February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Do we really need another book about Rocket Richard? Or Gordie Howe or Bobby Orr or Tim Horton for that matter? Do we need to be retold the same weathered story of another hockey great ... Read More »
“This pervert lives in the building.” This message accompanied a photo of Robin Sharpe that was put up in his Vancouver apartment complex after he was charged with possession of child pornography. The first chapter ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
Elegant and cosmopolitan, Ann Charney’s Rousseau’s Garden, is a novel of mid-life preoccupations. Claire, a Montreal photographer, has recently married Adrian, an art historian, their tasteful match cemented by a close physical relationship. But if ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels
The dinner party has long been a handy plot device for writers. Consider the delicious possibilities: a diverse cast of characters, secret agendas, smoldering affairs, equal parts dialogue and inner monologue, the chance to toss ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels
Baa! may very well be, as its subtitle promises, the most interesting book on the topic of genes written exclusively for kids. Certainly the first engaging book for children about the topic, it’s part of ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
Howard Engel’s second non-fiction book, Crimes of Passion, is another thematic collection of material relating to death, but this time it is the provocation rather than the process that’s under examination. The assumed link between ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
One of the great things about living in Canada is the wide range of choices in broadcast content both on the radio and on television. Living so close to the U.S., we’re able to pick ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
Author Sheree Fitch and artist Janet Wilson give readers a dazzling new appreciation of snow in No Two Snowflakes. In a Christmas letter, Lou answers her Ghanaian penpal’s questions about snow, describing in a heartfelt ... Read More »
January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Ben is tired of being the littlest in the family. His big sister, Robin, and big brother, Joe, can do everything. But Ben can’t swim, can’t see out the car window, can’t use chopsticks, and ... Read More »
January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Another successful title in the Kids Can Do It series, Gifts to Make and Eat is full of inexpensive, creative ways for children to give personalized and tasty gifts. In her latest craft book, author/editor ... Read More »
January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction