A Group of One

Fifteen-year-old Tara Mehta considers herself 100% Canadian and doesn’t want to be labelled by her skin colour or her Indian heritage. But when her paternal grandmother, Naniji, comes to Canada for a visit, Tara is ... Read More »

November 23, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Imagine a Night

By Sarah L. Thomson, Rob Gonsalves, illus.

In a stunning debut picture book called Imagine a Night, Ontario artist Rob Gonsalves opens our eyes to his creative and highly original visions of the night. Rendered in acrylic, these exquisite paintings capture night ... Read More »

November 20, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

New Dinos: The Latest Finds! the Coolest Dinosaur Discoveries!

By Shelley Tanaka, Alan Barnard, illus.

Shelley Tanaka has carved out a niche for herself writing strongly illustrated books about dramatic incidents in the past. Among other things, she has made Pearl Harbor, the Titanic, and Pompeii come alive for countless ... Read More »

November 20, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Kids Book of Black Canadian History

By Rosemary Sadlier, Wang Qijun, illus.

The celebration of Black History Month every February challenges teachers and librarians to find materials on a largely invisible part of Canada’s past. This new Kids Can title will be a boon for them and ... Read More »

November 20, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Waiting Dog

By Carolyn Beck, Andrea Beck, illus.

The cover illustration for The Waiting Dog issues a tongue-in-cheek caution: “Warning!” it says, “Do you have the guts to read this book?” The joke is that the book is awash in guts – specifically, ... Read More »

November 20, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Salmon Forest

By David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis, Sheena Lott, illus.

There’s a lot going on between this book’s attractive covers: the story of a father and daughter’s riverbank walk in autumn, a lesson in biology and ecology, an encounter with a native family who provide ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The True North Strange and Free

By Philomena Hurley Rutherford

Who knew that the Fathers of Confederation considered calling the new nation Hochelaga before settling on Canada, or that Canada Post keeps a mailbox deep in Sudbury Mines? Such are among the Canadian facts that ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Nose from Jupiter

By Richard Scrimger

Suppose we took all the ingredients of the traditional young adult novel – divorce, bullies, frustrated romance, angst, personal introspection – and handed them to a little-known writer. Suppose the writer was a stay-at-home dad ... Read More »

November 14, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Greatest Goal

By Mike Leonetti, Sean Thompson, illus.

Any Canadian grown-up can tell you all you need to know about how, back in 1972, Paul Henderson scored the dramatic goal that lifted Team Canada to a win over the Soviet Union in the ... Read More »

November 12, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tales of Court and Castle

By Joan Bodger, Mark Lang. illus.

Mark Lang’s playful cover illustration depicts the late Joan Bodger, walking stick and all, dressed as a medieval entertainer. Mid-story, she’s surrounded by an enraptured audience at a round table. It’s an appropriate cover because, ... Read More »

November 11, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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