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What Casanova Told Me

British writer George MacDonald Fraser is famous for his antihero Flashman, a womanizing, cowardly cad who stumbles through some of the most important historical events of the 18th and 19th centuries, concerned only with saving ... Read More »

September 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Big Why

By Michael Winter

For the past several years it’s seemed as if everyone and their aunt is writing historical novels. Even so, it’s hard to avoid surprise when a writer such as Newfoundland’s Michael Winter – known for ... Read More »

September 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Animals and Their Mates: How Animals Attract, Fight for and Protect Each Other

By Pamela Hickman, Pat Stephens, illus.

For most kids, especially those with pets, the mystery of animal birth is revealed fairly early. Animal sex comes a little later. But unless they’ve watched a lot of nature television, the rituals of animal ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

For Those About to Rock: A Road Map to Being in a Band

As rhythm guitarist for the Rheostatics and author of several books, including On a Cold Road (about touring Canada with his band), Dave Bidini has excellent credentials for introducing kids to the life of a ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Events

Over in the Meadow

By Jan Thornhill

Over in the meadow in the sand in the sun,/Lived an old mother turtle and her little turtle one.” So begins this traditional 19th-century counting rhyme, which introduces young children to 10 animal babies and ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Maria Chapdelaine

By Louis Hémon, Rajka Kupesic, illus.

It is a Herculean task to transform a novel into a picture book, especially when it’s a Canadian classic. Tundra has attempted it with Maria Chapdelaine, beautifully illustrated by Rajka Kupesic, but the result calls ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

What Will We Do With the Baby-O?

By Theo Heras, Jennifer Herbert, illus.

Toronto children’s librarian Theo Heras has compiled a lovely selection of 10 rhymes and songs for very young children. Most of the rhymes are traditional and can be sung; sheet music is provided at the ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

For Sure! For Sure!

By Hans Christian Andersen, Stefan Czernecki, illus.

How does one loose feather become five dead chickens? Denmark’s most famous storyteller answers that question with a story of henhouse gossip run amuck. A silly remark by a respectable hen is overheard and passed ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Pocket Rocks

By Sheree Fitch, Helen Flook, illus.

A sensitive child, Ian Goobie finds printing and other classroom concepts enormously challenging. One day he finds a rock in the schoolyard that, once in his hand, transports him to another world, calming his anxiety. ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Coyote’s New Suit

By Thomas King, Johnny Wales, illus.

Coyote’s back and, happily, he’s caught up in another bad idea. This time, spurred on by Raven, he sets his covetous eye on his woodland neighbours’ wardrobes. In no time at all, Coyote is blithely ... Read More »

September 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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