Kids’ Books

The Book of Sam

Sixteen-year-old Sam – the protagonist of Toronto writer Rob Shapiro’s new YA novel – is a bit of an outcast. Bullied by his peers and largely overlooked by his parents (when they aren’t disparaging him), ... Read More »

November 26, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ I Talk Like a River

By Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith (ill.)

The highlight of the U.S. Democratic National Convention in August was supposed to be the confirmation of Joe Biden’s candidacy for president. Instead, a young boy with a stutter – whom Biden, a fellow stutterer, ... Read More »

November 23, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly

By Sybil Lamb

It may not be possible to bottle artist and writer Sybil Lamb’s imagination, but Arsenal Pulp Press has done the next best thing with this short illustrated novel. The story takes place on (and above) ... Read More »

November 19, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Izzy in the Doghouse

By Caroline Adderson and Kelly Collier (ill.)

For some kids, the move to reading on their own is dependent on fiercely engaging chapter books – ones that have the right combination of easy vocabulary, short sentences, relatable characters, goofiness, gross-out humour, and ... Read More »

November 16, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Monster and Boy

By Hannah Barnaby and Anoosha Syed (ill.)

November 16, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ What Do You Want, Little Friend?

By Marianne Dubuc

If babies could talk, many would utter the sentiments expressed in Please Don’t Change My Diaper, a debut picture book written by Toronto’s Sarabeth Holden. A tot is eager to get outside to play, but ... Read More »

November 12, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

My Family, Your Family!

By Kathryn Cole and Cornelia Li (ill.)

November 12, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Please Don’t Change My Diaper

By Sarabeth Holden and Emma Pedersen (ill.)

November 12, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

You Were Never Here

By Kathleen Peacock

Cat hasn’t been back to Montgomery Falls, the town her family founded, since she was 12. That was the summer she began seeing people’s deepest desires and fears just by touching them – an ability ... Read More »

November 9, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Pine Island Home

By Polly Horvath

Orphaned children and crotchety neighbours have long been popular fodder for children’s stories. In Pine Island Home, Polly Horvath brings these two elements together in a novel that is surprisingly fun and light (considering the ... Read More »

November 5, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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Quill and Quire

The Book of Sam

★ I Talk Like a River

The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly

Izzy in the Doghouse

Monster and Boy

★ What Do You Want, Little Friend?

My Family, Your Family!

Please Don’t Change My Diaper

You Were Never Here

★ Pine Island Home

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