Who Runs This Country Anyway? A Guide to Canadian Government

Joanne Stanbridge, the author of Famous Dead Canadians and a former children’s librarian, knows how to make a potentially lifeless subject accessible and lively for children. That skill is evident in Who Runs This Country, ... Read More »

March 16, 2006

Me and the Blondes

By Teresa Toten

Like much YA fiction – and YA life – Teresa Toten’s clever new novel is about gaining admission to the pack. Sophie, the “me” of Me and the Blondes, has tried to fit in at ... Read More »

March 16, 2006

Lilliput 5357

By Stefan Czernecki

"Every morning Lilliput 5357 wound up his motor and marched out to play. But then one morning … BIG robots with BAD attitudes showed up.” And we’re off – on a manic, eye-popping adventure by ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Red Rock: A Graphic Fable

By Tomio Nitto

Old Beaver and the other animals watch in horror as their tranquil mountain valley is invaded by a greedy developer. The animals try to stop the demolition, building barricades that are swept away by the ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tapicero Tap Tap

By Warabé Aska

In Warabé Aska’s lovely new picture book, a young Spanish boy learns that his grandfather still harbours his childhood dreams. With gentle words and evocative illustrations, Aska depicts the life of an elderly furniture maker ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Stanley’s Wild Ride

By Linda Bailey; Bill Slavin, illus.

Stanley, a lovable galoot of a lab, proves himself a master of mischief and mayhem as he once again breaks the house rules in Linda Bailey’s Stanley’s Wild Ride, the rambunctious sequel to Stanley’s Party. ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Every Single Night

By Dominique Demers; Nicolas Debon, illus.

Every single night, it happens. Simon lies waiting on his bed for his father to climb the stairs and begin their nighttime ritual. And every night, Simon’s father tucks him in and utters the words ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Fragrant Garden

By Day's Lee; Josée Bellemare, illus.

Two new picture books examine Chinese family life from the perspective of girls who outgrow confining roles. Bamboo is a folktale set in south China about a century ago. It follows the travails of Ming, ... Read More »

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bamboo

By Paul Yee; Shaoli Wang, illus.

March 16, 2006 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Horrors: Terrifying Tales Book II

By Peter Carver, ed.

Smart horror writers know that when monsters appear, they’ve usually been invited. That is, they turn up when we are already made vulnerable by times of great stress, confusion, guilt, and fear. Since nothing combines ... Read More »

March 14, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

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