Kids’ Books

Jeremy and the Air Pirates

By Felicity Finn, Sally J.K. Davies, illus.

Remember Jeremy and the Aunties, that funny 1992 novel about the old-lady mannequins who come to life? Here is the sequel, which may also be read on its own, thanks to the handy little prologue. ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Electric Gadgets and Gizmos: Battery-Powered Buildable Gadgets That Go!

By Alan Bartholomew, Lynn Bartholomew, illus.

For 10 years Alan and Lynn Bartholomew have been perfecting the electric gadgets they present in this book. Obviously they enjoy messing around with wires, batteries, and a host of tubes, bottles, bulbs, and motors, ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Planets

By Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin, illus.

Although the recently released Ontario Science and Technology curriculum mandates the study of the solar system in Grade 6, fascination with the topic begins much earlier. Planets are to space what dinosaurs are to time ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Why Do Cows Moo? and Other Questions

By Catherine Ripley, Scot Ritchie, illus.

Any parent or educator who has been beleaguered by the never-ending nature questions of a young child will appreciate having Why Do Cows Moo? as a handy resource, not only because it has many answers, ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Animals Eat the Weirdest Things

By Diane Swanson, Terry Smith, illus.

So many animals, so many meals. How to organize hundreds of diners, from tiny insects to dinosaur giants, must have given science writer Diane Swanson pause. She’s done it by food groups of choice: cast-off ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Telling

By Carol Matas

Carol Matas won renown in the late 1980s with Lisa and Jesper, two very well-done books about the Holocaust and the Second World War. Her latest young adult novel, Telling, continues the Winnipeg author’s more ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Fox’s Kettle

By Laura Langston, Victor Bossun, illus

The intriguing full-colour cover illustration for The Fox’s Kettle depicts a fox-headed samurai heading straight for the reader, a kettle firmly held under his arm. Is this magical fox friend or foe? All the villagers, ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Queen Nadine

By Maryann Kovalski

Nadine is a cow with a perfect life. She lives on a farm with kindly old Pete, and although the other cows laugh at her for wandering off on her own to search for stones, ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Señora Regañona: A Mexican Bedtime Story

By Susana Sanromán, Domi, illus.

Sanromán and Domi live in Guadalajara, where the author produces cultural television programs and the artist runs a studio specializing in pottery and engravings. This is a first book for each of them, and it ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Hangashore

By Geoff Butler

According to the dedication page, a hangashore is “an unlucky person deserving pity.” There are three hangashores in this picture storybook: John Payne, the 16-year-old minister’s son who’s considered by the Newfoundland offshore islanders as ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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