The Dog Who Wanted to Fly

By Kathy Stinson; Brandon James Scott (ill.)

Animals with human characteristics have been appearing in picture books for so long that their place or purpose in a story is rarely questioned — readers accept and embrace the conventions around all permutations of ... Read More »

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet

By Sara O’Leary; Jacob Grant (ill.)

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Meet Tom Longboat

By Elizabeth MacLeod; Mike Deas (ill.)

Scholastic Canada’s biography series – picture books that profile trailblazing Canadians, including Viola Desmond and Chris Hadfield – stands out in the field of non-fiction kidlit biographies thanks to its appealing, comic-strip style. The latest ... Read More »

December 13, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Lady from Kent

By Barbara Nichol; Bill Pechet (ill.)

The spirits of Lear and Belloc are channelled in Barbara Nichol’s arousingly illogical book of light verse, The Lady from Kent, about, well, a lady who says she’s from Kent. But as we quickly learn ... Read More »

December 10, 2018 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Grandmother’s Visit

By Betty Quan; Carmen Mok (ill.)

Grandmothers in every culture hold a special place in the lives of their grandchildren. In a busy world, they are often a source of comfort, companionship, and acceptance. Grandmothers can also be a vital link ... Read More »

December 6, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bitter and Sweet

By Kyrsten Brooker (ill.); Sandra V. Feder

December 6, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Putuguq & Kublu and the Qalupalik!

By Astrid Arijanto (ill.); Danny Christopher; Roselynn Akulukjuk

Something lurks beneath the sea ice of Arviq Bay. That is, if siblings Putuguq and Kublu believe their grandfather’s tale of creatures, called qalupaliit, who snatch unsuspecting children playing too close to the water. Published ... Read More »

December 3, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Seasons Before the War

By Bernice Morgan; Brita Granström (ill.)

“Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a world where the First World War was history and the Second World War was unimaginable …” That’s how Bernice Morgan sets the scene for her new ... Read More »

November 26, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

The Birdman

By François Thisdale (ill.); Troon Harrison

Famous Canadian activist Alexander Milton Ross, known as “Birdman,” was an ornithologist and medical doctor who claimed to have assisted enslaved people escaping from the American South. Award-winning author Troon Harrison and veteran Montreal illustrator ... Read More »

November 22, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Log Driver’s Waltz

By Jennifer Phelan (ill.); Wade Hemsworth

Almost 40 years after the The Log Driver’s Waltz appeared as a National Film Board animated vignette, Toronto illustrator Jennifer Phelan brings a thoughtful, female-driven interpretation of the classic folk song to a new generation ... Read More »

November 12, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

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