![When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/when-women-were-dragons-family-reads-1024x576.png?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Why we chose Kelly Barnhill’s When Women Were Dragons Ash and I went for out for breakfast one day in February. We wandered into a nearby bookstore, where When Women Were Dragons was on display. Ash mentioned it was on […]
![The Winter Garden by Alexandra Bell [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/the-winter-garden-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night […]
![Bad Cree by Jessica Johns [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/family-reads-bad-cree.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Jessica Johns’ Bad Cree While we were driving home from a winter activity during Christmas holidays, we heard a countdown on CBC Radio of the top selling Canadian books of 2023. Bad Cree came in at number […]
![Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/notes-on-an-execution-family-reads.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Danya Kukafka’s Notes on an Execution Ash had a lot of library books checked out at the end of 2023, including this one. She had checked it out because she’d seen it on several “Best Reads of […]
![Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/once-upon-a-river-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Diane Setterfield’s Once Upon a River Mom and I have been struggling to choose a book for Family Reads for half of 2023. Mom would select a book, start reading it, and then decide it wasn’t a […]