Kids’ Books

Angel of Vengeance: The “Girl Assassin,” the Governor of St. Petersburg, and Russia’s Revolutionary World

In Angel of Vengeance, Queen’s University history professor Ana Siljak tells the story of Russian radicalism, taking as her hook the life of would-be assassin and revolutionary doyenne Vera Zasulich. Of Zasulich herself, there isn’t ... Read More »

March 27, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Four Letter Word: Original Love Letters

By Joshua Knelman and Rosalind Porter, eds.

While the traditional handwritten love letter may have lost its preeminence in the electronic age, editors Joshua Knelman and Rosalind Porter have attempted to resurrect the art of literary lovemaking with this anthology. Each of ... Read More »

March 27, 2008 | Filed under: Anthologies, Children and YA Non-fiction

It’s Moving Day

By Pamela Hickman

Pamela Hickman, a naturalist who has written many books for Kids Can Press, pairs up with relative newcomer Geraldo Valério, a Brazilian illustrator, for It’s Moving Day. The book tells the story of a burrow ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Yellow Moon, Apple Moon

By Pamela Porter; Matt James, illus.

Yellow Moon, Apple Moon, Time to sleep, See you soon.” So begins this rhythmic picture book, which tells of the nighttime ritual of a child as she prepares for bed. Her world is small and ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Kisses Kisses Baby-O!

By Sheree Fitch; HildaRose, illus.

Sheree Fitch, winner of the 1998 Vicky Metcalf award for a body of work that has inspired Canadian children, has tried her hand at poetry, picture books, non-fiction, novels, and plays for various ages. Now ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Goose Girl

By Joe and Matrine McLellan; Rhian Brynjolson, illus.

With this new offering, the authors of Pemmican’s successful Nanabosho series of picture books maintain their commitment to aboriginal storytelling but depart from that series and its customary story-within-a-story form. Goose Girl introduces Marie, a ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Master’s Apprentice

By Rick Jacobson; Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson, illus.

When Marco is accepted as a junior apprentice to young Michelangelo Buonarroti, he is excited and fearful. His father, a chemist, has trained him to mix his secret formulas for artists’ colours, but Marco knows ... Read More »

March 12, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming

By Jean Davies Okimoto; Jeremiah Trammell, illus.

Winston of Churchill is a brilliant book. Great fun to read and look at, it painlessly teaches children a number of important facts. With captivating wit, author Jean Davies Okimoto explores global warming, Manitoba geography, ... Read More »

March 6, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Third Eye

By Mahtab Narsimhan

Mahtab Narsimhan brings imagery from her native India to the story of Tara, an Indian girl who battles an evil monster/magician in order to retrieve her family and save her village. Tara’s mother and beloved ... Read More »

March 6, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Rosie and Buttercup

By Chieri Uegaki; Stephane Jorisch, illus.

At first, Rosie is very taken with her new little sister, Buttercup. But before long, she begins to resent Buttercup’s messy intrusion into her life and tries to give her away. So begins this unexceptional ... Read More »

March 6, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

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