Quennu and the Cave Bear

Marie Day’s story and illustrations throw light on a subject relatively rare in picture books – human prehistory. In this imaginative recreation of a prehistoric community, Day combines speculative and factual material to describe how ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Ribbon Rescue

By Robert Munsch, Eugenie Fernandes, - illus.

Jillian DeLaronde, a young Mohawk from the Kahnawake reserve near Montreal, inspired Robert Munsch when she attended one of his readings wearing a traditional Mohawk costume, a brand-new ribbon dress. The result is Ribbon Rescue, ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Sundog Rescue

By Alison Lohans, Vladyana Langer Krykorka, illus.

Melissa, the main character in Sundog Rescue, is one of those young children whose fears are triggered by an overactive imagination. In her fantasies, which are always related to nature, she sees sharks in a ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ Bridge 6

By Jim McGugan, Judith Christine Mills, illus.

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 »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Hannah and the Seven Dresses

By Marthe Jocelyn

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

★ The Dragon New Year

By David Bouchard, Zhong-Yang Huang, illus.

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

The Clay Ladies

By Michael Bedard, Les Tait, illus.

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

★ Boy of the Deeps

By Ian Wallace

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

The Dream Collector

By Troon Harrison, Alan and Lea Daniel, illus.

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 Julie Ovenell-Carter, Kitty Macaulay, illus.

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

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