★ Tanna’s Owl

By Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley; Yong Ling Kang (ill.)

Legendary Cree singer, activist, and animal lover Buffy Sainte-Marie launches not only her first children’s book but also a new song with Hey Little Rockabye. Throughout her career, the Oscar-winning composer has powerfully told the ... Read More »

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

Hey Little Rockabye: A Lullaby For Pet Adoption

By Buffy Sainte-Marie and Ben Hodson (ill.)

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

I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind

By Marianne Apostolides

In the pantheon of human interactions, there are few questions as fraught with peril and treachery as “Do you love me?” Not simply because of the emotional weight this question – and the various possible ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ Pierre & Paul: Avalanche!

By Caroline Adderson and Alice Carter (ill.)

“Paul and Pierre are great explorers” begins Caroline Adderson’s tale of friendship and imagination. “Ils sont aussi des amis. Friends and explorers.” Paul only speaks English and Pierre speaks French, but this doesn’t stop the ... Read More »

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

Accretion

By Irfan Ali

Irfan Ali Brick Books A lot of 21st-century English-language poetry has been marked by an irreverent and implicitly self-absolving stance toward truth and meaning. What stands out about the poems in Irfan Ali’s debut collection ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

My Art Is Killing Me and Other Poems

By Amber Dawn

In her sophomore poetry collection, Vancouver’s Amber Dawn explores various dissonances in her personal life and career: her poems address Hollywood, academia, the internet, and the poet’s experiences as a queer femme, former sex worker, ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

David Jumps In

By Alan Woo and Katty Maurey (ill.)

“Just be yourself” is the default advice for young people struggling in social situations. But how does that actually work? Kids in four new picture books use different strategies to feel more at ease in ... Read More »

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