Starred in CCBC'S Best Books for Kids & Teens (2017) "Classic dog humour abounds . Repeated words and descriptions stitch the story together beautifully. The positive energy evident . celebrates the diverse regions that make our land shine." -- Quill & Quire "Reich has done full justice to many iconic Canadian places and traditions, with vivid pictures that paint just the right amount of detail. What a wonderful way to introduce Canada to children. Highly recommended." -- CM Magazine "Reich's gouache paintings, colourful and evocative, manage to capture the diversity and vastness of this land, stretching from the B.
C. coast all the way to Cape Breton Island." -- Montreal Gazette "Figures are full of expression and the sheer joy of living, and children will chuckle aloud at the plentiful detail and humour. This is a wonderful read-aloud and a perfect book for Canada's sesquicentennial that introduces the variety of flavours that make up Canada." --Canadian Children's Book News PRAISE FOR If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur : "There aren't many books that have the courage to be this silly.Simply wonderful." -- The Globe and Mail * Selected as one of Today's Parent 's Top 15 Picture books of 2014 * Nominated for the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, 2016 PRAISE FOR When Santa Was a Baby : "A fond, reassuring look at the eccentric childhood of a much-beloved holiday figure." --Starred Review, School Library Journal "Bailey and Godbout give Santa Claus a backstory in this sweetly funny account, warmly illustrated with soft, nostalgic pencil and pastel artwork.
[A] clever take on the Santa myth that develops him as a character with his own thoughts and motivations." --Starred Review, Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR Seven Dead Pirates : "Ahoy, ye maties: don't miss this treasure of a middle grade yarn." --Starred Review , School Library Journal "Bailey endows Lewis with several scene-stealing allies (notably a fierce kindergartener) and leaves him confidently steering a course toward calm waters. Piratical fun well-stocked with colorful cast members living and arrghh." --Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews.