February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Katy’s got the flu and is achy, hot, and angry. But when her mother sends her to her room for a time-out, Katy finds she’s not the only one out of sorts. Her Grandmother Doll ... Read More »
Frank wants to give the best 80th birthday present in the world to his friend Mrs. Kazinski, who lives in the attic of their full-to-bursting old rooming house. He asks each of the tenants for ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
In the latest in Paulette Bourgeois’ and Brenda Clark’s popular series, Franklin experiences the ups and downs of being a big brother, and through the course of the story learns an important lesson about sharing.In ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Information and stories about the habits and antics of animals fascinate young children. These picture books, featuring big cats in their natural settings, will intrigue and delight preschoolers and primary readers. The first title is ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
Information and stories about the habits and antics of animals fascinate young children. These picture books, featuring big cats in their natural settings, will intrigue and delight preschoolers and primary readers. The first title is ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books
In her latest book of poems, poet and mystery novelist Betsy Struthers is standing midstream, mid-career, mid-life, looking at both shores. These are poems of positioning: where to stand in relation, how to carry what ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry
Now they tell me. For the last few years, visionaries have been caballing secretly and brewing recipes for the definitive millennium anthology. “Guaranteed fundable!” they all shrieked, and “Think of the market! Once in a ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies
Now they tell me. For the last few years, visionaries have been caballing secretly and brewing recipes for the definitive millennium anthology. “Guaranteed fundable!” they all shrieked, and “Think of the market! Once in a ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies
Canadians like to brag about how the United Nations consistently rates Canada as the best place in the world to live. It’s selective memory: the U.N. also routinely chastises Canada for its treatment of aboriginal ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
If Adam Smith had written the Wealth of Nations as a dialogue between yuppies about what stocks to buy, When the Pig Goes to Market would have been the result. Smith was an immensely learned ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Reference