Kids’ Books

Yitzi and the Giant Menorah

Given our climate, it’s no surprise that Canadian kidlit publishers make the most of winter-themed titles, releasing a few every fall. This year’s crop is strong and inclusive, with something to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or ... Read More »

December 8, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Making Canada Home: How Immigrants Shaped This Country

By Susan Hughes

In a year when immigration to Canada has reached its highest levels since 1971, and as political talk south of the border focuses heavily on stemming the flow of newcomers, Susan Hughes’s latest book for ... Read More »

December 8, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ The Branch

By Mireille Messier; Pierre Pratt (ill.)

December 8, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Adrift At Sea: A Vietnamese Boy’s Story of Survival

By Brian Deines (ill.); Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch; Tuan Ho

A new picture book from multiple-award-winning author Marsha Skrypuch and renowned illustrator Brian Deines tells the story of a young boy’s remarkable escape from Vietnam in the early 1980s. The book opens with six-year-old Tuan ... Read More »

December 6, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Amanda on the Danube: The Sounds of Music

By Darlene Foster

The fifth novel in the Amanda Travels series from Vancouver author Darlene Foster follows 12-year-old Amanda Ross, her best friend, Leah, and their parents as they cruise on a riverboat along the Danube through Germany, ... Read More »

December 5, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fate of Flames (The Effigies Series, Book 1)

By Sarah Raughley

The figure of the reluctant hero is anything but new in fiction, but sci-fi/fantasy author Sarah Raughley freshens up the trope with the element of celebrity culture and an appealing ensemble cast. The story revolves ... Read More »

November 29, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Secrets We Keep

By Deb Loughead

Clem knows something about her friend Kit, an autistic boy who died at a high school field party. No one who was there that night is telling the truth about what happened, and Kit’s grieving ... Read More »

November 28, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

I Am Josephine (And I Am a Living Thing)

By Jacqui Lee (ill.); Jan Thornhill

Two fun new fall non-fiction titles provide answers to some common (and not-so-common) questions kids may have about the world around them and beyond. I Am Josephine (And I Am a Living Thing) helps kids ... Read More »

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

My Demon’s Name is Ed

By Danah Khalil

There is a tendency to dismiss eating disorders, particularly anorexia, as a rite of passage for young women from wealthy or middle-class backgrounds. My Demon’s Name is Ed demonstrates the danger of such assumptions. In ... Read More »

November 21, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Du Iz Tak?

By Carson Ellis

It’s hard to believe Du Iz Tak? is only Carson Ellis’s second outing as an author (the first being 2015’s critically acclaimed Home). Prior to her recent foray into writing picture books, the illustrator’s distinctive ... Read More »

November 16, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

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