Kids’ Books

Stay Strong: A Musician’s Journey from Congo

Stay Strong: A Musician’s Journey from Congo is the true story of Gentil Misigaro, a young Congolese man who fled the constant violence and warfare of his country to settle as a refugee in Winnipeg. ... Read More »

December 16, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Urban Tribes: Native Americans in the City

By Lisa Charleyboy (ed.); Mary Beth Leatherdale (ed.)

“So, just how connected are you to your Indigenous roots if you live downtown?” This is the key question posed by editors Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale in Urban Tribes. Charleyboy and Leatherdale are ... Read More »

December 16, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Ben Says Goodbye

By Sarah Ellis; Kim La Fave (illus.)

Veteran children’s author (and Q&Q contributing editor) Sarah Ellis adds another title to her Ben series of picture books (produced in collaboration with illustrator Kim La Fave). This touching, realistically told story of a little ... Read More »

December 15, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Scenes from the Epic Life of a Total Genius

By Stacey Matson

Vancouver author Stacey Matson’s second instalment in the Genius trilogy (following A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius) once again finds Arthur Bean, our excitable and ambitious hero, struggling with unpopularity, ... Read More »

December 7, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Set You Free

By Jeff Ross

The seventh YA novel from Ottawa writer Jeff Ross demonstrates that plots cannot live on twists alone. Set You Free attempts to amp up a fairly thin story with a big third-act switcheroo that makes ... Read More »

November 17, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Emperor of Any Place

By Tim Wynne-Jones

Themes of loss, historical trauma, and the subjectivity of memory are not exactly rare in Canadian fiction, even in books aimed at younger readers. However, the ambitious new novel by celebrated kidlit veteran Tim Wynne-Jones ... Read More »

November 16, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A Year of Borrowed Men

By Michelle Barker; Renné Benoit (illus.)

“I was seven when the French prisoners of war arrived at our house.” From this opening sentence, Michelle Barker’s picture book introduces a challenging issue to its young audience. Based on the experiences of the ... Read More »

November 16, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

If You’re Lucky

By Yvonne Prinz

The latest novel from San Francisco–based Canadian author (and Amoeba Music co-founder) Yvonne Prinz starts out as a sad story about a disaffected teenager and slowly builds into a hold-on-to-your-seat thriller. Georgia is trying to ... Read More »

November 12, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Oscar Lives Next Door: A Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson’s Childhood

By Bonnie Farmer; Marie Lafrance (illus.)

The title of Bonnie Farmer’s easygoing, 1930s Montreal tale about a girl named Mildred whose musically gifted next-door playmate is a boy named Oscar Peterson is a clear nod to Beethoven Lives Upstairs, the audio-recording/book/movie ... Read More »

November 12, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Once Upon a Line

By Wallace Edwards

The latest visual feast from Wallace Edwards is designed to spur the imaginations of young readers (and older ones, too). Each page features an image and “Once upon a line,” followed by the beginnings of ... Read More »

November 12, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

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