Kids’ Books

Caring for Critters: One Year at  a Wildlife Rescue Centre

We are at a precarious crossroads in our relationships with the animals that surround us. Every week it seems there are news reports or viral videos catching “vicious” coyotes or bears hanging out in suburban ... Read More »

November 17, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

C Is for Carnival

By Yolanda T. Marshall; Daria Lavrova (ill.)

C Is for Carnival is a joyful rumpus in the form of an alphabet book. From B is for bacchanal to C is for costumes to S is for soca, each letter of the alphabet ... Read More »

November 16, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Death & Sparkles

By Rob Justus

Rob Justus’s latest graphic novel is about Sparkles, universally famous and adored, and Death, loathed by humankind. When Death arrives at a bustling metropolis to claim the soul of Sparkles, the last unicorn, an adventure ... Read More »

November 10, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Sour Cherry Tree

By Naseem Hrab; Nahid Kazemi (ill.)

In Naseem Hrab’s picture book The Sour Cherry Tree, grief – an emotion profound in its universality – is depicted in the specific sadness of a young girl mourning the loss of her baba bozorg. ... Read More »

November 8, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words

By Dr. Lindsay Herriot; Kate Fry; (eds.)

An anthology written by and for trans youth, Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words, is full of passionate, heartfelt works on themes from childhood to bodies to mental health. The collection – comprised of ... Read More »

November 2, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities

By Cylita Guy; Cornelia Li (ill.)

In her debut nonfiction children’s book, Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities, Toronto ecologist Cylita Guy encourages city kids to get outside, appreciate urban wildlife, and ... Read More »

October 26, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ My Mad Hair Day

By Nathalie Dion

A child wrestles with big emotions caused by hair of tall-tale proportions in the first solo picture book by Montreal artist and Governor General’s Literary Award nominee Nathalie Dion. Malie has a hard time keeping ... Read More »

October 19, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Chaiwala!

By Priti Birla Maheshwari; Ashley Barron (ill.)

A joyful, high-energy child embraces life with gusto in Meena’s Mindful Moment, an insightful picture book by Tina Athaide, winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People. When Meena arrives at ... Read More »

October 13, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Meena’s Mindful Moment

By Tina Athaide; Åsa Gilland (ill.)

October 13, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Jamilah at the End of the World

By Mary-Lou Zeitoun

Thanks to David Suzuki and a news clip about a “Totally Awful American Hurricane,” 17-year-old Jamilah Monsour is convinced a climate disaster is imminent. She starts stockpiling supplies and converts her family’s garage into a ... Read More »

October 5, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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