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Millionaire unofficial PI goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with guns. Turns out the gang is just a very dysfunctional family going through hard times and they turn to robbery to sort themselves out. I hadn’t read any David Housewright before but this book made me want to read everything he has written.

All this poor lion wants is a hat, but the townspeople just don't understand! Fortunately Iris is very friendly, and helps the lion hide out in plain site. Eventually the lion saves the day, proving Iris' assertion that he's a very kind lion. He's rewarded with his long-awaited hat!

This is another Jeff Mack special, featuring only two "words," AH HA! and AAHH! It's very funny, and toddlers will love how visual it is.

Fun illustrations, and all sorts of information about migrating animals.

The Legend of Zelda bit was my favourite!

Ali says:
Although there isn't a lot of new information in this book, it's fascinating. Gawthrop is a really excellent writer, and I found myself completely absorbed in this book for an entire flight from Toronto. Really this book is a fascinating history of the papcy for the last 50 years.

Mark says:
Definitely worth reading, super informative and opinionated. (4 stars)

I spent last weekend in Three Pines and Montreal; the rest of my life was put on hold while I read How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny. I literally could not put it down, so absorbed was I by the story. In some of the recent books featuring Inspector Gamache, his life has been hit by some not-so-great events – this book carries on with that but also manages to bring in political corruption, the construction industry and corruption there, a murder of the final surviving Dionne Quintuplet (called by a different name but well-known by most Canadians) and the megalomania and single-minded evilness of one powerful man in the Surete de Quebec. Read this book. Louise Penny is a treasure and my only complaint is that I can read faster than she can write.

A crusty, long-retired detective gets involved with stolen Nazi gold and an increasingly large pile of bodies. Good fun!

So many great projects to try! This book is full of great instructional illustrations, and it's small enough to fit nicely with all my nail polish. Which is currently living in three shoe boxes. Don't judge!

The Séance Society is the perfect read to while away a rainy day. It involves a reluctant private detective and his literary Irish friend Mr. O’Nelligan trying to find out who murdered a local spiritualist. The story is peppered with quirky characters and witty dialogue and the story moves along at a satisfying pace. It doesn’t give away the murderer, something I really appreciate in a mystery.