September 2, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books
Toronto illustrator Qin Leng presents a diverse cast of characters in publishing veteran Kathryn Cole’s latest addition to the I’m a Great Little Kid series, which focuses on helping young readers with self-esteem, communication, and ... Read More »
Buddy the dog does not have much excitement in his life. One day, his human, Meredith, brings home a box with a strange-looking thing inside. Despite orders to “stay,” Buddy cannot help investigating. When he ... Read More »
September 2, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books
In 1993, five-year-old Michel Chikwanine was kidnapped by members of a rebel militia while he and some other boys were playing in their village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The boys were drugged, subjected ... Read More »
August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The Fisk Jubilee Singers are a world-renowned African-American choir from Nashville, Tennessee. In Give Me Wings, former Tundra Books publisher (and anthropologist) Kathy Lowinger explores the origins of this group, which arose to face the ... Read More »
August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
In the latest YA novel from veteran author Eric Walters (who has written more than 90 books over the course of two decades), readers are introduced to Sam, a Grade 11 boy with an exceptionally ... Read More »
August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Writing horror stories for kids is a bit of a tightrope walk. Not enough spookiness and readers will be bored, too much and they might have nightmares. It’s a fine balance, one that Philippa Dowding ... Read More »
August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Mikaela Everett’s science-fiction debut, The Unquiet, takes readers into a cold war between two (almost) identical Earths. The planets are duplicates in every way, except one. The people of Earth 2 know something the residents ... Read More »
August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Veronica Mars meets Indiana Jones in a fast-paced teen mystery that will appeal to lovers of the supernatural and history buffs. Nefertari “Terry” Hughes wants to keep a low profile at her new school, but ... Read More »
August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Vancouver-based Australian author Darren Groth’s Are You Seeing Me? tells of 19-year-old twins Perry and Justine, who travel from Australia to North America on a sightseeing trip, not sure what they will find. Perry is ... Read More »
August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over is a picture book with accompanying CD, both by Vancouver singer-songwriter Hilary Grist. They tell the story of a dream journey in the tradition of Maurice Sendak’s In ... Read More »
August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books