February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Canada used to be a place where children’s writers disappeared. A book or two would be published, full of promise, and then the writer would vanish into utter darkness. I have a little shelf of ... Read More »
Canada used to be a place where children’s writers disappeared. A book or two would be published, full of promise, and then the writer would vanish into utter darkness. I have a little shelf of ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Canada used to be a place where children’s writers disappeared. A book or two would be published, full of promise, and then the writer would vanish into utter darkness. I have a little shelf of ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
“My body does amazing things,” begins the child narrator, listing some of the neat things hands, legs, and mouths can do. Marilyn Baillie, author of Owl’s Amazing Things Animals Do series, has created a catchy ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
The Divorced Kids Club is an unfortunate title for this collection, implying a high level of angst that is thankfully not delivered. Very few of the characters in these stories are the children of divorce. ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Many children’s books have been written about bad dreams and monsters, but this one is unique in offering a practical activity – making a native dreamcatcher – to help children cope with nightmares. First-time picture ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Martha Brooks’ latest novel for young adults expands the horizons of the coming-of-age story. Not only does Laker, the 16-year-old protagonist, find himself on the inhospitable threshold of adulthood, but the other main character, Henry, ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
A moon to follow, a moon to capture; red moon, golden moon; a moon making its shining path across the water into the imagination of a child. These two engaging picture books look in very ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Jan Mark’s effervescent text and Regolo Ricci’s jewelled illustrations in Mr. Dickens Hits Town make a striking debut for Tundra’s new line, Storybooks, intended for readers making the transition to novels.Mark mingles fact and fiction ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
There should be a warning on the cover of Carmelita McGrath’s stunning short story collection: “Do Not Read This If You Are Even Slightly Depressed.”McGrath’s protagonists are mostly women stuck in dead-end or abusive relationships ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short