★ Eynhallow

Eynhallow, one of the smaller Orkney Islands, is a rugged, inhospitable place. Seventy-five hectares in size, it is a mere speck in the North Atlantic, now preserved as a bird sanctuary. As Toronto writer Tim ... Read More »

March 13, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ All That Grows

By Jack Wong

All That Grows is a charming picture book, written and illustrated by Jack Wong, about a little brother and big sister who go on neighbourhood walks together, smelling and picking flowers. They also cultivate plants ... Read More »

March 6, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Interesting Facts about Space

By Emily Austin

Interesting Facts about Space, the sophomore novel from Emily Austin (Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead), orbits Enid, an information architect at the Canadian Space Agency, who – true to the book’s title ... Read More »

February 28, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Khadija and the Elephant Toothpaste Experiment

By Farah Qaiser and Hajer Nakua; Natalya Tariq (ill.)

Khadija and the Elephant Toothpaste Experiment offers an example of what happens when, contrary to conventional wisdom, you try something at home. The picture book illustrates how children can find their passion through play, and ... Read More »

February 28, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Other Valley

By Scott Alexander Howard

At first glance, the valley is inviting, deeply so. Verdant with orchards and vineyards that overlook a lake, and situated in a leisurely era before cellphones, Instagram Stories, and overtourism, the unnamed region appears idyllic, ... Read More »

February 21, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ K Is in Trouble

By Gary Clement

On at least one book website you will find Gary Clement’s debut graphic novel, inspired by the writing and childhood of Franz Kafka, tagged under “Social Themes: Self-Esteem; Self-Reliance.” It’s a classification that almost certainly ... Read More »

February 21, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ A Garden Called Home

By Jessica J. Lee and Elaine Chen (ill.)

Jessica J. Lee’s debut picture book, A Garden Called Home, is a love story for children of the diaspora. This picture book explores the precious bond between a mother and daughter, and also asks, where ... Read More »

February 14, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Journal

By Marie Uguay; Jennifer Moxley (trans.)

Canadian literature is a multilingual territory, and I will admit that my first introduction to the work and life of French-Canadian poet Marie Uguay comes with the recent publication of her journals in translation. As ... Read More »

February 7, 2024 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Poetry, Reviews

The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey

By Chad Soon and George Chiang; Amy Qi (ill.)

The Longest Shot tells the story of Larry Kwong, who grew up in Chinatown in Vernon, B.C., during the 1920s and 30s, and became the first Asian player in the NHL in 1948. His is ... Read More »

January 31, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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