Picture Books

★ Together We Drum, Our Hearts Beat as One

By Willie Poll and Chief Lady Bird (ill.)

A young and carefree Anishnaabe girl sets off into the forest to seek adventure. As she peers into the river, she sees not only her reflection but also the reflection of her ancestors clothed in ... Read More »

October 11, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Kumo: The Bashful Cloud

By Kyo Maclear and Nathalie Dion (ill.)

Kumo (which means “cloud” in Japanese) is a touching fable written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Nathalie Dion. Kumo wants nothing more than to float in the corners of the sky unnoticed. She prefers ... Read More »

October 5, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Clover

By Nadine Robert and Qin Leng (ill.)

Nadine Robert’s Clover, originally published in French, and translated into English by Catherine Ostiguy and Nick Frost, is set in a bustling rural farm nestled along the forest and mountain range. Bright-eyed Clover, who must ... Read More »

October 3, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

My Name Is Saajin Singh

By Kuljinder Kaur Brar and Samrath Kaur (ill.)

Do you remember your first day of school? The potent mix of excitement laced with the anxiety of an experience that can set the tone for years to come? In My Name Is Saajin Singh, ... Read More »

September 28, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Night Lunch

By Eric Fan and Dena Seiferling (ill.)

It’s difficult to create stories that plug directly into the looping logic of the minds of very young children that are also smart and engaging enough for adults in charge of bedtime reading. It’s equally ... Read More »

September 21, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ It’s My Body!

By Elise Gravel

It’s My Body! is an exuberant, kid-friendly nonfiction picture-book primer on body positivity. Simple, direct sentences celebrate “ALL KINDS” of bodies and kick-start a convivial conversation about how to be your body’s best friend. Governor ... Read More »

September 19, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Still This Love Goes On

By Buffy Sainte-Marie and Julie Flett (ill.)

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Still This Love Goes On and Monique Gray Smith’s I Hope/nipakosêyimon offer parents and teachers excellent options for cheerful, lovingly illustrated Indigenous-authored picture books. They are well suited for reading – or, in ... Read More »

September 12, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

I Hope/nipakosêyimon

By Monique Gray Smith and Gabrielle Grimard (ill.); Dolores Greyeyes Sand (trans.)

September 12, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Boobies

By Nancy Vo

Joining a growing circle of celebratory and educational picture books about the human body (including Tyler Feder’s exemplary Bodies Are Cool) is Nancy Vo’s Boobies. Vo, whom many might recognize as the author-illustrator of The ... Read More »

August 29, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Ugly Place

By Laura Deal and Emma Pedersen (ill.)

A picture book collaboration between Iqaluit-based writer Laura Deal and Toronto illustrator Emma Pedersen celebrates the beauty of the tundra and the power of our surroundings to bring us down or cheer us up. Pedersen’s ... Read More »

August 22, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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