Picture Books

Violet Shrink

By Christine Baldacchino and Carmen Mok (ill.)

“Just be yourself” is the default advice for young people struggling in social situations. But how does that actually work? Kids in four new picture books use different strategies to feel more at ease in ... Read More »

March 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Superluminous

By Ian De Haes

March 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Simon Steps Into the Ring

By Marylène Monette and Marion Arbona (ill.); Sophie B. Watson (trans.)

March 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell

By Selina Alko

Vancouver-raised, Brooklyn-based author-illustrator Selina Alko first heard Joni Mitchell’s music when she was nine years old attending summer camp in B.C. It made an enduring impression. In her author’s note for Joni: The Lyrical Life ... Read More »

March 9, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Nattiq and the Land of Statues

By Barbara Landry and Martha Kyak (ill.)

The stakes of environmental-science books for kids have risen dramatically as climate change hurtles toward the point of no return. Four new titles, running the gamut from informational to fictional, celebrate the beauty of trees ... Read More »

March 2, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Peter and the Tree Children

By Peter Wohlleben and Cale Atkinson (ill.); Jane Billinghurst (trans.)

March 2, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

A Forest in the City

By Andrea Curtis and Pierre Pratt (ill.)

March 2, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Boreal Forest

By L.E. Carmichael and Josée Bisaillon (ill.)

March 2, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Tickled Pink: How Friendship Washes the World with Color

By Andrée Poulin and Lucile Danis Drouot (ill.)

Filippo the flamingo just wants to play. But every time he asks Zac the zebra and Poncho the panda if he can join them, they come up with a new excuse. “You’re too pink,” says ... Read More »

February 10, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Story Boat

By Kyo Maclear and Rashin Kheiriyeh (ill.)

What if one were to imagine the refugee experience from the eyes of a couple of imaginative, ever-positive, Zen-like kids? Sounds improbable, but the picture book Story Boat pulls it off with aplomb. Written by ... Read More »

January 30, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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Quill and Quire

Violet Shrink

Superluminous

Simon Steps Into the Ring

Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell

Nattiq and the Land of Statues

Peter and the Tree Children

A Forest in the City

The Boreal Forest

Tickled Pink: How Friendship Washes the World with Color

★ Story Boat

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