Kids’ Books

Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story

Inhabit Media’s mandate is to promote the traditional Inuit culture of Nunavummiut (residents of Nunavut) and make it accessible to readers in the rest of the country. The publishing house, which has offices in Iqualuit ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

By Lewis Carroll; Oleg Lipchenko, illus.

The works of Lewis Carroll are an illustrator’s dream. In the century-and-a-half since he wrote his enduring masterpieces, artists as disparate as Arthur Rackham, Mervyn Peake, Tove Jansson, Salvador Dali, and Ralph Steadman have taken ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

W Is for Wapiti! An Alphabet Songbook

By Christiane Duchesne and Paul Kunigis; Geneviève Côté, illus.

Distinguished Montreal writer, illustrator, and translator Christiane Duchesne collaborates with Juno Award–winning musician Paul Kunigis on this delightful alphabet book with a companion CD of songs performed by Karen Young, Glen Bowser, and a skilled ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Oddrey

By Dave Whamond

With her shiny black pageboy haircut and daisy-shaped hair doodad, Dave Whamond’s title character bears some resemblance to Wednesday Addams (don’t all “weird girls”?). Unlike that gloomy girl, our heroine is perpetually sunny, creative, and ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Good Trade

By Alma Fullerton; Karen Patkau, illus.

To most North American children, being able to turn on a tap and have clean water come out is a given. The latest book from Alma Fullerton, with illustrations by Toronto author and artist Karen ... Read More »