★ Otto and Pio

A squirrel. His doorstep. A mysterious green ball. A creature emerging from that ball. So begins Otto and Pio, a charming and quirky story of unexpected friendship from Montreal-based picture-book creator Marianne Dubuc (Up the ... Read More »

February 11, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

When You’re Scared

By Andrée Poulin and Véronique Joffre (ill.)

In 2012, a library of the best “silent books” was created on the Italian island of Lampedusa for refugee children from the Middle East and Africa. Without seeing its holdings list, one would think it ... Read More »

February 4, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Invisible Garden

By Valérie Picard and Marianne Ferrer (ill.)

February 4, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Friends

By Geraldo Valério

February 4, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock

By Amanda Strong; Dallas Hunt; ill.

Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock tells the story a little girl who accidentally lost her Kôhkum’s world-famous bannock while walking through the forest. Sîsîp hears her crying and quacks, “What’s the matter?” After learning about ... Read More »

January 25, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ A Story about Cancer (with a Happy Ending)

By India Desjardins and Marianne Ferrer (ill.)

While India Desjardins and Marianne Ferrer’s story about cancer may not be a suspenseful one (see the title’s parenthesis), it is in no way predictable in its approach to the subject matter. It’s the story ... Read More »

January 24, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Girl and the Wolf

By Katherena Vermette; Julie Flett (ill.)

Animals with human characteristics have been appearing in picture books for so long that their place or purpose in a story is rarely questioned — readers accept and embrace the conventions around all permutations of ... Read More »

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Dog Who Wanted to Fly

By Kathy Stinson; Brandon James Scott (ill.)

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet

By Sara O’Leary; Jacob Grant (ill.)

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Meet Tom Longboat

By Elizabeth MacLeod; Mike Deas (ill.)

Scholastic Canada’s biography series – picture books that profile trailblazing Canadians, including Viola Desmond and Chris Hadfield – stands out in the field of non-fiction kidlit biographies thanks to its appealing, comic-strip style. The latest ... Read More »

December 13, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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