February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Writer Joe Barber-Starkey and illustrator Paul Montpellier team up to create a sequel to their first book, Jason and the Sea Otter. In this new story, Jason, a young Nootka boy, wakes to the sounds ... Read More »
Even the most abundant wheat harvest provides a small Ukrainian farm community with just bare sustenance. So when Soviet soldiers arrive in little Marusia’s village, demanding that all the farmers hand over their entire crop, ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Night owl Eddie tries his mother’s patience with his aversion to bedtime, prompting him to search for a place where his insomnia is understood. He finds it at Night School and, accompanied by other local ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Recent news articles suggest that children are growing up ignorant of their country’s history. One way of counteracting this is to introduce them early to stories that make the past seem exciting and intriguing. Picture ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Recent news articles suggest that children are growing up ignorant of their country’s history. One way of counteracting this is to introduce them early to stories that make the past seem exciting and intriguing. Picture ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
To introduce another alphabet book into the world is a risky venture, given the apparent glut of these books on the market and the centuries’ worth of precedents in our libraries. Happily, this creative new ... Read More »
February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Prolific children’s writer and illustrator David McPhail (he’s created more than 70 books) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has teamed up with first-time picture book author Anne Carter of Toronto to spin a rollicking cowboy fantasy. ... Read More »
February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Wouldn’t we all like a magic charm to drive away the rain when it arrives on precisely the wrong day? Maryann Kovalski, a well-known Canadian author/illustrator, uses the old folk rhyme “Rain, rain, go away” ... Read More »
February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
It’s Lionel’s birthday, and Elliot Moose enlists the help of his friends to bake Lionel a cake. However, the recipe contains many mysteries. What does “separate two eggs” mean? How do you “cream the butter”? ... Read More »
February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Are chickens smarter than coyotes? It seems unlikely, but Margriet Ruurs tells a jaunty tale of one hen, Emma, who outwits a marauding coyote and wins the praise of the farmyard. Of course, her victory ... Read More »
February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books