The Lion and the Bird

By Marianne Dubuc; Claudia Z. Bedrick (trans.)

From Quebec illustrator and author Marianne Dubuc, The Lion and the Bird is a sweetly sentimental tale about friendship, the passing of time, and letting go. One autumn day, Lion is working in his garden ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

By Christine Baldacchino; Isabelle Malenfant (illus.)

Morris Micklewhite is an imaginative little boy who loves pancakes, painting, singing, and his cat, Moo. His favourite part of school is the dress-up centre – the beautiful tangerine dress he puts on there reminds ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Best Friend Trouble

By Frances Itani; Geneviève Després, illus.

Most of the time, Hanna and Lizzy are best friends, but sometimes they get on each other’s nerves. One day while playing, Lizzy throws a ball over a fence and goads Hanna to do the ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Fish Named Glub

By Dan Bar-el; Josée Bisaillon, illus.

Author Dan Bar-el and illustrator Josée Bisaillon team up to tell an ambitious story about a tiny fish named Glub who has a big impact on the lives of those around him. Glub spends his ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Tweedles Go Electric

By Monica Kulling; Marie Lafrance, illus.

It’s the turn of the 20th century and the Tweedle family is casting off its reputation as “fuddy-duddies” by buying an automobile. Mama and son Francis respond to the prospect with zeal, but daughter Frances’s ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Whoosh! A Watery World of Wonderful Creatures

By Marilyn Baillie; Susan Mitchell

In this delightful picture book, celebrated author Marilyn Baillie adroitly combines children’s love of playing in water with their fascination for learning about animals. Baillie, the former editor of chickaDEE magazine, once taught science at ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Most Magnificent Thing

By Ashley Spires

Having retired her much-loved Binky the Space Cat series, Saskatoon author-illustrator Ashley Spires turns her attention to a girl and her dog in her latest picture book. The inseparable pair plays, eats, explores, and relaxes ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

Letter Lunch

By Elisa Gutiérrez

In Letter Lunch, Vancouver illustrator and graphic designer Elisa Gutiérrez uses collage and comics-style panels to tell the simple story of a boy and girl attempting to assemble the ingredients for a meal. It quickly ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Here Comes Destructosaurus!

By Aaron Reynolds; Jeremy Tankard, illus.

Life with a preschool-aged boy in the house is always eventful. Little guys have a well-earned reputation for not always being the best behaved members of the family, and it can sometimes feel like living ... Read More »

March 7, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Boy and the Whale

By Michael Moniz

Michael Moniz follows up his lively picture-book debut, 2011’s Wazzyjump, with the story of a small boy who lives on a tiny island in the middle of the sea. The boy sets out in his ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

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