BABY ON BOARD

1. Ride the Big Machines Across Canada by Carmen Mok (HarperCollins Canada)
2. Here Babies, There Babies by Nancy Cohen; Carmen Mok, illus. (Nimbus Publishing)
3. More Blueberries (above) by Susan Musgrave; Esperança Melo, illus. (Orca Book Publishers)

READ IT OR FRAME IT?

These picture books featuring illustrations by some of our favourite artists are so beautiful, you’ll be tempted to get two copies: one to read, and one to display.

• Butterfly Park by Elly MacKay (Running Press Kids)
• Outstanding in the Rain by Frank Viva (Tundra Books)
• The Riddlemaster by Kevin Crossley-Holland; Stéphane Jorisch, illus (Tradewind Books)
• Orca Chief by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd (above) (Harbour Publishing)