Kids’ Books

The Mouse Who Saved Egypt

In his second work for children – following the successful 2000 picture book The Girl Who Lost Her Smile – Vancouver’s Karim Alrawi plucks a story from the rich history of his native Egypt and ... Read More »

September 14, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Caramba and Henry

By Marie-Louise Gay

Author/illustrator Marie-Louise Gay returns with a follow-up to 2005’s Caramba. Gay is the reigning queen of Canadian picture books for a reason, and Caramba and Henry finds her doing what she does best: showcasing the ... Read More »

September 14, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

This Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

By Kenneth Oppel

The movie rights to Kenneth Oppel’s latest novel have already been sold to the producers of the Twilight series. No surprise there. This Dark Endeavour has all the elements – a love triangle, the supernatural, ... Read More »

September 7, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Circle Game

By Joni Mitchell; Brian Deines, illus.

Since its release on her 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon, “The Circle Game” has endured as one of the best-loved songs by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Though those old enough to remember hearing it ... Read More »

September 7, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

No Ordinary Day

By Deborah Ellis

There is nothing harder to perceive than our own preconceptions, and perhaps no better remedy for this blindness than walking a mile in someone else’s shoes. That idea drives two new novels by a pair ... Read More »

September 7, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

First Descent

By Pam Withers

September 7, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World

By Susan Hughes

Around the world, over 100 million kids are not getting an education, despite the United Nations declaring it a basic human right. Most North American children rarely, if ever, consider how their peers around the ... Read More »

September 7, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Catboy

By Eric Walters

When veteran YA author Eric Walters decided to seek some friendly advice in writing his latest novel, he didn’t just find himself an editor: he enlisted 800 of them. Every Monday for 10 weeks, students ... Read More »

September 7, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Nini

By François Thisdale

Two new picture books provide heartwarming takes on adoption, new homes, and new beginnings. Though different in style and presentation, both offer reassurance that love and the human spirit can thrive even under the most ... Read More »

September 2, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan

By Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter

In 2008, Vancouver photographer Rafal Gerszak travelled to Afghanistan to be embedded with an American military unit. He ended up living with the soldiers for a year, snapping pictures during house searches, disputes with village ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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