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Welcome to a world where everyone reads, and everyone becomes what they read. A man reading a book about flowers turns into blooms, and a rabbit reading a book on turtles suddenly finds his body ... Read More »

November 11, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Zipitio

By Jorge Argueta, Gloria Calderón, illus., Elisa Amado, trans.

The title character of the newest in Groundwood’s series highlighting Latin American children’s writers is an awkward little man whose feet face in the wrong direction and whose big belly and long sharp nails make ... Read More »

November 11, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ The Cat and the Wizard

By Dennis Lee, Gillian Johnson, illus.

A wild wizard party on the turrets of Toronto’s eccentric castle, Casa Loma – who could resist it? And who could resist the rollicking verses of Dennis Lee, matched with the delicately zany pictures of ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

An Alien in My House

By Shenaaz G. Nanji, Chum McLeod, illus.

When his grandfather moves in, Ben tells his friends that an alien has invaded his house. By the way he describes the old man’s removable teeth and hair, taste for greens, and apparent fixation on ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Rachel Captures the Moon

By Richard Ungar

A moon to follow, a moon to capture; red moon, golden moon; a moon making its shining path across the water into the imagination of a child. These two engaging picture books look in very ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Ruler of the Courtyard

By Rukshana Khan, R. Gregory Christie, illus.

In Rukshana Khan’s new picture book, which is set in rural Pakistan, a little girl named Saba vies for control of the courtyard with chickens who scare her with their “bony beaks, razor claws, . ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Pippin the Christmas Pig

By Jean Little, Werner Zimmermann, illus.

Not-very-good stories are wrung out of Christmas so often it’s hard to imagine a new one – a good one, that is. Acclaimed children’s author Jean Little (Orphan at My Door) turns the exhaustion of ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Hidden Buffalo

By Rudy Wiebe, Michael Lonechild, illus.

Hidden Buffalo, based on a Cree buffalo legend, is another good read-aloud addition to the growing body of native literature for children. It takes place during the Moon of Changing Leaves (autumn), a time when ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

In Abby’s Hands

By Wendy A. Lewis, Marilyn Mets & Peter Ledwon, illus.

In Abby’s Hands is a poignant story about a young girl and her pregnant dog, by Toronto area author Wendy A. Lewis. Abby, who is still mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother, bites her ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

The Subway Mouse

By Barbara Reid

Nib is a mouse who lives in a subway tunnel. One day he decides to leave his nest, family, and friends to try to find the legendary “Tunnel’s End.” Some mice say it is only ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

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