To Be a Princess

By Hugh Brewster and Laurie Coulter, Laurie McGaw, illus.

Two books this season, both for readers aged eight to 12, explore the lives of young royalty throughout history, illustrating in the process that princes’ and princesses’ lives are not the fairy-tales they may seem. ... Read More »

November 6, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Alien Invasion: How the Harris Tories Mismanaged Ontario

By Ruth Cohen, ed.

While it can be argued that the half-dozen years of Ontario’s Harris government have produced little of lasting value, the same might be said for critical works on a government whose premier is commonly referred ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

The Cyberspace Lexicon: An Illustrated Dictionary of Terms from Multimedia to Virtual Reality

By Bob Cotton and Richard Oliver

BOOK DESIGN TODAY is driven by magazine design. Magazines, with their quick cycles and relatively low production costs, are highly responsive to design trends and consumer caprice. And they’re ephemeral – you can correct your ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

★ Pippin the Christmas Pig

By Jean Little, Werner Zimmermann, illus.

Not-very-good stories are wrung out of Christmas so often it’s hard to imagine a new one – a good one, that is. Acclaimed children’s author Jean Little (Orphan at My Door) turns the exhaustion of ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Frank: The Life and Politics of Frank Mckenna

By Philip Lee

Frank McKenna’s political importance cannot be denied. His first mandate as premier of New Brunswick was unanimous – his Liberals utterly defeated Richard Hatfield’s Tories in 1987 and sat unopposed in the legislature. While in ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Ruler of the Courtyard

By Rukshana Khan, R. Gregory Christie, illus.

In Rukshana Khan’s new picture book, which is set in rural Pakistan, a little girl named Saba vies for control of the courtyard with chickens who scare her with their “bony beaks, razor claws, . ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Hidden Buffalo

By Rudy Wiebe, Michael Lonechild, illus.

Hidden Buffalo, based on a Cree buffalo legend, is another good read-aloud addition to the growing body of native literature for children. It takes place during the Moon of Changing Leaves (autumn), a time when ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Editing Canadian English (2nd Edition)

It’s a family legend that my husband married me because I could spell and I knew how to punctuate. With the advent of computer spellchecks, he’s joked occasionally that my usefulness is somewhat diminished these ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Fishing for Brookies, Browns and Bows: The Old Guy’s Complete Guide to Catching Trout

By Gord Deval and Paul Quarrington

At casting demonstrations Gord Deval has been known to slice up a peeled banana at 40 feet with a well-aimed hook. This fact – and the prodigious amount of information in Fishing for Brookies, Browns ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

In Abby’s Hands

By Wendy A. Lewis, Marilyn Mets & Peter Ledwon, illus.

In Abby’s Hands is a poignant story about a young girl and her pregnant dog, by Toronto area author Wendy A. Lewis. Abby, who is still mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother, bites her ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

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To Be a Princess

Alien Invasion: How the Harris Tories Mismanaged Ontario

The Cyberspace Lexicon: An Illustrated Dictionary of Terms from Multimedia to Virtual Reality

★ Pippin the Christmas Pig

Frank: The Life and Politics of Frank Mckenna

Ruler of the Courtyard

Hidden Buffalo

Editing Canadian English (2nd Edition)

Fishing for Brookies, Browns and Bows: The Old Guy’s Complete Guide to Catching Trout

In Abby’s Hands

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