Kids’ Books

The Life: The Siren Song of Politics

Journalist and television host Steve Paikin’s authorial debut, The Life, promises to shed light on the seductive call of Canadian politics, but underdelivers on this ambitious goal. Paikin uses the political lives of such Canadian ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Ruler of the Courtyard

By Rukshana Khan, R. Gregory Christie, illus.

In Rukshana Khan’s new picture book, which is set in rural Pakistan, a little girl named Saba vies for control of the courtyard with chickens who scare her with their “bony beaks, razor claws, . ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Pippin the Christmas Pig

By Jean Little, Werner Zimmermann, illus.

Not-very-good stories are wrung out of Christmas so often it’s hard to imagine a new one – a good one, that is. Acclaimed children’s author Jean Little (Orphan at My Door) turns the exhaustion of ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Hidden Buffalo

By Rudy Wiebe, Michael Lonechild, illus.

Hidden Buffalo, based on a Cree buffalo legend, is another good read-aloud addition to the growing body of native literature for children. It takes place during the Moon of Changing Leaves (autumn), a time when ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

In Abby’s Hands

By Wendy A. Lewis, Marilyn Mets & Peter Ledwon, illus.

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 »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

The Subway Mouse

By Barbara Reid

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

The All-in-one Guide to Add and Hyperactivity

By Dr. Elvis Ali; et al

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and often debilitating condition. The disorder’s causes are not fully understood, and opinions differ – often radically – regarding optimal treatment. The editors of The All-in-One Guide ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ Mud City

By Deborah Ellis

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

★ Ann and Seamus

By Kevin Major, David Blackwood, illus.

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

Flames of the Tiger

By John Wilson

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

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