“In lines like “that fire happened / he was twelve / got his leg burnt / that day / he never wore / barefeet in his skates…,” we see the sort of conversation you could imagine the Leblancs having around the kitchen table. This dialectic, impersonal and yet revelatory in its look at hockey culture middle-section and the bond it provides makes this excellent collection all the better.” Clayton Tomlinson, Broken Pencil, Winter 2019

“... these elegiac, conversational poems consistently assemble evocative scenes before the speaker makes a startling, poignant observation or a surprising, brazen assertion. Reading Little Wild is like thumbing through a family album where every photograph, when flipped, is labelled differently than expected. As the book proceeds, one can’t help but be amazed by LeBlanc’s knack for suddenly shifting focus, so that familiar occurrences shine in new and peculiar ways, or chronicled events relay unexpected lessons.” - Canadian Literature, Reviewed by Neil Surkan, November 14, 2018

“If ever there were a collection of poetry that would interest a young man, this would be it. The poems are stylish yet straightforward, concerning a range of topics familiar with teens… Though it all LeBlanc maintains such a believable stance, it’s impossible not to love him, foibles and all (sneaking beers, believing pronouncements from a Ouija board.) Street hockey, basketball, an assortment of bad jobs- there are no pretensions here, only a thoughtful look at the real world, full on, amazed.” - BC Books for BC schools catalogue 2018-19