Picture Books

Small in the City

Small in the City tells the story of a child’s vivid urban journey that is initially frightening, then familiar. This is the first time that award-winning illustrator Sydney Smith has created both the text and ... Read More »

September 12, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

If Pluto Was a Pea

By Gabrielle Prendergast and Rebecca Gerlings (ill.)

“Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.” Anyone who self-identifies as a nerd (or is friends with a nerd) will recognize that quote from Douglas Adams’s ... Read More »

September 5, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe

By Chris Ferrie and Susan Batori (ill.)

September 5, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Pokko and the Drum

By Matthew Forsythe

Most parents who have actively indulged a child’s interest or hobby know that, along with the hoped-for moments of pride come more than a few sacrifices. Hockey means pre-dawn rink visits and expensive, smelly equipment. ... Read More »

August 29, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Helen’s Birds

By Sara Cassidy and Sophie Casson (ill.)

Birds give earth-bound humans plenty to marvel at, but they can also carry symbolic power, acting as sources of comfort or inspiration. Three new releases – two fiction and one non-fiction – encourage readers to ... Read More »

August 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Birdsong

By Julie Flett

August 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel: And Other Poems of Birds in Flight

By Susan Vande Griek and Mark Hoffmann (ill.)

August 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Nibi’s Water Song

By Sunshine Tenasco and Chief Lady Bird (ill.)

In Nibi’s Water Song, first-time author Sunshine Tenasco joins forces with illustrator Chief Lady Bird to address the need for clean water in Indigenous communities. Nibi is a “thirsty, thirsty girl.” But she can’t find ... Read More »

August 12, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Playgrounds of Babel

By JonArno Lawson and Piet Grobler (ill.)

One of the most remarkable things about JonArno Lawson’s new picture book – a retelling of a retelling of the biblical story of the Tower of Babel – is that it’s based on personal experience. ... Read More »

August 8, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

My Bright Friend

By Simon Boulerice and Marilyn Faucher (ill.)

At the start of My Bright Friend, readers are told that Ludo’s parents don’t love each other anymore. Refreshingly, there is no attempt to buffer readers from the reality of divorce, nor is the language ... Read More »

August 1, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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