Trygg the Dinosaur

By Paula Louise Salvador and John Bindon (ill.)

With the lovability of The Land Before Time and the accuracy of an encyclopedia, Trygg the Dinosaur is an immersive tale set in the Western Canada region over 76 million years ago. The early chapter ... Read More »

November 11, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Very, Very Far North

By Dan Bar-el and Kelly Pousette (ill.)

With the publication of The Very, Very Far North, Dan Bar-el has added to the distinguished company of lovable literary bears: Duane the Polar Bear can hold his white furry head high alongside such notables ... Read More »

November 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Songs from the Deep

By Kelly Powell

Kelly Powell’s debut young-adult novel, Songs from the Deep, has a definite colour palette; strongly atmospheric in its chilly, unspecified Celtic island setting, it conjures up the experience of watching a film shot through filters ... Read More »

November 4, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Bendy and the Ink Machine: Dreams Come to Life

By Adrienne Kress

The latest from Toronto actor and writer Adrienne Kress is a departure from her usual good-natured adventures. Dreams Come to Life is a horror novel intended for young audiences that’s creepy enough for older readers. ... Read More »

October 31, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Bon Voyage, Mister Rodriguez

By Christiane Duchesne and François Thisdale (ill.)

There’s no dearth of death in today’s children’s books. These days you can as easily find books on the loss of a parent as on the loss of a goldfish, and everything in between. And ... Read More »

October 28, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

We Three

By Markus Harwood-Jones

The latest offering from Toronto YA author Markus Harwood-Jones is a bright and quirky tale that explores themes of self-worth and social marginalization from the perspective of a young girl away from home at summer ... Read More »

October 24, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die: The Complexities of Assisted Dying

By Nikki Tate and Belle Wuthrich (ill.)

Death is an inevitability. But according to this topical read, what is up for considerable debate is “who and what determines when and how we die.” Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die pulls back the ... Read More »

October 21, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

And Then the Seed Grew

By Marianne Dubuc

Marianne Dubuc’s And Then the Seed Grew is the story of an invasive plant that wreaks havoc on the living arrangements of several garden residents, both subterranean (a mole, a family of mice, ants, and ... Read More »

October 17, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Alma and the Beast

By Esmé Shapiro

October 17, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Scallywag on the Salish Sea

By Sara Cassidy and Mike Deas (ill.)

The nameless, parentless 10-year-old protagonist in Scallywag on the Salish Sea lives aboard a pirate ship – christened the Greasy Lobster – but he has very little interest in a swashbuckling life. The boy was ... Read More »

October 10, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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