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★ When Stella Was Very, Very Small

By Marie-Louise Gay

It’s a pleasure to see another book about Stella, Marie-Louise Gay’s indomitable heroine with curly red hair and joie de vivre to match. In this eighth book of the series, Gay has lost none of ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Night Flight

By Mireille Messier; Carl Pelletier, illus.

Luca has an active imagination – especially at night, when he should be sleeping. Everyday objects in his bedroom suggest multiple adventures, and all he has to do is whisper, “Moonlight, Starlight, Twilight, Night Flight!” ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

The King’s Taster

By Kenneth Oppel; Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, illus.

In the English literary canon, cooks get little respect. Think of Shakespeare’s “greasy Joan,” and the pilgrim cook in Chaucer with that unappetizing ulcer on his shin. Long John Silver’s position on The Hispaniola? Cook. ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

I Spy a Bunny

By Judy Dudar; Richard Rudnicki, illus.

Mandy, a little blonde girl with a jones for colour, goes to see her Aunt Carla for a weekend of fun, sun, and cookies. They head out to White Point Beach in Nova Scotia and ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Edward and the Eureka Lucky Wish Company

By Barbara Todd; Patricia Storms, illus.

Edward wants to fly more than anything. His dream seems set to come true when he encounters a salesman from the Eureka Lucky Wish Company. (“Buy Two. Get One Free.”) Edward buys three wishes, but, ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Pounce de Leon

By Tim Wynne-Jones; Alfredo Tapia, illus.

As in his much-loved Zoom series of picture books, Tim Wynne-Jones’s newest, Pounce de Leon, features a cat in the role of explorer-hero. Drawing on the self-contained and introspective “personality” often ascribed to cats, Wynne-Jones ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Down the Drain

By Robert Munsch; Michael Martchenko, illus.

Robert Munsch has done it again. The prolific storyteller’s latest book keeps up the high standard of silliness we’ve come to expect from Canada’s King of KidLit. The familiar formula of repetition, exaggeration, and humour ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Queen of Paradise’s Garden

By Andy Jones; Darka Erdelji, illus.

Andy Jones, a founder of the comedy troupe CODCO, retells a traditional Newfoundland tale here, just as he did in 2003’s Hackmatack Award-winning Peg Bearskin. The story features elements in common with many good folk ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

La Primera: The Story of Wild Mustangs

By Ian Tyson; Adeline Halvorson, illus.

La Primera is an attractive pairing of a song by Canadian folk-music legend Ian Tyson and a set of paintings by Saskatchewan-born Adeline Halvorson. Following the history of mustangs from 1493, when the first such ... Read More »

April 15, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Lord of the Sky

By Linda Zeman-Spaleny; Ludmila Zeman, illus.

This book is a family project that began life as a 1991 animated short film. First-time author Linda Zeman-Spaleny is the daughter of Ludmila Zeman and Eugen Spaleny, the directors, scriptwriters, and animators of the ... Read More »

April 14, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

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