October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
In Abby’s Hands is a poignant story about a young girl and her pregnant dog, by Toronto area author Wendy A. Lewis. Abby, who is still mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother, bites her ... Read More »
Nib is a mouse who lives in a subway tunnel. One day he decides to leave his nest, family, and friends to try to find the legendary “Tunnel’s End.” Some mice say it is only ... Read More »
October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Mud City, the final volume in Deborah Ellis’s Afghan trilogy, follows 14-year-old Shauzia, Parvana’s best friend, into a refugee camp in Pakistan. Having fled an arranged marriage in Kabul, Shauzia becomes little more than a ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
It’s the first day of school and Suki chooses to wear her favourite cotton kimono, a gift from her visiting grandmother. Obachan had taken Suki to a street festival where they danced, ate slippery noodles, ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Outstanding Newfoundland writer Kevin Major has moved into new terrain with Ann and Seamus, a long, powerful narrative poem based on an event in early Newfoundland history. The story-telling skills that have made Major such ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
Established authors of books for adults who turn their hands to children’s literature tend to take one of two routes. Some focus the lens of childhood on the same material that they use in their ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Flames of the Tiger, by Vancouver Island writer John Wilson, is the Second World War story of a German teen who was initially a Nazi sympathizer. Dieter is a 17-year-old who, in the last days ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
Established authors of books for adults who turn their hands to children’s literature tend to take one of two routes. Some focus the lens of childhood on the same material that they use in their ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Senator Douglas Roche, a former journalist, diplomat, and educator who has also served at the UN, has been actively involved in issues related to disarmament and development for 30 years. His passion for the subject ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
Young Peter is about to become a big brother; his parents are caring and patient but, preoccupied with the coming baby, they make it clear they have new expectations for their first-born. Prompted perhaps by ... Read More »
October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books