Kids’ Books

Lockjaw

Nothing bad ever happens in Bridlington, not under the watchful eye of police Captain Reilly and his model-citizen son, Caleb. No kids get hurt, ostracized, or killed, and those who dare say otherwise, like the ... Read More »

July 10, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Bee Mother

By Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and Natasha Donovan (ill.)

The Bee Mother is a beautifully illustrated picture book that focuses on Nox Ap, a bumblebee queen, and her relatives: the honeybee and the yellow jacket wasp. The bumblebee boasts shiny black eyes, a fluffy, ... Read More »

July 3, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children

By Andrew Bomberry and Teresa Edwards

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children is the latest in the long-running Righting Canada’s Wrongs series, which explores historical instances of discrimination by the Canadian government. In ... Read More »

June 26, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Look! Look!

By Uma Krishnaswami and Uma Krishnaswamy (ill.)

Set in a rural village in India, this book transcends borders with its universal theme that celebrates the power of community and rejuvenation of the environment. Every day villagers would pass through the same weedy ... Read More »

June 19, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Let’s Go!

By Julie Flett

Let’s Go! by Cree-Métis artist and author Julie Flett is a lovingly illustrated picture book about skateboarding and community. The book’s narrator is a Cree boy, enchanted by the older kids he sees skateboarding past ... Read More »

June 12, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Once Upon a Sari

By Zenia Wadhwani and Avani Dwivedi (ill.)

In Zenia Wadhwani’s Once Upon a Sari, a sari is never just a sari. It is a keepsake that unravels a story, history, and cultural identity unique to its wearer. When I first read Once Upon ... Read More »

June 5, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Where Was Goodbye?

By Janice Lynn Mather

“Trying to be normal can be penance too,” says Pru in Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather, a young adult novel set in Nassau, Bahamas. Karmen Wallace is a 17-year-old entering her final year ... Read More »

May 29, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Wild Trails to the Sea

By Penelope Jackson and Elena Skoreyko Wagner (ill.)

Halifax-based author Penelope Jackson has created a delightful book for children with Wild Trails to the Sea. It is an ode to Nova Scotia’s natural landscapes, including the LaHave River, Crystal Crescent, Kejimkujik Seaside, Hirtle’s ... Read More »

May 22, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Lightning Circle

By Vikki VanSickle and Laura K. Watson (ill.)

The Lightning Circle is a novel-in-verse written by acclaimed children’s author Vikki VanSickle. The transformative story of Nora Nichols’s 17th year follows her three-month stay at summer camp in the wake of her first heartbreak. In ... Read More »

May 15, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Sun Never Hurries

By Roxane Turcotte and Lucie Crovatto (ill.)

When we have 1,001 tasks to do every day, it’s easy to fall into the trap of racing through it all. Sometimes we don’t even notice how fast we’ve been moving until bedtime, when there’s ... Read More »

May 8, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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