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Tom Thomson’s Last Paddle

By Larry McCloskey

In Tom Thomson’s Last Paddle, Ottawa author Larry McCloskey puts an intrepid pair of 12-year-old crime-solving girls, Dani and Caitlin, on the trail of a wilderness mystery that’s rooted in Canadian history. The girls, on ... Read More »

January 12, 2004

Tess

By Jocelyn Reekie

Writing in the voice of a character living 150 years ago, a contemporary author has tricky choices to make about language and idiom, and about attitudes to social issues on which public opinion has changed ... Read More »

January 12, 2004

Maud’s House of Dreams

By Janet Lunn

Reading Janet Lunn’s new biography of Lucy Maud Montgomery, it’s often easy to forget that this is in fact the life of Montgomery, not one of her famous fictional creations. It’s hardly surprising since, as ... Read More »

January 12, 2004

A Day with Nellie

By Marthe Jocelyn

Multi-talented Marthe Jocelyn, author of several novels including The Invisible Enemy and Earthly Astonishments, has created a charming new book for preschoolers. Jocelyn’s trademark collage illustrations are perfect for this age group: simple and uncluttered ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books