Books & Gifts of the Season 2020
Saturday, Oct 31, 2020 at 2:19pm
Our annual holiday catalogue, Books & Gifts of the Season, is now available!
This year there will be no print edition of the catalogue, and instead it will be entirely online. You can start exploring it here:
- Books & Gifts of the Season for older teens and adults
- Books of the Season for Babies, Kids, and Teens
All of the items found in those lists can be purchased here on the website, in person at your nearest McNally Robinson bookstore, or by phone. For bookstore and contact details, including our current hours of operation, please visit this page.
We offer curbside pickup at our bookstores, delivery within Winnipeg, and shipping anywhere in the world via Canada Post. We can even giftwrap your online order and send it directly to your recipient.
Categories: Site News, Store News, Saskatoon, WinnipegCreate A Castle Kits
Tuesday, Aug 04, 2020 at 3:44pm
Become the Queen or King of the beach with your very own castle!
Create A Castle kits come with split molds to help you make beautifully detailed structures out of sand (or, when the time comes, snow!). Place your mold where you want to build, fill it up, then pop the latches and pull the mold apart to reveal your stunning new structure. Then use the extra tools to add more decorations.
We have two options of Create A Castle kits: a "Pro" set (pictured) with several molds, tools, and even some lights, and a "Basic" set with just the essentials to get your castle started. Both kits come with a handy mesh carrying bag.
Normal by Magdalena Newman and Nathaniel Newman (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)
Monday, Jun 01, 2020 at 4:53pm
Normal. Who is to say what this word means? For Magda Newman, it was a goal. She wanted her son Nathaniel to be able to play on the playground, swim at the beach, enjoy the moments his friends took for granted. But Nathaniel’s severe Treacher Collins syndrome—a craniofacial condition—meant that other concerns came first. Could he eat without the aid of a gastrointestinal tube? Could he hear? Would he ever be able to breathe effortlessly? But Nathaniel looks at “normal” from a completely different perspective.
I think Normal is really awesome because, it is telling people to be more thankful for what we have because some people don’t have a much as you. I think that having two Jacobs in the book is sometimes a bit confusing. But I love that the book is supporting people with disabilities, facial differences or other medical problems. I like that it is written in Nathaniel’s perspective and also in his mom’s perspective. “Normal” is an outstanding book!
-Sanna, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up KidsManitoba Book Awards 2020 shortlists
Friday, Apr 17, 2020 at 1:46pm
The finalists for the 2020 Manitoba Book Awards have been announced!
These awards celebrate books written and published by Manitoban authors in the past year.
The COVID-19 pandemic of course means we will have to forego the usual gala celebration, but the winners will still be announced and celebrated online on Friday, May 15, 2020.
Look after the jump for all of this year's finalists...
Categories: Awards, WinnipegFrom the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 3:03pm
Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t heard from until his letter arrived on her twelfth birthday, and who’s been in prison for a terrible crime? A crime he says he never committed. Could Marcus really be innocent? Zoe is determined to uncover the truth. Even if it means hiding his letters and her investigation from the rest of her family. Everyone else thinks Zoe’s worrying about doing a good job at her bakery internship and proving to her parents that she’s worthy of auditioning for Food Network’s Kids Bake Challenge. But with bakery confections on one part of her mind, and Marcus’s conviction weighing heavily on the other, this is one recipe Zoe doesn’t know how to balance. The only thing she knows to be true: Everyone lies.
I love this book because, it is very interesting, and you just want to keep on reading it. I like that Zoe loves baking and is good at it, and is determined to get her mom to let her go on kids baking challenge. I think that there should be more clarification with the dad at the end. I like that Zoe is determined and curious to find out more about her dad and his life. Read this astounding book to find more about Zoe’s life as a 12-year-old! This book is awesome!
- Sanna, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
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