June 13, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
In her work of non-fiction, author Alice Kuipers shares the story of a determined and talented Toronto figure skater and singer-songwriter whose life was tragically cut short. When she was 17, Carley Allison was diagnosed ... Read More »
The human drama inherent in the summer following high-school graduation – including, but not limited to, questions about the future, preparing to leave home, individual identity, and reckoning with the end of childhood – makes ... Read More »
April 25, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
While much of Canadian history is fascinating, most citizens have heard only a one-sided account. For many Canadians, there was (and sometimes still is) a disconnect between the “facts” we’re taught in school and the ... Read More »
April 18, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
From Kevlar and Corn Flakes to pacemakers and ice pops, How to Become an Accidental Genius presents a vibrant and brainy compendium of “accidental” innovations from the last 200 years. Award-winning authors Elizabeth MacLeod and ... Read More »
April 11, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
Riding the momentum of the Women’s March Global initiative and the #MeToo movement, three new non-fiction books about feminism and gender equality bring the conversation to a teen audience. What Makes Girls Sick and Tired, ... Read More »
March 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
Riding the momentum of the Women’s March Global initiative and the #MeToo movement, three new non-fiction books about feminism and gender equality bring the conversation to a teen audience. What Makes Girls Sick and Tired, ... Read More »
March 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
Riding the momentum of the Women’s March Global initiative and the #MeToo movement, three new non-fiction books about feminism and gender equality bring the conversation to a teen audience. What Makes Girls Sick and Tired, ... Read More »
March 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
Emma Biggs acquired her green thumb as a preschooler, watering plants and making mud stew in her dad’s Toronto garden. (Her dad is plant aficionado Steven Biggs, author of Grow Gardeners: Kid-Tested Gardening with Children). ... Read More »
January 21, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
“Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a world where the First World War was history and the Second World War was unimaginable …” That’s how Bernice Morgan sets the scene for her new ... Read More »
November 26, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
In the 2016 picture book Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy’s Story of Survival, authors Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and Tuan Ho tell the story of six-year-old Tuan, who escaped from Vietnam with his mother and ... Read More »
November 1, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction