November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Two young dogs named Safe and Sound decide that they want to see the world. But they are the most naïve travellers imaginable: they panic when their airplane flies too high and when the buses ... Read More »
Benny’s Grandpa bakes the best bagels but refuses to accept his customers’ thanks. When Benny wonders why, Grandpa explains that God deserves the credit. After thinking about how he can best thank God, Benny puts ... Read More »
November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
The cover of Wild Bog Tea is irresistible, with Harvey Chan’s exquisite sepia-toned pencil drawings on a collage of richly textured, tea-stained papers. Inside, the words and pictures are just as intriguing. The tone is ... Read More »
November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Poet/illustrator Loris Lesynski knows children, fun food, and good poetry. Nothing Beats a Pizza, her second collection of verse, serves up 34 delectable poems for children to munch on, mull over, and, as the intro ... Read More »
November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Using photographs of homemade dolls posed in scenes of a simple story, Vancouver graphic designers Robin Mitchell and Judith Steedman have begun a series of engaging books for preschoolers. The first, Windy, follows a little ... Read More »
November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Why do the bullfrog, cat, donkey, rabbit, and jackdaw sound as they do? Why does the owl have eyes that do not move? Why does the crocodile have a stiff neck? Why can’t the ostrich ... Read More »
November 28, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
An eye-catching yellow cover shows a tall boy sporting a faint smile, tousled hair, and a furrowed brow. He is surrounded by classmates, half his size, all fixating on his great height. Sadly, Gulliver Mulligan ... Read More »
November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
In his third collection of poetry, The Hunter, George Murray presents a disturbing image of the end of the world. Focused through the double lens of history and prophecy, Murray’s apocalyptic vision delivers a judgment ... Read More »
November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry
A rambunctious puppy is on the loose in this tale and his beach-side neighbourhood is in for one wild day. As he races from one bad-dog scenario to another, this pup’s out-of-control antics will delight ... Read More »
November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Liza Potvin’s second book marks a change in genre for the Nanaimo resident; her first book was a memoir of childhood incest titled White Lies. The stories in her first fiction collection, The Traveller’s Hat, ... Read More »
November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short