February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
This deceptively simple story packs a wallop. With a minimalist setting, simple storyline, and only two key characters, it celebrates the wonders of a northern winter night and speaks quietly to readers about such worthy ... Read More »
It’s an informal genre but a recognizable one: the novel of a second coming rather than a coming of age, of a still-young woman forced to begin again after the failure of a marriage spanning ... Read More »
February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels
From its chuckle-inspiring title to its high-minded sermonizing on home-schooling and the value of literature, Among the Lions offers a glimpse into the harrumphing mind of one of Newfoundland’s most prolific writers.In this, his second ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Three years ago, a recently retired Canadian army sergeant named James Davis wrote an interesting and timely exposé of life in the lower ranks of the Canadian armed forces. The Sharp End: A Canadian Soldier’s ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
Van is a Vietnamese boy who can “see what is beyond the next hill.” When he finds a teak stick in the forest near a holy temple, he recognizes the stick’s spiritual worth. Blessed by ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Once upon a time, Rémy Simard’s latest picture book begins, in a village far, far away, the people had only one thing to do, and that was to tell stories. Then, one afternoon, a tiny ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
The marvellous adventures of Sindbad the Sailor are among the world’s great stories and this new picture book retelling is a welcome addition to the many versions of the tales of A Thousand and One ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Old Woman sings to the moon every night, and the other animals decide to join her in song. But when Coyote tries to sing along, everyone begs him not to because of his awful singing ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Stephen Osborne is one of the original founders of Vancouver’s Arsenal Pulp Press (known as Pulp Press in the 1970s). He is the publisher of Geist magazine, and Ice & Fire is the first title ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Criticism & Essays
William Stephenson was one of Winnipeg’s most illustrious exports: knighted by the King, he became the first non-American to receive the presidential Medal of Merit and was later admitted to the Order of Canada. Fellow ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography