Extraordinary Canadians: L.M. Montgomery

While not an entirely new “Anne book,” The Blythes Are Quoted is nevertheless a valuable addition to the Montgomery canon. It was the author’s final manuscript, delivered to her publishers the day she died, and ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Hot Potatoe: Fine Ahtwerks 2001–2008

By Marc Bell

The most fascinating thing about Marc Bell’s Hot Potatoe is the stream-of-consciousness artistic sensibility that permeates every page, from the cover to the contents to the numerous essays within. Nonsensical words, doodles, and character drawings ... Read More »

December 21, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Hoaxed! Fakes and Mistakes in the World of Science

By Editors of Yes Mag; Howie Woo, illus.

In the past decade or so, science writing for kids has improved tremendously, and Jude Isabella, the managing editor of Yes Mag, has played a big role in making that happen. In addition to publishing ... Read More »

December 21, 2009

At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times

By Larry Verstraete

At the Edge looks at people who have found themselves in severe crises and how they reacted. Throughout these 22 stories from the Rwandan genocide, Second World War concentration camps, Tiananmen Square, and elsewhere, Larry ... Read More »

December 21, 2009

The Gryphon Project

By Carrie Mac

In the future world of The Gryphon Project, the latest novel by B.C. author Carrie Mac, a governing body called the Chrysalis Corporation has developed the ability to bring people back to life when they ... Read More »

December 17, 2009

Rex Zero, the Great Pretender

By Tim Wynne-Jones

Rex Zero, the Great Pretender is the third instalment in the adventures of the preteen titular protagonist. Set in Ottawa in 1963, the new novel finds Rex about to start Grade 7 and looking forward ... Read More »

December 17, 2009

Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion

By Jane Barclay; Renné Benoit, illus.

In 1955, Queen Elizabeth was given the puck with which Maurice Richard scored his record-breaking 325th goal. While in the schoolbook version of history, Canadians tend to go in for heroes in sensible shoes, like ... Read More »

December 17, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Rocket

By Mike Leonetti; Greg Banning, illus.

December 17, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Jack the Bear

By Christina Leist

Jack the Bear is Christina Leist’s first attempt at writing for children; she has, however, illustrated several other children’s books, and is an accomplished graphic artist. Her illustrations here are drawn on recycled paper shopping ... Read More »

December 17, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Maggie Can’t Wait

By Frieda Wishinsky; Dean Griffiths, illus.

Many readers first met Frieda Wishinsky’s delightful heroine in 2002’s Give Maggie a Chance, but both those new to and familiar with Maggie will warm to this latest story. Here we find the little cat ... Read More »

December 17, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

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