Books #11: Barcelona

August 9, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

Sunday night we returned from a two-week trip along the Pyrenees Mountains in France, Andorra, and Spain and while in Barcelona, I purchased a remarkable

World of Books #10: China and Ecuador

June 7, 2019 Joyce Audy Zarins

Around the world there are similarities and differences in the way children’s books are illustrated. Let’s look at a selection of books from Pacific communities.