January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
The blurb on the back – “Everything you need to know to play the greatest game in the world! ” – sums up this book’s tone and presentation perfectly. The Baseball Book, by Toronto Blue ... Read More »
Beginning with a half-page history of paper, Amanda Lewis, a seasoned author of children’s craft books, has compiled 68 paper crafts. The projects range in complexity from a basic folded card to intricate items like ... Read More »
January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Author, illustrator, and toy designer Renee Schwarz unmasks a new addition to the Kids Can Press series of craft books. Making Masks provides step-by-step instructions for 13 intriguing craft projects ideal for Halloween, drama class, ... Read More »
January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
When her dog dies, Nikki, the 13-year-old narrator of this first-person novel, feels she’ll never want another. Her mother, however, while shopping for used hubcaps, finds a miserable puppy and brings him home as a ... Read More »
January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
One of the most interesting things about Deborah Ellis’s new novel, Parvana’s Journey, is its absence of human antagonists. A sequel to her hugely successful The Breadwinner (which has sold more than 200,000 copies worldwide), ... Read More »
January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
With the arrival of spring come three new picture books featuring baby animals. Baby Elephant. and Baby Lion are the latest additions to the Nature Babies Series by husband-and-wife team Aubrey Lang and Wayne Lynch. ... Read More »
January 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
With the arrival of spring come three new picture books featuring baby animals. Baby Elephant. and Baby Lion are the latest additions to the Nature Babies Series by husband-and-wife team Aubrey Lang and Wayne Lynch. ... Read More »
January 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
With the arrival of spring come three new picture books featuring baby animals. Baby Elephant. and Baby Lion are the latest additions to the Nature Babies Series by husband-and-wife team Aubrey Lang and Wayne Lynch. ... Read More »
January 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
This book of lore about 11 tunnels from around the world – both historical and current – crackles with energy. The excitement begins in the unique table of contents, where colourful characters in active poses ... Read More »
January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Hockey books are to publishing what sitcoms are to television – though few are worth a second look, every year there are more and more. Keltie Thomas’s How Hockey Works distinguishes itself through an original ... Read More »
January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction