Kids’ Books

Manuelito: A Graphic Novel

Three new graphic novels tell difficult stories of survival, highlighting the struggles many teens face in battling discrimination, racism, and political violence. In each book, home is shown to be of critical importance, while at ... Read More »

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

The Courage of Elfina

By André Jacob and Christine Delezenne (iil.)

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

Surviving the City

By Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan (ill.)

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

When You’re Scared

By Andrée Poulin and Véronique Joffre (ill.)

In 2012, a library of the best “silent books” was created on the Italian island of Lampedusa for refugee children from the Middle East and Africa. Without seeing its holdings list, one would think it ... Read More »

February 4, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Invisible Garden

By Valérie Picard and Marianne Ferrer (ill.)

February 4, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Friends

By Geraldo Valério

February 4, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Be My Love

By Kit Pearson

It’s 1951, and society has started to settle back into its usual rhythms after the upheaval of the war. For 14-year-old Maisie, though, everything is in flux. Her father, who served as a chaplain in ... Read More »

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

★ Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock

By Amanda Strong; Dallas Hunt; ill.

Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock tells the story a little girl who accidentally lost her Kôhkum’s world-famous bannock while walking through the forest. Sîsîp hears her crying and quacks, “What’s the matter?” After learning about ... Read More »

January 25, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ A Story about Cancer (with a Happy Ending)

By India Desjardins and Marianne Ferrer (ill.)

While India Desjardins and Marianne Ferrer’s story about cancer may not be a suspenseful one (see the title’s parenthesis), it is in no way predictable in its approach to the subject matter. It’s the story ... Read More »

January 24, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Gardening with Emma: Grow and  Have Fun

By Emma Biggs and Steven Biggs; Rob Hodgson (ill.)

Emma Biggs acquired her green thumb as a preschooler, watering plants and making mud stew in her dad’s Toronto garden. (Her dad is plant aficionado Steven Biggs, author of Grow Gardeners: Kid-Tested Gardening with Children). ... Read More »

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

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