Picture Books

★ The Branch

By Mireille Messier; Pierre Pratt (ill.)

Given our climate, it’s no surprise that Canadian kidlit publishers make the most of winter-themed titles, releasing a few every fall. This year’s crop is strong and inclusive, with something to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or ... Read More »

December 8, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Adrift At Sea: A Vietnamese Boy’s Story of Survival

By Brian Deines (ill.); Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch; Tuan Ho

A new picture book from multiple-award-winning author Marsha Skrypuch and renowned illustrator Brian Deines tells the story of a young boy’s remarkable escape from Vietnam in the early 1980s. The book opens with six-year-old Tuan ... Read More »

December 6, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

I Am Josephine (And I Am a Living Thing)

By Jacqui Lee (ill.); Jan Thornhill

Two fun new fall non-fiction titles provide answers to some common (and not-so-common) questions kids may have about the world around them and beyond. I Am Josephine (And I Am a Living Thing) helps kids ... Read More »

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Du Iz Tak?

By Carson Ellis

It’s hard to believe Du Iz Tak? is only Carson Ellis’s second outing as an author (the first being 2015’s critically acclaimed Home). Prior to her recent foray into writing picture books, the illustrator’s distinctive ... Read More »

November 16, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Family is a Family is a Family

By Sara O’Leary‚ Qin Leng (ill.)

It’s not easy feeling different, especially when it seems all the other kids fit in. Two new picture books gently and playfully take on these insecurities and turn them into celebrations of diversity. In French ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Margo Thinks Twice

By Monica Arnaldo

One Saturday morning, Margo wakes up with the undeniable urge to create. As she’s about to begin assembling her masterpiece, Margo’s mother, not wanting the little girl to stick to everything, cautions her to be ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Solutions for Cold Feet and Other Little Problems

By Carey Sookocheff

Toronto illustrator Carey Sookocheff isn’t new to picture books – she provided the charming art for Maureen Fergus’s popular Buddy and Earl series – but she is new to authorship, and it’s a good fit. ... Read More »

October 17, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ French Toast

By Kari-Lynn Winters‚ François Thisdale (ill.)

October 12, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Hurry Up, Henry

By Jennifer Lanthier‚ Isabelle Malenfant (ill.)

From three great talents in Canadian children’s literature come two picture books that highlight some of the more challenging aspects of childhood. In Jeremy Tankard’s Hungry Bird, Bird is hangry. In Hurry Up, Henry by ... Read More »

September 27, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Lila and the Crow

By Gabrielle Grimard

In her authorial debut, Montreal illustrator Gabrielle Grimard tackles bullying and diversity through the heartbreaking story of Lila, whose new classmates mock her for looking different. Every day, the other students call her a crow ... Read More »

September 22, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

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