As Long as the Rivers Flow

By Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden, Heather D. Holmlund, illus.

This affectionate memoir is a welcome and discussion-provoking addition to the growing body of native literature for children. Set in 1944, it recreates the summer Lawrence Loyie was 10 years old, the last summer he ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

The Witches of Willowmere

By Alison Baird

Grief over the loss of a loved one can make people willing, and really emotionally needing, to believe in supernatural phenomena they’ve previously dismissed, such as reincarnation, communication with the dead, and witchcraft. Such is ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Heartland: A Prairie Sampler

By Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, Yvette Moore, illus.

Made from blocks of scrap fabric and old flour sacks, samplers were created by pioneer women to show their proficiency in needlework. In the opening paragraphs of her latest book, Saskatchewan author Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet compares ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

The Return of the Grudstone Ghosts

By Arthur Slade

Arthur Slade’s new novel is the first in his Canadian Chills Series, a line of mysteries for middle readers set in Canadian locales. As in the author’s Northern Frights novels (beginning with Draugr in 1998), ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

Caillou: New Shoes

By Marion Johnson, Eric Sevigny, illus.

Those who are wary of preschool books with a TV connection will be pleasantly surprised by Caillou. Published in Quebec, the Caillou books feature a bald little boy. With input from child psychologists and produced ... Read More »