February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
In the time of then and once, of yet and still and will be, a boy lived deep in the canyons of the city. He was a cowboy of the streets and alleys, a garbage-can ... Read More »
Howard Margolian, author of Conduct Unbecoming, which told the story of the murder of Canadian prisoners of war in Normandy in 1944, turns his attention to refuting the common perception that Canada was a haven ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History
Michael Ignatieff requires little introduction to booksellers and librarians. He is the award-winning author of several non-fiction books including The Russian Album, which won the Governor General’s Award. This is the expatriate Canadian’s third book ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History
The haunting essence of Nega Mezlekia’s powerful memoir is captured in his opening lines: “I was born in the year of the paradox, in the labyrinthine city of Jijiga. After a three-year absence, the rains ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Lil of “What Lil Remembers,” one of 14 stories in Mary Soderstrom’s new collection, The Truth Is, is desperate to find comfort. With one child hospitalized and her husband away providing medical aid in disaster ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short
On the planet Meleor, slices of cheesecake, guitars, and balls all grow on plants or trees. The Meleorites who tend them are a gentle, co-operative bunch. So when Quikqueek loses the Princess’s crown in a ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
The Mermaid’s Muse crowns Raincoast’s Chinese Legends trilogy, the teamwork of writer David Bouchard and illustrator Zhong-Yang Huang. Unfortunately, the latter’s luminous oil paintings outshine the text as the sun does a candle.Dominated by the ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
In her many books, the award-winning-Maxine Trottier has been drawn toward subjects of social and historical substance. At her best, there’s an imaginative and integral synergy between her storyline and educational intent. In her latest, ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Inspired by unhappy memories of her childhood dance classes, Vancouver writer Ainslie Manson has written a picture book that will immediately strike a chord with many children and parents.In her heart, anxious Allison is a ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
When Candas Jane Dorsey says “vanilla” she’s not talking about ice cream. She’s referring to sex, of the plain and straightforward variety, and she’s pushing her readers to think about other, less predictable ways of ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short