Kids’ Books

Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History

By Sam Maggs‚ Sophia Foster-Dimino (ill.)

In the battle of the sexes, there is no denying that women have traditionally come out on the losing side. And since history, as the saying goes, is written by the victors, it’s not surprising ... Read More »

October 25, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ Solutions for Cold Feet and Other Little Problems

By Carey Sookocheff

Toronto illustrator Carey Sookocheff isn’t new to picture books – she provided the charming art for Maureen Fergus’s popular Buddy and Earl series – but she is new to authorship, and it’s a good fit. ... Read More »

October 17, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Mask That Sang

By Susan Currie

A wooden Iroquois healing mask, bearing brilliant eyes and a mass of black hair, sits abandoned in the home 12-year-old Cass Foster and her mother inherit unexpectedly. With its eerie sense of familiarity and a ... Read More »

October 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea

By Sungju Lee; Susan McClelland

Sungju Lee was born in Pyongyang, North Korea. He had an idyllic childhood with a good home, a bright future, and parents who cared deeply for him. But as he describes in his memoir (written ... Read More »

October 13, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ French Toast

By Kari-Lynn Winters‚ François Thisdale (ill.)

It’s not easy feeling different, especially when it seems all the other kids fit in. Two new picture books gently and playfully take on these insecurities and turn them into celebrations of diversity. In French ... Read More »

October 12, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

And Then the Sky Exploded

By David A. Poulsen

When Chris Larkin's great-grandfather (GG Will) dies, the almost-14-year-old learns a few things: there was once an initiative called the Manhattan Project, GG Will was one of the scientists who worked on it, and the ... Read More »

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

Watching Traffic

By Jane Ozkowski

YA novels are known for parsing familiar, relevant themes of bullying, mental health, and the exasperating social strata of adolescence. Toronto writer Jane Ozkowski’s debut, Watching Traffic, sets itself apart by concentrating on the tension ... Read More »

October 3, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Downside Up

By Richard Scrimger

Life has not been easy recently for 11-year-old Fred Berdit. Fred has been feeling pretty low since he came down for breakfast one morning to find his beloved dog, Casey, dead on the floor, his ... Read More »

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

Level the Playing Field: The Past, Present, and Future of Women’s Pro Sports

By Kristina Rutherford

In her wide-ranging examination of the world of women’s professional sports, author and sports journalist Kristina Rutherford details the many struggles female professional athletes face. She takes readers through history to the present, showing how ... Read More »

September 29, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Freedom’s Just Another Word

By Caroline Stellings

Growing up in Saskatoon in 1970 with a black father and a white mother is a challenge for Easy (short for Louisiana), but it’s not all bad: her father has trained her as an auto ... Read More »

September 27, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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