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Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #27 — Children’s Book Week 2024 Edition!

Why do your favourite Canadian authors write the books they write? Let’s find out in this exclusive feature here at The Miramichi Reader.

The Little Church Beside the Sea Written by Lana Shupe and Illustrated by Elizabeth M. Gales

The Little Church Beside the Sea is a gently rhyming story about the power of faith. The little church in the story maintains faith and learns just how strong the power of faith can be in the face of a seemingly hopeless situation.

Children’s Book Week 2024: Nan’s House Written by Jillian McCarthy and Illustrated by Corey Majeau

Nan’s House by Jillian McCarthy and illustrated by Corey Majeau is a picture book describing, in verse, a child’s visits to her Nan’s house.

The Gecko

When the gecko
is in the gully trap

Songbook: The Music and Lyrics of Steven Heighton

To really understand the words in this book, it’s pretty much mandatory that you track down the CD or go to the website mentioned in the book so you can hear for yourself the range of Heighton’s songs.

Nova Scotia Folk Art: An Illustrated Guide by Ray Cronin

In former Art Gallery of Nova Scotia curator Ray Cronin's Nova Scotia Folk Art, the works of 50 contemporary folk artists are shared across "waves," or phases of trends and styles over time. In lieu of not being able to visit this art gallery in person, this guide presents a stunning illustrated overview of folk art that found their way from one's home to museum showcase.

Sadie X by Clara Dupuis-Morency, translated by Aimee Wall

A story of scientific discovery, complicated by family, complicated by a codependent relationship with decades of history – that is Sadie X, by Clara Dupuis-Morency, and translated from the original French by Aimee Wall.

Play by Jess Taylor

Jess Taylor has created something beautiful with her novel Play.

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

It is here that her mother digs up two long spears hidden amongst the roots of a great tree. Annis learns that one of the spears belonged to her grandmother, Mama Aza, who had been a woman warrior married to a king.

May’s “Blind Date with a Book” Giveaway!

What is the TMR “Win a Blind Date With a Book” giveaway? How can one one join? First of all, TMR, in collaboration with some of Canada’s finest publishers, is giving away one current fiction title per month in 2024.