Kids’ Books

Watcher

Life is a mug’s game for Porter Delancy, the 16-year-old protagonist of this engaging work of YA social realism. Stuck in government housing in Toronto with his chronically depressed mother and an older sister, Porter ... Read More »

December 7, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Eanie Meanie Hate Zucchini

By Arnot McCallum; Charles Checketts, illus.

The great thing about children’s doggerel is never having to say you’re sorry. You can be as gross as you like, end every poem with a groaner, and never worry about whether an appropriate message ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Big Bear Hug

By Nicholas Oldland

This first picture book by artist and filmmaker Nicholas Oldland is a warm-hearted fable for the very young. Issues of conservation, confrontation, and love for all living things are spun together in the humorous and ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Harry and Horsie

By Katie Van Camp; Lincoln Agnew, illus.

One moonlit night, Harry and his stuffed, equine sidekick Horsie are awake past their bedtime. Unable to sleep, they work together to retrieve Harry’s brand-new Super Duper Bubble Blooper from the shelf. Soon, bubbles of ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tyranny

By Lesley Fairfield

In Tyranny, author and illustrator Lesley Fairfield documents the struggle of a teenage girl who falls victim to the thinsanity of popular culture. Despite evidence to the contrary, Anna thinks that she’s fat, and what ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Delicious Bug

By Janet Perlman

In a forest, two chameleons (Willy and Wally) flick out their tongues and catch a bug. Unfortunately, it is the same bug, a pink blob that resembles a winged wad of bubble gum with eyes. ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Binky the Space Cat

By Ashley Spires

Binky, a charming and chunky black-and-white house cat, isn’t your average feline. He’s a space cat, a card-carrying member of F.U.R.S.T (Felines of the Universe Ready for Space Travel). Binky is also the self-appointed protector ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Violet

By Tania Stehlik; Vanja Vuleta Jovanovic, illus.

When Violet heads off for her first day at a new school, her main worry is whether or not the other kids will like her. She soon finds friends, but a new concern arises when ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Suddenly

By Bonnie Burnard

A character in Bonnie Burnard’s Suddenly smacks her husband, not entirely playfully, with a copy of Lives of Girls and Women. The allusion is appropriate, though Suddenly is not so much an homage to Alice ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Holding Still for as Long as Possible

By Zoe Whittall

In her second novel, Zoe Whittall follows a group of twentysomethings struggling to cope with their complicated lives. Trapped somewhere between growing up and being grown-ups, these would-be adults hide behind excessive drinking and partying, ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

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