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Mega Rex: A Tyrannosaurus Named Scotty

By Dr. W. Scott Persons IV and Beth Zaiken (ill.)

In the crowded field of dinosaur non-fiction books, Mega Rex stands out. This guide is expertly written by Scott Persons, the paleontologist who led the first research study of the largest and oldest Tyrannosaurus rex ... Read More »

October 29, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Book of Donair: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Halifax Food That Became Canada’s Favourite Kebab

By Lindsay Wickstrom

In Newfoundland, tourists kiss the cod to become honorary citizens. In Paris, generations of lovers have chained padlocks onto the Pont des Arts as a sign of their everlasting affections. Although Nova Scotia may be ... Read More »

October 26, 2020 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Reviews

Snow Days

By Deborah Kerbel and Miki Sato (ill.)

Even in the best of times, getting through a Canadian winter in good spirits is no easy task. Three new picture books come to the rescue, framing snowy weather as a precious opportunity for different ... Read More »

October 26, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White

By Saumiya Balasubramaniam and Eva Campbell (ill.)

October 26, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Snow Song

By A.K. Riley and Dawn Lo (ill.)

October 26, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Daughter of Here

By Ioana Georgescu; Katia Grubisic (trans.)

The French title of Ioana Georgescu’s third novel is La jetée. Elle s’appellera Mo. This translates roughly as “The pier. She will be called Mo.” Film buffs will recognize the nod to Chris Marker’s 1962 ... Read More »

October 22, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Magic Dark and Strange

By Kelly Powell

There’s something about the Victorian era that lures the mystery writer. Perhaps it’s the shadowy gaslit streets or the sweeping, barren countryside. Maybe it’s the age’s lurid fascination with death and spiritualism, the heavy division ... Read More »

October 22, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Deadly Curious

By Cindy Anstey

October 22, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Mysterious Stones

By Enrique Pérez Díaz and Yayo (ill.); Alina Ruiz (trans.)

The latest title from one of Cuba’s most celebrated authors for young people shimmers with small moments of joy despite a subtle undercurrent of loss and longing. After dreaming about his papá, who has sailed ... Read More »

October 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Occidental Hotel

By John Bentley Mays

The essay by author Antanas Sileika that opens the late John Bentley Mays’s previously unpublished final novel, The Occidental Hotel, is bracingly upfront in managing a reader’s expectations. “I cautioned John that many Canadian readers ... Read More »

October 19, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

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Mega Rex: A Tyrannosaurus Named Scotty

Book of Donair: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Halifax Food That Became Canada’s Favourite Kebab

Snow Days

★ Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White

Snow Song

Daughter of Here

Magic Dark and Strange

Deadly Curious

The Mysterious Stones

The Occidental Hotel

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