December 26th, 2017
“This delightful chapter book is due to be released in March 2018, plenty of time before camping season here in Canada kicks in…. When the trip begins, Timo immediately finds his knowledge useful, helping tie the frying pan to Hedgewick’s pack with the knots he learned about. As the trip progresses, Timo’s knowledge continues to […]
Posted in Timo Goes Camping
October 12th, 2017
“We rated this book: [5/5]… I loved Timo’s Party; it was amazing. I was so excited to review Timo’s Party because I have read the first Timo book, Timo’s Garden, and loved it. This book was just as good as the first Timo book. It is broken into short, easy-to-read chapters, with colorful illustrations. It is great for kids […]
Posted in Timo's Party
October 4th, 2017
“My son and I thought this book was absolutely adorable….It is humorous, delightfully told and fun to read. It celebrates the love between a mother and her child. It makes difficult mornings easier to face. It made my son and I smile as we read it…. This book is perfect for little ‘grumples’ who have […]
Posted in Good Morning Grumple
September 13th, 2017
“Timo’s Garden and Timo’s Party are wonderful options for young readers who are transitioning into chapter books. Each chapter is accompanied by colorful and detailed illustrations helping readers follow character and plot. Both of these titles provide just the right amount of excitement and suspense to keep readers engaged. Timo and his friends are sure to become favorites!” […]
Posted in Timo's Garden, Timo's Party
July 14th, 2017
“Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book? …This is one in the series on Timo the Rabbit. All are charming, enhanced by the wonderfully colorful and detailed illustrations by Dean Griffiths. Anything you did not like about this book? Not a thing.” —Katrina Yurenka, Moderator, Youth Services Book […]
Posted in Timo's Party
July 6th, 2017
“[A] story which is gently told with some fun drawings to enhance the waking-up experience.” Click here to read the full review
Posted in Good Morning Grumple
June 28th, 2017
“In rhyming verse, Allenby describes just how hard it can be to wake a sleeping grumple and offers up a gentle song to soften a sometimes-tricky transition…. Manon Gauthier’s simple collage illustrations give this book a handmade feel. She has made charming use of crayon, pencil, paint and scissors. Gauthier has cast the two main […]
Posted in Good Morning Grumple
May 15th, 2017
Pajama Press is very proud to announce that nine of our Spring 2017 books are featured in the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids & Teens. Adrift at Sea by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch with Tuan Ho and illustrated by Brian Deines is a Starred Selection All the World a Poem by Gilles Tibo and […]
Posted in Adrift at Sea, All the World a Poem, Hat On Hat Off, How Do You Feel, Next Round, Rhino Rumpus, Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles, When the Rain Comes
April 26th, 2017
“…Good Morning, Grumple is a sweet story about a sleepy fox-like creature - who does not want to get up in the morning – and the patient mother who knows exactly what to do. Author Victoria Allenby – whose debut picture books, Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, won the 2014 Preschool Reads Award – succeeds […]
Posted in Good Morning Grumple
April 20th, 2017
“Victoria Allenby and Tara Anderson’s Rhino Rumpus is a very simple and fun book featuring a padded hard cover…The fun story is replete with lovely, large-size drawings of young rhinos at play: the very young picture book readers will relish these lively images and the very easy read.” Click here to read the full review
Posted in Rhino Rumpus
