June 21, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Of Light and Shadow by Tanaz Bhathena is a dual-perspective, stand-alone, young adult epic fantasy that tells a propulsive political tale of magic, the attraction of opposites, and chosen family. Roshan Chaya, the Shadow Bandit, ... Read More »
Even though he has no interest in slides or sandboxes, young Yakov always has to take his three younger sisters to the local playground in Mile End. But while they bicker and play, he keeps ... Read More »
June 19, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Heart Berry Bling, by Anishinaabe/Ojibway author Jenny Kay Dupuis, is a picture book that teaches readers about both beadwork and the Indian Act. After being dropped off at her grandmother’s place in the city, narrator ... Read More »
June 14, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
At the request of her dying mother, Riah Arora has pressed pause on her life of crime to search for her long-lost twin. However, instead of the heartwarming reunion and instant bond we may expect ... Read More »
June 12, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Grounded takes off from the (fictional) American Zora Neale Hurston airport, where 11-year-old Hanna Chen, an outspoken animal rights activist – and member of the Animal Allies online forum – is determinedly wandering through the ... Read More »
June 7, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
City of Neighbors, the latest title in the ThinkCities series, celebrates city living, with a focus on urban neighbourhoods and neighbourly connections. This illustrated nonfiction book envelops readers in the sights, tastes, smells, and sounds ... Read More »
June 5, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
The Best Way to Get Your Way by Vancouver author Tanya Lloyd Kyi is a rousing introduction to the art of debate and offers a crash course in critical thinking. Pairs of fictional tween speakers ... Read More »
May 31, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
A little girl moves from her war-torn home country, location unnamed, to live in a place she’s never been before. After arriving, the girl, her mother, and her sister all adjust to life in a ... Read More »
May 29, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
With her ‘Utsoo (grandmother), ‘Utsiyan (grandfather), and other family members, Mary reminisces about the wonderful times in her early childhood of feeling loved and cherished. This was before she, along with her sister and her ... Read More »
May 24, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
After decades of decline, multi-generational households are on the rise in North America. In part the result of the crazily high cost of living, this trend, in Canada at least, is also due to an ... Read More »
May 17, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books