Picture Books

★ Let’s Go!

Let’s Go! by Cree-Métis artist and author Julie Flett is a lovingly illustrated picture book about skateboarding and community. The book’s narrator is a Cree boy, enchanted by the older kids he sees skateboarding past ... Read More »

June 12, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Once Upon a Sari

By Zenia Wadhwani and Avani Dwivedi (ill.)

In Zenia Wadhwani’s Once Upon a Sari, a sari is never just a sari. It is a keepsake that unravels a story, history, and cultural identity unique to its wearer. When I first read Once Upon ... Read More »

June 5, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Wild Trails to the Sea

By Penelope Jackson and Elena Skoreyko Wagner (ill.)

Halifax-based author Penelope Jackson has created a delightful book for children with Wild Trails to the Sea. It is an ode to Nova Scotia’s natural landscapes, including the LaHave River, Crystal Crescent, Kejimkujik Seaside, Hirtle’s ... Read More »

May 22, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Sun Never Hurries

By Roxane Turcotte and Lucie Crovatto (ill.)

When we have 1,001 tasks to do every day, it’s easy to fall into the trap of racing through it all. Sometimes we don’t even notice how fast we’ve been moving until bedtime, when there’s ... Read More »

May 8, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ A Planet Is a Poem

By Amanda West Lewis and Oliver Averill (ill.)

A Planet Is a Poem intertwines the worlds of poetry and science in 14 poems. Written by Amanda West Lewis and illustrated by Oliver Averill, each poem pairs a planetary body with a poetic form: ... Read More »

May 1, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Little Regent

By Yewande Daniel-Ayoade and Ken Daley (ill.)

Even as she grieves the death of her father, 8-year-old Abioye finds herself leading her small West African community. (In many Yoruba communities, when the king dies without a son, his daughter rules the community ... Read More »

April 17, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak

By Danielle Daniel and Jackie Traverse (ill.)

Trees are treated with reverence in many world religions. In Islam, planting trees, which provide shelter and food to all living beings, is seen as an act of charity. In Hinduism and Buddhism, trees are ... Read More »

March 27, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ All That Grows

By Jack Wong

All That Grows is a charming picture book, written and illustrated by Jack Wong, about a little brother and big sister who go on neighbourhood walks together, smelling and picking flowers. They also cultivate plants ... Read More »

March 6, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Khadija and the Elephant Toothpaste Experiment

By Farah Qaiser and Hajer Nakua; Natalya Tariq (ill.)

Khadija and the Elephant Toothpaste Experiment offers an example of what happens when, contrary to conventional wisdom, you try something at home. The picture book illustrates how children can find their passion through play, and ... Read More »

February 28, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ A Garden Called Home

By Jessica J. Lee and Elaine Chen (ill.)

Jessica J. Lee’s debut picture book, A Garden Called Home, is a love story for children of the diaspora. This picture book explores the precious bond between a mother and daughter, and also asks, where ... Read More »

February 14, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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