February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
Jim McGugan’s second picture book is a tale of two brothers, named Owen and Prune. Owen has a rule for everything, from the proper way to eat Crème Caramel to the proper way to read. ... Read More »
Hannah and the Seven Dresses,/I> is an amusing, colourful book with a simple and satisfying story – just about the hardest kind to create. For her first picture book, Jocelyn (who’s a clothing designer and ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
On the evening of Chinese New Year, a little girl cowers in her grandmother’s arms, afraid of the fireworks outside. To comfort her, the grandmother tells the story of how New Year celebrations began. Long ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
In Toronto writer Michael Bedard’s latest picture book, a grandmother tells her grandson about meeting Frances Loring and Florence Wyle, the “Clay Ladies” of the title. Loring and Wyle were artists – sculptors who lived ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Ian Wallace’s latest picture book is a tribute to the men who go underground, earning their living as coal miners. It is also a reminder of a time, not so long ago, when children left ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Where do dreams go when the world wakes up? Zachary awakes very early one Saturday to the astonishing sight of two zebras and a shaggy dog drinking from a birdbath. He discovers an old man ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
The Butterflies’ Promise, by Adam’s Daycare author Julie Ovenell-Carter, is the latest in a growing number of picture books written to help children deal with aging loved ones. Its story of Milly and her beloved ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
It is the day of the ceilidh (Gaelic for a country dance, pronounced kay-lee), and a young girl helps her family get ready, “sweeping out the hayloft in the barn, stringing colored lights from tree ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
“If I were….” Few phrases in the language do more to conjure a sense of limitless possibilities. A young girl gazing from her window at night imagines herself to be the moon who would “shine ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
In Kung’ombe, the “land of countless cattle,” the herds have mysteriously disappeared. As evening nears, Mariamu, a little girl who is picking berries, encounters a magical song bird. The two collaborate on a heroic successful ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books