BOOK REVIEWS

Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes

A bright and ebullient picture book written by Mahak Jain and illustrated by Anu Chouhan, Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes is a celebratory dance-inclusive children’s book that joins the ranks of recently published titles such as ... Read More »

April 11, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Last Week

By Bill Richardson and Emilie Leduc (ill.)

Six hundred and four thousand, eight hundred: the number of seconds in the last week of Flippa’s life. The narrator’s gran is called Flippa because for years she put on her wetsuit and flippers every ... Read More »

April 6, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Hail, The Invisible Watchman

By Alexandra Oliver

Two new books from seasoned poets Nancy Jo Cullen and Alexandra Oliver share thematic and stylistic territory, turning their attention to family and community dynamics, sexism, and the domestic sphere in poems that make frequent ... Read More »

April 5, 2022 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

★ Nothing Will Save Your Life

By Nancy Jo Cullen

April 5, 2022 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

A Park Connects Us

By Sarah Nelson and Ellen Rooney (ill.)

Written by poet Sarah Nelson and beautifully illustrated by Ellen Rooney, A Park Connects Us is a love letter to city parks. Nelson’s lyrical text makes this book well-suited for reading aloud, while Rooney’s colourful ... Read More »

April 4, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Running-Shaped Hole

By Robert Earl Stewart

For Robert Earl Stewart, polishing off four cheeseburgers on the way home from work would be only the beginning of a typical evening of gastronomical excess. A former alcoholic, Stewart found solace in 12-step fellowship, ... Read More »

March 30, 2022 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Daphne’s Bees

By Catherine Dempsey and Veselina Tomova (ill.)

Sun in My Tummy, by Toronto author Laura Alary, is a radiant picture-book homage to our nearest star and main source of energy on earth. Early in the morning, before the sun is up, a ... Read More »

March 29, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Sun in My Tummy

By Laura Alary and Andrea Blinick (ill.)

Sun in My Tummy, by Toronto author Laura Alary, is a radiant picture-book homage to our nearest star and main source of energy on earth. Early in the morning, before the sun is up, a ... Read More »

March 29, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

A History of Canadian Fiction

By David Staines

Pretty much everything you need to know about the new single-volume history of Canadian fiction in English, by noted academic and editor David Staines, can be gleaned from the book’s cover. The image – an ... Read More »

March 28, 2022 | Filed under: History, Reviews

Hotline

By Dimitri Nasrallah

Dimitri Nasrallah's Hotline connects the reader to Muna Heddad, a widow and recent immigrant from Lebanon, as she navigates Montreal’s cold and lonely streets – which are cold as much from the unwelcoming disposition of ... Read More »

March 23, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

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