Kids’ Books

★ I’s the B’y: The Beloved Folk Song

I’s the B’y is an exuberant celebration of Newfoundland culture lovingly presented in picture-book form. It’s based on the well-worn folk song that has long been identified with the island’s traditional music and fishing heritage. ... Read More »

June 29, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

kā-āciwīkicik/The Move

By Doris George and Don K. Philpot; Alyssa Koski (ill.)

kā-āciwīkicik/The Move is a moving story inspired by the forced relocation of the Chemawawin Cree Nation to Easterville, Manitoba, told in both Cree and English by Cree educators Doris George and Don K. Philpot. Displaced ... Read More »

June 27, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

By Jesmeen Kaur Deo

TJ Powar is an incredibly brave young woman, and just as stubborn. Not many high schoolers, especially popular girls like TJ, would dare to challenge social norms by embracing their hairiness simply to make a ... Read More »

June 22, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ A Day for Sandcastles

By JonArno Lawson and Qin Leng (ill.)

A Day for Sandcastles continues the happy collaboration between JonArno Lawson and illustrator Qin Leng that began with last year’s Over the Shop. Like its predecessor, A Day for Sandcastles is a wordless picture book, ... Read More »

June 20, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Global Ocean

By Rochelle Strauss and Natasha Donovan (ill.)

The Global Ocean is the latest title in the Citizen Kid series, a companion to One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. In 32 pages, award-winning children’s book author Rochelle Strauss skilfully employs effective ... Read More »

June 14, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Let the Monster Out

By Chad Lucas

Feeling like a fish out of water is a daunting yet all-too-familiar experience, whether you’re the new Black kid that just moved into a predominantly white town or the child who’s grown up suspecting ... Read More »

June 13, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper

By Anna Humphrey and Mike Deas (ill.)

Anna Humphrey’s Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper is a charming chapter book for eco-curious kids. This is the first book in a new series, and the story is simple and easy to follow. ... Read More »

June 7, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Rachel Bird

By Becky Citra

Ever since their mother died a few months ago, Rachel and her little sister Jane have been taken care of (reluctantly) by their aunt and uncle. Now they are being sent even further away to ... Read More »

June 6, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Who’s Looking? How Animals See the World

By Carol Matas and Cornelia Li (ill.)

Most children take the way the world looks for granted. Only gradually do kids begin to understand how subjective vision can be (though they probably won’t use the term “subjective” until much later). Once this ... Read More »

June 1, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Any Girl

By Caroline van Rooyen

Fifteen-year-old July is hypervisible yet invisible. A teenager in an elite South African private school, she hides her single mother’s terminal illness but is unable to hide her family’s poverty. July, like many women and ... Read More »

May 30, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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