February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Folktales are fair game for retellers since they represent the anonymous collective wisdom of the folk – the common people. As descendants of the oral tradition, they beg to be told and told and told ... Read More »
Toronto writer Paul Yee offers another story of the Chinese immigrant experience in the New World. Wei Lim is proud of both his grandfather and father (Ba) who perform Chinese opera.In his youth, Grandfather played ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
It’s raining again! What can a little bear do, when his friend is busy writing, and it’s just too wet outside? Nova Scotia writer Maureen Hull’s Bear gets bored, just like a little child who’s ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Set on the West Coast during the Second World War, this exquisitely sad and beautiful book tells of the friendship between Mary, a prairie girl visiting her grandmother for the summer, and Mr. Hiroshi, the ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
Mr. Reez lives a quiet life until the day he puts too much pepper on his salad. A breeze from the open window swirls the pepper up his nose and prompts him to erupt in ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
With its luxurious illustrations and subtle, Zen-like story, this book is a treasure. The tale takes place in a garden, where Lucy, the young narrator, is visiting her adult friend, Anna Zinnia. The plot is ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
A celebration of the diversity of human life, Mama God, Papa God retells the creation myth in a way that’s both traditional and freshly contemporary. Although a long-time Toronto resident and former host of CBC ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Author-illustrator Eugenie Fernandes’ latest work explores babies’ dreams in a soothing way for parents and infants. In the same warm fuzzy bedtime genre as Teddy Jam’s This New Baby and Sam McBratney’s Guess How Much ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
All aboard for a delightful romp through the alphabet with Ahmed, on his way to Europe on the luxury liner the Empress of Britain, Bella, who has a most unnerving way of saying hello, pram-bound ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
We’ll all go sailing/On the great wide seas/My friend Maggee/And Jesse and me.” This bouncy opening line conveys the joyful tone of this picture book for preschoolers. Small hands can open the nine gatefolds that ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books