BOOK REVIEWS

Sea in my Cells

By Laura Alary and Andrea Blinick (ill.)

Laura Alary’s Sea in my Cells is a playful exploration of a precious resource we often take for granted – water. Alary’s storytelling is engaging and wonder-filled, anticipating the most pressing questions children might ask: ... Read More »

June 11, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Here

By Heidi Wicks

In “Bubbles,” the first story in Here, the new short story collection (more on that momentarily) from St. John’s, Newfoundland, writer Heidi Wicks, Brenda returns (in a vague disgrace) from working in Montreal to her ... Read More »

June 4, 2025 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Fiction: Short, Reviews

Jane and the Blue Willow Princess

By Catherine Little and Sae Kimura (ill.)

Written in commemoration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, Catherine Little and Sae Kimura’s picture book Jane and the Blue Willow Princess introduces readers to young storyteller Jane, her supportive sister Cassie, and her large, boisterous ... Read More »

June 4, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Haunted Blizzard

By Aviaq Johnston and Athena Gubbe (ill.)

The Haunted Blizzard, the powerful new graphic novel by prize-winning Inuk author Aviaq Johnston and illustrated by Ontario artist Athena Gubbe, begins with school being cancelled. A blizzard has descended on Iqaluit and the younger ... Read More »

May 28, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Most Magnificent Team

By Ashley Spires

The latest entry in author/illustrator Ashley Spires’s classroom favourite Most Magnificent series tackles another tricky aspect of the creative process – building constructive collaborations. Full of ideas, the inventive pigtailed girl in her signature polka ... Read More »

May 21, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Spirit Service

By Sarena Nanua and Sasha Nanua

Four friends team up to form a business that helps spirits pass on to the afterlife peacefully in this middle grade novel that will indulge paranormal fancies, and shows promise to be the start of ... Read More »

May 14, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Dreaming Alongside

By Monique Gray Smith and Nicole Neidhardt (ill.)

Dreaming Alongside is a sumptuous picture book that invites young readers to follow dragonfly on an adventure in dreaming. With visits to both urban and natural settings, readers learn about taking inspiration from their surroundings. ... Read More »

May 7, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Muybridge

By Guy Delisle; Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (trans.)

In his new graphic biography, Muybridge, Quebec cartoonist Guy Delisle delivers a portrait of an unusual man’s very unusual life. Though he never became a household name like his contemporary Thomas Edison (who also ... Read More »

April 30, 2025 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Graphica, History, Memoir & Biography, Reviews

First Times: Short Stories about Sex

By Karine Glorieux (ed.) and Shelley Tanaka (trans.)

First Times: Short Stories about Sex is an anthology that details first sexual experiences and awakenings. Ranging from first solo sexual explorations to first times with a partner, this collection aims to combat the often ... Read More »

April 30, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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