March 6, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
All That Grows is a charming picture book, written and illustrated by Jack Wong, about a little brother and big sister who go on neighbourhood walks together, smelling and picking flowers. They also cultivate plants ... Read More »
Khadija and the Elephant Toothpaste Experiment offers an example of what happens when, contrary to conventional wisdom, you try something at home. The picture book illustrates how children can find their passion through play, and ... Read More »
February 28, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
Jessica J. Lee’s debut picture book, A Garden Called Home, is a love story for children of the diaspora. This picture book explores the precious bond between a mother and daughter, and also asks, where ... Read More »
February 14, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
In October, a fresh social-emotional learning book landed on bookshelves, joining the ranks of modern classics such as Danielle Daniel’s Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney ... Read More »
December 11, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
David Suzuki, the famed scientist and environmentalist, has collaborated with award-winning author Tanya Lloyd Kyi and illustrator Qin Leng for Bompa’s Insect Expedition, a fun nonfiction picture book. In the overarching story, twins Nakina and ... Read More »
November 28, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
When Ojiig’s father gets a job in the city, he and his parents must make the hard transition of moving away from Mishomis (Grandfather), Kookum (Grandmother), and the rest of their community. Ojiig is no ... Read More »
November 27, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
Ten-year-old Alex plays Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, with his great-grandfather Tai Gong every time he visits him at the retirement home. No matter how hard Alex tries, he never seems to be able to beat ... Read More »
November 20, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
An astonishing, poetic picture book, Skating Wild on an Inland Sea, written by Jean E. Pendziwol and illustrated by Todd Stewart, tells the story of two siblings who wake at dawn to watch the sun ... Read More »
November 20, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
Sylvie Daigneault’s The Imaginary Alphabet is a love letter to letters, playfulness, and wild imagination. A picture book featuring one letter per page with a single (and wonderfully silly) alliterative line of text that inspires ... Read More »
November 13, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
Canadian author Sara O’Leary and British illustrator Briony May Smith, both prolific in their own right, combine their talents to bring readers the achingly beautiful picture book The Little Books of the Little Brontës. Opening ... Read More »
November 8, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books