Kids’ Books

The Mask Wearer: Amos Daragon #1

The Mask Wearer is the first in a 12-book series by Quebec author Bryan Perro. Originally published in French, and now translated into 19 languages, the Amos Daragon series is popular around the world, though ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Stones for My Father

By Trilby Kent

For her second YA novel, Trilby Kent (who was born in Toronto and lives in London, England) has chosen an interesting and little-known historical setting: the Second Boer War of 1899 to 1902. Corlie Roux ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Out of the Box

By Michelle Mulder

Only child Ellie thinks she knows the secret to a smooth relationship with her parents: tiptoe around Mom’s mood swings, be a good listener, and maybe, just maybe, provide the solutions that will keep her ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Splish, Splat!

By Alexis Domney; Alice Crawford, illus.

Splish, Splat!, produced in partnership with the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, began life as a winning entry in a competition for deaf writers, and is the first book for both author and illustrator. ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Qalupalik

By Elisha Kilabuk; Joy Ang, illus.

The Qalupalik is a mystical Inuit tale that offers a unique reworking of a well-known narrative. In the classic tradition of vulnerable children outsmarting foes that are bigger, older, and stronger than they are, an ... Read More »

June 29, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Unsinkable: Titanic, Book One

By Gordon Korman

April 15, 2012, will mark the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic in the frigid waters of the Atlantic. There are few who do not know the story: the unsinkable ship, the iceberg, the ... Read More »

June 29, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

City Numbers

By Joanne Schwartz; Matt Beam, photog.

A sequel to City Alphabets (a Q&Q book of the year in 2009), City Numbers again finds Torontonians Joanne Schwartz and Matt Beam exploring the variety of signs and messages to be found and enjoyed ... Read More »

June 29, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ That Boy Red

By Rachna Gilmore

In the first story of Governor General’s Literary Award winner Rachna Gilmore’s new collection, young Red MacRae complains about his crotchety grandmother’s penchant for showing off an ancient swatch of her long red hair, preserved ... Read More »

June 29, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Can Hens Give Milk?

By Joan Betty Stuchner; Joe Weissmann, illus.

Shlomo and Rivka live on a small farm with their five children and numerous hens. Unfortunately, they cannot afford to buy a cow to provide the fresh milk and cheese they dream of. Reason might ... Read More »

June 6, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Divided Realms, Book I: Captured

By Maggie L. Wood

Children and teens who discover they’re really from another world – one that is magical and endangered and can only be saved by them – have been around in fiction for generations. It’s a variation ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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