North Star to Freedom: The Story of the Underground Railroad

Recently there has been a welcome resurgence of interest in the black experience as subject matter in children’s publishing. North Star to Freedom, by Toronto writer and editor Gena K. Gorrell, is the latest book ... Read More »

April 20, 2004

Have You Made Your Will? Will and Estate Planning Kit

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Canadian Guide to Will and Estate Planning

By Douglas Gray and John Budd

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Wills for Ontario

By David I. Blotnick

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

You Can’t Take It with You

By Sandra E. Foster

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

It Couldn’t Be Worse!

By Vlasta van Kampen

Be thankful for what you have because it could always be worse – not the most stirring of lessons, but it’s the one at the heart of this Yiddish folktale. In Margot Zemach’s classic 1976 ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Maiden of the Mist: A Legend of Niagara Falls

By Veronika Martenova Charles

Making a human sacrifice legend palatable for children is a daunting task, made even more challenging if the sacrificial victim is also the story’s protagonist. But in Maiden of the Mist Veronika Martenova Charles meets ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Inventions

By Valerie Wyatt, Matthew Fernandes, illus.

In her latest science book, B.C. writer Valerie Wyatt introduces young readers to the subject of invention. Employing the reader-friendly Frequently Asked Questions format, Wyatt shows that inventions may occur in research labs with teams ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Floating Orchard

By Troon Harrison, Miranda Jones, illus.

The heroine of this quiet folk tale feels rooted in her own land. Damson, whose cottage and plum orchard were established by her great-grandparents, vows at the beginning that she will never leave home. But, ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Wonderful Junk

By Troon Harrison, Geoff Hocking, illus.

As folk wisdom has it, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. But in this delightfully offbeat tale, the scavenging instinct belongs equally to girls. Loosely based on the form of the travelling folk tale, ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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