Private View

Alex, a disillusioned former artist, and Conrad, a manic mid-career artist, are flatmates and sometime lovers in London’s northeast end in transplanted Canadian novelist Jean McNeil’s Private View. It is a skillfully evoked, somewhat sordid ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Baby Elephant

By Aubrey Lang, Wayne Lynch, illus.

With the arrival of spring come three new picture books featuring baby animals. Baby Elephant. and Baby Lion are the latest additions to the Nature Babies Series by husband-and-wife team Aubrey Lang and Wayne Lynch. ... Read More »

January 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Baby Lion

By Aubrey Lang, Wayne Lynch, illus.

January 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Wild Babies

By Margriet Ruurs, Andrew Kiss, illus.

January 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

City Signs

By Zoran Milich

Although this book’s photos were taken in cities, preschoolers from communities of all sizes will recognize and relate to the objects and concepts portrayed. Thirty colourful camera shots illustrate the way we use letters, symbols, ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Alphabeasts

By Wallace Edwards

How would an alligator go about sitting in an easy chair? Toronto artist Wallace Edwards props his alligator’s chin on a well-cushioned footstool, while its tail drapes down over the chairback and its front legs ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

On Every Stone

By Rachel Vigier

In her first collection of poetry, On Every Stone, Rachel Vigier explores the meaning of disappearance as she reflects on the life and loss of her sister, Micheline, who disappeared October 9, 1988. But the ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

Priscilla’s Paw De Deux

By Sharon Jennings, Linda Hendry, illus.

Priscilla, a rat with an artistic temperament, wants to become a ballerina. When she finds a dance studio to practice in, she is surprised to discover a kindred spirit there in Percival, a cat who ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Day with Nellie

By Marthe Jocelyn

Multi-talented Marthe Jocelyn, author of several novels including The Invisible Enemy and Earthly Astonishments, has created a charming new book for preschoolers. Jocelyn’s trademark collage illustrations are perfect for this age group: simple and uncluttered ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Good to Be Small

By Sean Cassidy

The first children’s book that Sean Cassidy, an art instructor in Orangeville, Ontario, illustrated was Stephanie Simpson McLellan’s The Chicken Cat. His memorable illustrations played a strong role in the success of the book, which ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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