★ Touch of the Clown

Here’s a fresh and surprisingly funny first novel for young adults – surprising since incontinence, illness, neglect, alcoholism, abuse, AIDS, and a much-mourned mother don’t seem the stuff of comedy. The 13-year-old narrator, Barbara Stanwyck ... Read More »

February 13, 2004

The Family Tree Detective

By Ann Douglas, Stephen MacEachern, illus.

Ann Douglas, author of the popular Baby Science: How Babies Really Work!, has created another intriguing non-fiction book, this one for helping children to explore their family history. Subtitled Cracking the Case of Your Family’s ... Read More »

February 13, 2004

Dirty Dog Boogie

By Loris Lesynski

Comic verse for children is a well-practised art in Canada these days, and Loris Lesynski’s Dirty Dog Boogie is a jolly, child-friendly addition to the genre. Lesynski has not only supplied funny drawings to bounce ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Quennu and the Cave Bear

By Marie Day

Marie Day’s story and illustrations throw light on a subject relatively rare in picture books – human prehistory. In this imaginative recreation of a prehistoric community, Day combines speculative and factual material to describe how ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Ribbon Rescue

By Robert Munsch, Eugenie Fernandes, - illus.

Jillian DeLaronde, a young Mohawk from the Kahnawake reserve near Montreal, inspired Robert Munsch when she attended one of his readings wearing a traditional Mohawk costume, a brand-new ribbon dress. The result is Ribbon Rescue, ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Sundog Rescue

By Alison Lohans, Vladyana Langer Krykorka, illus.

Melissa, the main character in Sundog Rescue, is one of those young children whose fears are triggered by an overactive imagination. In her fantasies, which are always related to nature, she sees sharks in a ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ Bridge 6

By Jim McGugan, Judith Christine Mills, illus.

Jim McGugan’s second picture book is a tale of two brothers, named Owen and Prune. Owen has a rule for everything, from the proper way to eat Crème Caramel to the proper way to read. ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Opening Tricks

By Peter Carver, ed.

In my experience – and I’m a sucker for a good laugh – comedy relies on two conditions. One is a particular form of collusion between writer and reader. The other is a sense of ... Read More »

February 13, 2004

Hannah and the Seven Dresses

By Marthe Jocelyn

Hannah and the Seven Dresses,/I> is an amusing, colourful book with a simple and satisfying story – just about the hardest kind to create. For her first picture book, Jocelyn (who’s a clothing designer and ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ The Dragon New Year

By David Bouchard, Zhong-Yang Huang, illus.

On the evening of Chinese New Year, a little girl cowers in her grandmother’s arms, afraid of the fireworks outside. To comfort her, the grandmother tells the story of how New Year celebrations began. Long ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

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