The Funeral

Many of our experiences with death begin with a phone call. On the very first page of The Funeral, the words “RING RING” emanate from a large apartment building. While the rotary phone, in the ... Read More »

May 10, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Space Adventurer’s Guide: Your Passport to the Coolest Things to See and Do in the Universe

By John Holinaty (ill.); Peter McMahon

Despite the best efforts of people like Chris Hadfield, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and J.J. Abrams, we’ve been living through a bit of a space enthusiasm desert. These days, young people are more focused on the ... Read More »

May 7, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Mighty Mission Machines: From Rockets to Rovers

By Dave Williams; Loredana Cunti; Theo Krynauw (ill.)

May 7, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Bagel King

By Andrew Larsen; Sandy Nichols (ill.)

Andrew Larsen’s The Bagel King is the endearing tale of a zaida and his grandson Eli, and how they bond over a Sunday ritual of eating bagels: “Warm. Chewy. Salty. Bagels.” Until one day Zaida ... Read More »

May 3, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Snuggly

By Glen Huser; Milan Pavlovic (ill.)

In the world of children’s literature, a debate persists: should stories be written to teach a lesson or simply to entertain? While some flock to books with sobering or inspiring instruction, others find these tomes ... Read More »

April 12, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli

By Julie Morstad (ill.); Kyo Maclear

Unique women find their voices and overcome naysayers in two picture-book biographies that follow their subjects from childhood to middle age. In Walking in the City with Jane, author Susan Hughes introduces us to a ... Read More »

April 9, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Walking in the City with Jane: A Story of Jane Jacobs

By Susan Hughes; Valérie Boivin (ill.)

April 9, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull

By Charlene Chua (ill.); Nancy Mike

Elisapee, a young Inuit girl, lives with her parents in a quaint seaside house. In the summer, her father often brings home baby birds on his boat, and one day he brings home a baby ... Read More »

April 5, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

On Our Street: Our First Talk About Poverty

By Jaime Casap; Jane Heinrichs (ill.); Jillian Roberts

“Don’t ask kids what they want to be when they grow up; ask them what problem they want to solve,” says Jaime Casap, Google’s chief education evangelist. In their non-fiction resource book, Casap and psychologist ... Read More »

March 15, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Dr. Coo and the Pigeon Protest

By Kass Reich (ill.); Sarah Hampson

Award-winning Canadian newspaper journalist Sarah Hampson has published her first picture book and it’s one that celebrates diversity and promotes respect for others. In this slight story, Dr. Coo is a sophisticated pigeon who knows ... Read More »

March 12, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

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