Earth Magic

By Dionne Brand; Eugenie Fernandes, illus.

People who are contented and stable don’t tend to feel the need for poetry. It’s at the hinge stages of our lives – the language acquisiton heyday of early childhood, the minefield of adolescence, and ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Lilliput 5357

By Stefan Czernecki

"Every morning Lilliput 5357 wound up his motor and marched out to play. But then one morning … BIG robots with BAD attitudes showed up.” And we’re off – on a manic, eye-popping adventure by ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Red Rock: A Graphic Fable

By Tomio Nitto

Old Beaver and the other animals watch in horror as their tranquil mountain valley is invaded by a greedy developer. The animals try to stop the demolition, building barricades that are swept away by the ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tapicero Tap Tap

By Warabé Aska

In Warabé Aska’s lovely new picture book, a young Spanish boy learns that his grandfather still harbours his childhood dreams. With gentle words and evocative illustrations, Aska depicts the life of an elderly furniture maker ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Stanley’s Wild Ride

By Linda Bailey; Bill Slavin, illus.

Stanley, a lovable galoot of a lab, proves himself a master of mischief and mayhem as he once again breaks the house rules in Linda Bailey’s Stanley’s Wild Ride, the rambunctious sequel to Stanley’s Party. ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Every Single Night

By Dominique Demers; Nicolas Debon, illus.

Every single night, it happens. Simon lies waiting on his bed for his father to climb the stairs and begin their nighttime ritual. And every night, Simon’s father tucks him in and utters the words ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Fragrant Garden

By Day's Lee; Josée Bellemare, illus.

Two new picture books examine Chinese family life from the perspective of girls who outgrow confining roles. Bamboo is a folktale set in south China about a century ago. It follows the travails of Ming, ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bamboo

By Paul Yee; Shaoli Wang, illus.

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Ben’s Big Dig

By Daniel Wakeman; Dirk van Stralen, illus.

You create a world. I’ll come visit. This is the tacit but essential bargain struck between reader and writer. In picture books this agreement is a group negotiation as reader and writer are joined by ... Read More »

November 21, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books