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Max the Magnificent

By Trina Wiebe, Helen Flook, illus.

When Max Wigglesworth announces he wants to be “stinking rich,” his father naturally asks why. That key question about Max’s motivation, however, is never satisfactorily answered in the first book of B.C. author Trina Wiebe’s ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

What’s the Matter with Albert: A Story of Albert Einstein

By Frieda Wishinsky, Jacques Lamontagne, illus.

Billy’s daunting assignment as a reporter for The Princeton Elementary News is to interview the famous Albert Einstein, the “smartest man in the world.” This appealing, imaginatively conceived book is based on what he learns ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Lottery

I recently heard cultural historian Marc Aronson discussing his research into the Salem witch trials of 1692. He made the point that among many conflicting theories as to the mindsets of the parties involved, the ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

A Company of Fools

By Deborah Ellis

It is the mid-14th century (1347-1351), and Columbus and the New World haven’t even been dreamt of. In an abbey near Paris, a company of choirboys squabble, study, and complain about each other’s smelly feet. ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

The Gaggle Sisters River Tour

By Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson proved his mastery at painting whimsical pigs in his Edmund books (the China Plate Farm series) and his illustrations for Three Tales of Three (written by Marilyn Helmer). The musical geese in Jackson’s ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Salmon Creek

By Annette LeBox, Karen Reczuch, illus.

A coho salmon named Sumi travels from her birth creek to the ocean and eventually back. The bones of the story are simple enough, but Salmon Creek is a rare information book: one that engages ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Nana’s Cold Days

By Adwoa Badoe, Bushra Junaid, illus.

What do you do when your grandma from Africa comes to visit and then won’t get out of bed because it’s too cold? The children in this picture book by storyteller Adwoa Badoe (The Pot ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Victory at Paradise Hill

By William Roy Brownridge

Danny, the young hockey hero of The Moccasin Goalie and The Final Game, is back on the ice in William Roy Brownridge’s latest picture book. Although he’s unable to wear skates because he has a ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Hockey Card

By Jack Siemiatycki and Avi Slodovnick, Doris Barrette, illus.

Devoted Canadian readers of hockey lore will immediately begin making comparisons between this book and another similar one for young readers, Roch Carrier’s classic, The Hockey Sweater. And the comparison is a fitting one.First-time children’s ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

That’s Hockey

By David Bouchard, Dean Griffiths, illus.

That’s Hockey is a playful trip back to a time when hockey was played outside. Seasoned author David Bouchard cleverly crafts the story in first person and conceals whether the main character is a girl ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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