At Grandpa’s Sugar Bush

By Margaret Carney, Janet Wilson, illus.

This straightforward account of maple syrup making is told in first person by a boy of about seven. He and his grandfather drill holes, tap in spiles (spouts driven into the trees), hang pails, and ... Read More »

March 5, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Wagner Whacker

By Joseph Romain

This is one of Vanwell’s first excursions into children’s fiction and it promises good things. Matt Killburn is miserable because his mother is making him move from Kitchener to a farm in the country, leaving ... Read More »

March 5, 2004

The Stone Orchard

By Susan Merritt

Who were the Fenians and what were they doing in Canada in 1866? In The Stone Orchard, writer and lawyer Susan Merritt tackles these historical questions through the story of 14-year-old Maud Fraser, who finds ... Read More »

March 5, 2004

The Seven Magpies

By Monica Hughes

Monica Hughes’ 30 books for young people are remarkably varied, from her celebrated Isis sci-fi series to historical fiction to realism. What they share is engaging, forthright characters with a keen awareness of the world. ... Read More »

March 5, 2004

Tiger’s New Cowboy Boots

By Irene Morck, Georgia Graham, illus.

Tyler is very proud of his new cowboy boots, bought for the annual cattle drive at Uncle Roy’s farm in the Rocky Mountain foothills. A city slicker, Tyler’s only worn runners before. Now, happily shod, ... Read More »

March 5, 2004

Christopher Changes His Name

By Itah Sadu, Roy Condy, illus.

Christopher Kwame Mulamba may be a hero for all the kids who have ever railed against the injustice of the grinding banality, or excessive originality, of their given names. Christopher thinks he’s a special kid ... Read More »

March 5, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Edmund and Hillary: A Tale from China Plate Farm

By Chris Jackson

Author-illustrator Chris Jackson’s first children’s book is a funny, delightful animal fable about a somewhat unlikely friendship between a pig (Edmund) and hen (Hillary), and their attempts to find solutions for each other’s unfulfillable longings. ... Read More »

March 5, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bruno Springs up

By Sylvie Daigneault

A miniature house in the woods, a teddy-like bear called Bruno with his huggable parents, neat farmers’ fields with low stone walls, flowers, birds’ nests, flop-eared bunnies, friendly forest folk, pancakes – the world of ... Read More »

March 5, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Mountain Alphabet

By Margriet Ruurs, Andrew Kiss, illus.

This alphabet book, set in the Canadian Rockies, devotes a page and full-colour illustration to each letter. Beneath Andrew Kiss’s oil paintings, a single sentence describes each picture, using as many words beginning with the ... Read More »

March 5, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Cookie Count & Bake: A Cookbook and Cutter Set

By Debora Pearson, Jane Kurisu, illus.

Kids can count on having fun with Debora Pearson’s “Cookie Count and Bake” set, which consists of a metal cookie sheet, 20 plastic cookie cutters in geometric and number shapes, four measuring spoons, and a ... Read More »

March 5, 2004

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