Picture Books

Doors in the Air

Written in Seussian rhyming couplets, Charlottetown author David Weale’s Doors in the Air begins with a small boy itemizing the various parts of his house and its contents, employing alliteration that makes reading it aloud ... Read More »

April 19, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

House Held up by Trees

By Ted Kooser; Jon Klassen, illus.

Beautiful imagery and images abound in former U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser’s latest book for young readers, which is illustrated by Ontario-born Jon Klassen. A house stands in solitude on a wide expanse of lawn; ... Read More »

April 19, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

The French Fry King

By Rogé; Alison Morgan, trans.

Roger the sausage dog is not interested in playing fetch or chasing the mailman. Instead, he spends his time in an existential search for meaning, asking himself important questions such as, “If I had a ... Read More »

April 19, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Night Boy

By Anne Laurel Carter; Ninon Pelletier, illus.

Anne Laurel Carter is probably best known for the controversy surrounding her 2008 YA title, The Shepherd’s Granddaughter. After winning the Candian Library Association’s Book of the Year for Children Award and being included in ... Read More »

April 12, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Larf

By Ashley Spires

Larf is a sasquatch with elongated feet, a head the size of a bison’s, a penchant for red scarves, and a relatively happy life in the woods, where he maintains a regular schedule of jogging, ... Read More »

April 12, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Piggy Bunny

By Rachel Vail; Jeremy Tankard, illus.;

Liam is just like any other little piglet, with one important difference: he doesn’t want to be a pig when he grows up, he wants to be the Easter Bunny. Liam’s down-to-earth siblings have no ... Read More »

April 12, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Walk in Pirate’s Cove

By Marisa Hochman; Bette Woodland,illus.

“Let’s go off on a pirate walk, / Down by the shining sea.” Thus begins this lovely book (the first from Winnipeg’s 36 Peonies Publishing) that celebrates the simple pleasures of discovering the natural world. ... Read More »

April 12, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Virginia Wolf

By Kyo Maclear; Isabelle Arsenault, illus.

In Kyo Maclear’s latest picture book (following 2010’s Spork), a young girl named Vanessa narrates a simple story. Her sister Virginia has woken in a particularly wolfish mood. She growls, howls, and groans, and her ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Martin on the Moon

By Martine Audet; Luc Melanson, illus.

In the English translation of Montreal poet Martine Audet’s first picture book (the original, Xavier-la-lune, was a finalist for the 2011 French-language TD Children’s Book Award), Martin is a rosy-cheeked, redheaded boy who is trying ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Slither Slide, What’s Outside?

By Nora Hilb, Simon Shapiro, and Sheryl Shapiro; Nora Hilb, illus.

Readers of all ages will be reminded of nature’s magic when they pick up this book from acclaimed Argentinean writer and illustrator Nora Hilb and Toronto authors Simon and Sheryl Shapiro. Slither Slide, What’s Outside? ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

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