Kids’ Books

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

Rukhsana is a 17-year-old Bengali-American lesbian living in Seattle. In many ways, she’s lucky: she has a girlfriend she loves, lifelong friends, hardworking parents, and a full scholarship to Caltech. But there’s a cultural in-betweenness ... Read More »

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

The Beauty of the Moment

By Tanaz Bhathena

Senior year. First boyfriends. An adulterous parent. Those are just three of the elements Sarah Everett’s and Tanaz Bhathena’s new novels have in common. No One Here Is Lonely and The Beauty of the Moment ... Read More »

December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

No One Here Is Lonely

By Sarah Everett

December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Girl and the Wolf

By Katherena Vermette; Julie Flett (ill.)

Animals with human characteristics have been appearing in picture books for so long that their place or purpose in a story is rarely questioned — readers accept and embrace the conventions around all permutations of ... Read More »

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Dog Who Wanted to Fly

By Kathy Stinson; Brandon James Scott (ill.)

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet

By Sara O’Leary; Jacob Grant (ill.)

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Meet Tom Longboat

By Elizabeth MacLeod; Mike Deas (ill.)

Scholastic Canada’s biography series – picture books that profile trailblazing Canadians, including Viola Desmond and Chris Hadfield – stands out in the field of non-fiction kidlit biographies thanks to its appealing, comic-strip style. The latest ... Read More »

December 13, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Lady from Kent

By Barbara Nichol; Bill Pechet (ill.)

The spirits of Lear and Belloc are channelled in Barbara Nichol’s arousingly illogical book of light verse, The Lady from Kent, about, well, a lady who says she’s from Kent. But as we quickly learn ... Read More »

December 10, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Grandmother’s Visit

By Betty Quan; Carmen Mok (ill.)

Grandmothers in every culture hold a special place in the lives of their grandchildren. In a busy world, they are often a source of comfort, companionship, and acceptance. Grandmothers can also be a vital link ... Read More »

December 6, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books