Princess Bun Bun

By Richard Scrimger, Gillian Johnson, illus.

Say the word “castle” and kids think of towers, moats, princesses, and knights. Toronto author Richard Scrimger plays with these magical elements in his latest picture book, Princess Bun Bun. In this delightful sequel to ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Leap into Poetry: More Abcs of Poetry

By Avis Harley

Although adults may have forgotten this, any child who’s been enraptured by the rhymes, rhythms, riddles, and wordplay of Dennis Lee, Mother Goose, or Dr. Seuss instinctively knows that spieltrieb (as the German critic Baumgarten ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Under a Prairie Sky

By Anne Laurel Carter, Alan and Lea Daniel, illus.

When I grow up, I’m going to be a Mountie.” So opens Anne Laurel Carter’s new picture book, a first-person narrative of one boy’s ability to turn the task of finding his wayward little brother ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Busy Little Mouse

By Eugenie Fernandes, Kim Fernandes, illus.

A little mouse goes outside to play one morning, and in the course of the day he has fun with a bouncy dog, a wiggly pig, a timid sheep, a friendly cow, a happy cat, ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Rough Day at Loon Lake

By Kathleen Cook Waldron, Dean Griffiths, illus.

In this sequel to Loon Lake Fishing Derby, Kathleen Cook Waldron takes young readers on another madcap adventure with the same four animal friends: a squirrel, salamander, mouse, and turtle. On a hot summer day, ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Going on a Journey to the Sea

By Jane Barclay, Doris Barrette, illus.

In the middle of a Canadian winter, it’s quite a pleasure to look at a picture book about a sunny summer day on the beach. Jane Barclay tells her story in the voice of a ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Green Cat

By Dayal Kaur Khalsa

Ready to engage in their nightly squabble over space in the bedroom they share, Tom and Lynn are distracted by a tall green cat who asks them, “What do you like the most?” They both ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Badger’s New House

By Robin Muller

“Badger lived in a cozy little house,” writes Robin Muller charmingly. When a terrible storm necessitates repairs to his humble abode, Badger doesn’t feel inclined to undertake them so he moves. He finds himself rattling ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Art Room

By Susan Vande Griek, Pascal Milelli, illus.

In response to an ad in the paper in the early 1900s, three children are sent to take drawing and painting classes with a “Miss M. Emily Carr.” What they find when they reach the ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

How Sleep Found Tabitha

By Maggie deVries, Sheena Lott, illus.

Cozy in bed, Tabitha imagines her toys inviting her to sleep in their habitats: the whale in the sea, the eagle in her nest, the rabbit in his burrow. Tabitha tries sleeping coiled on the ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Quill and Quire

Princess Bun Bun

Leap into Poetry: More Abcs of Poetry

Under a Prairie Sky

★ Busy Little Mouse

Rough Day at Loon Lake

Going on a Journey to the Sea

★ Green Cat

Badger’s New House

The Art Room

How Sleep Found Tabitha

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