Kids’ Books

The Secret Pocket

By Peggy Janicki and Carrielynn Victor (ill.)

With her ‘Utsoo (grandmother), ‘Utsiyan (grandfather), and other family members, Mary reminisces about the wonderful times in her early childhood of feeling loved and cherished. This was before she, along with her sister and her ... Read More »

May 24, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Care and Keeping of Grandmas

By Jennifer Mook-Sang and Yong Ling Kang (ill.)

After decades of decline, multi-generational households are on the rise in North America. In part the result of the crazily high cost of living, this trend, in Canada at least, is also due to an ... Read More »

May 17, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Melancholy of Summer

By Louisa Onomé

With her latest YA contemporary novel, The Melancholy of Summer, Louisa Onomé continues her streak of books that should be made immediately into teen movies. The parents of Nigerian Canadian Summer Uzoma, 17, have disappeared, ... Read More »

May 15, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Sandy Toes: A Summer Adventure

By Shauntay Grant and Candice Bradley (ill.)

In this well-crafted picture book, a little Black boy and his sister enjoy a perfect day at the beach with their parents. They splash in the surf, play in the sand, chase after a kite, ... Read More »

May 10, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Egyptian Lullaby

By Zeena M. Pliska and Hatem Aly (ill.)

Everything changes for a young girl when her dad’s Auntie Fatma comes for a visit from Egypt. Fatma has brought with her memories of a place that the girl once considered home. The constant Arabic ... Read More »

May 8, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Green Papayas

By Nhung N. Tran-Davies and Gillian Newland (ill.)

Told from the perspective of a young child who visits their dying grandmother in the hospital, Green Papayas is the story of a family across generations and oceans. As the child and their mother and ... Read More »

May 3, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Sixties Girl

By MaryLou Driedger

When scheduling demands dictate that 11-year-old Will Sanders will have to spend Wednesday afternoons at his grandmother’s apartment, the last thing he wants to do is tell his friends. At his old school, knowledge that ... Read More »

May 1, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Funeral Songs for Dying Girls

By Cherie Dimaline

Métis author Cherie Dimaline blends horror, humour, and romance in the poignant YA novel Funeral Songs for Dying Girls. Winifred Blight and her dad live in a small apartment over the Winterson Cemetery crematorium with ... Read More »

April 26, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Garden Wonders: A Guidebook for Little Green Thumbs

By Sarah Grindler

Young readers will find inspiration and tips for starting their own garden in Garden Wonders, which addresses the different elements a novice gardener will need to consider. It literally begins from the ground up, starting ... Read More »

April 24, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Perfect Sushi

By Emily Satoko Seo and Mique Moriuchi (ill.)

The Perfect Sushi is a charming children’s picture book about a young girl who learns what perfection truly means. Miko likes everything to be perfect, so when she decides to make sushi for her grandmother’s ... Read More »

April 19, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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