Refugee Child

By Bobbie Kalman; Barbara Bedell, illus.

In 1956, Bobbie Kalman was nine and living in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary, a town made infamous when the state police opened fire on unarmed protestors during the Hungarian Revolution. Kalman records her memories of that day ... Read More »

January 8, 2007

Fire! The Renewal of a Forest

By Celia Godkin

It may seem paradoxical to call a book about forest fires gentle, but that’s exactly what Fire! is. Written in simple, short, descriptive sentences, Celia Godkin’s prose sounds like poetry. Page spreads that show fire ... Read More »

January 8, 2007

Secret Agent Y.O.U.: The Official Guide to Secret Codes, Disguises, Surveillance, and More!

By Helaine Becker; Dave Whamond, illus.

If you’ve been paying attention to films aimed at children during the last decade or so, you’ll know the kid-as-secret-agent genre is popular, as evidenced by such movies as Spy Kids and Agent Cody Banks. ... Read More »

January 8, 2007

Well-Schooled Fish and Feathered Bandits: The Wondrous Ways Animals Learn from Animals

By Peter Christie

Well-Schooled Fish and Feathered Bandits is a good starting point, both for science writer Peter Christie (it’s his first book) and for young people beginning to look at the extraordinary world of animal learning and ... Read More »

January 8, 2007

Backyard Circus

By Jill Bryant; Stephen MacEachern, illus.

Toronto writer Jill Bryant – who now lives in England – has written a dynamic guide to creating a circus in your backyard. In humorous prose, she teaches kids to clown, juggle, tumble, mime, and ... Read More »

January 8, 2007

Carew

By J.C. Mills

J.C. Mills’ new environmental mystery/adventure novel is set in a lush valley in Nepal, where cryptozoologist Sir Jeffrey Parnell and his niece Lucy are on a quest to locate rare animals. They expect to find ... Read More »

January 8, 2007

The 25 Pains of Kennedy Baines

By Dede Crane

Fifteen-year-old Kennedy Baines is coping with an unresponsive boyfriend, an annoying little sister, friends who think shoplifting is fun, and a liberal mom who may be having an affair. Contemporary life is nothing like her ... Read More »

January 8, 2007

★ Rex Zero and the End of the World

By Tim Wynne-Jones

It’s the summer of 1962, and Rex Zero, nearly 11, is the new kid in Ottawa. Rex wants to figure out how to fit in before school starts – he’s going to have to speak ... Read More »

January 8, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Carl the Christmas Carp

By Ian Krykorka; Vladyana Krykorka, illus.

For another new Orca picture book, Ian Krykorka teams up with his mother, illustrator Vladyana Krykorka, for Carl the Christmas Carp, a reworking of what’s obviously a well-loved and oft-told family anecdote. We’re in the ... Read More »

January 8, 2007 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Sack Full of Feathers

By Debby Waldman; Cindy Revell, illus.

The stories we tell each other are a treasure that goes largely unremarked. Old stories, handed down and polished through generations, and new stories, freshly minted yesterday at Tim Hortons – these form the glue ... Read More »

January 8, 2007 | Filed under: Picture Books

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