November 1, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
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 »
It is in the nature of picture books to be enthusiastic about things (weird creatures, space travel, meeting new people) that fill most grown-ups with anxiety. And Hubots, by Toronto’s Helaine Becker and Australian illustrator ... Read More »
October 29, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Journalist, science writer, and television producer Patchen Barss has written two books. The first, The Erotic Engine, was about how sex and pornography have driven the development of technologies from Gutenberg to the present day. ... Read More »
October 22, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Nurtured in childhood, an emergent fascination with birds, animals, and the natural world can last a lifetime. Three new informational picture books foster outdoor curiosity and encourage close inspection for budding birders and naturalists. My ... Read More »
October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Nurtured in childhood, an emergent fascination with birds, animals, and the natural world can last a lifetime. Three new informational picture books foster outdoor curiosity and encourage close inspection for budding birders and naturalists. My ... Read More »
October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Nurtured in childhood, an emergent fascination with birds, animals, and the natural world can last a lifetime. Three new informational picture books foster outdoor curiosity and encourage close inspection for budding birders and naturalists. My ... Read More »
October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Wab Kinew – a high-profile politician, honourary witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and hip-hop musician – has turned his attention to picture books with Go Show the World, which is built around the ... Read More »
September 5, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
“Wow, is that pretty!” seems like an underwhelming way to sum up one of history’s most iconic and mind-expanding moments. But that’s exactly how NASA astronaut Bill Anders characterized the view as planet Earth filled ... Read More »
September 5, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
A trio of marine-themed children’s books takes a deep dive into oceanic settings – from a scientific expedition to a practical call to action to a harmonious tale of spiritual wonderment. The Brilliant Deep, by ... Read More »
August 30, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
A trio of marine-themed children’s books takes a deep dive into oceanic settings – from a scientific expedition to a practical call to action to a harmonious tale of spiritual wonderment. The Brilliant Deep, by ... Read More »
August 30, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction