Elliot Bakes a Cake

It’s Lionel’s birthday, and Elliot Moose enlists the help of his friends to bake Lionel a cake. However, the recipe contains many mysteries. What does “separate two eggs” mean? How do you “cream the butter”? ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Emma and the Coyote

By Margriet Ruurs, Barbara Spurll, illus.

Are chickens smarter than coyotes? It seems unlikely, but Margriet Ruurs tells a jaunty tale of one hen, Emma, who outwits a marauding coyote and wins the praise of the farmyard. Of course, her victory ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Aboriginal Peoples: Building for the Future

By Kevin Reed

Part of a scholastic series entitled Canadian Challenges, this book is aimed at secondary school students, but it’s accessible and attractive enough to be an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to know more about aboriginal ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

Whose Feet Are These?

By Wayne Lynch

This is a book of animal riddles – not the kind that make you laugh or groan, but the kind that make you think. The reader is invited to guess the identity of the seven ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

★ Stormy Night

By Michèle Lemieux

On hearing of the recent death of illustrator Shel Silverstein, I began to meditate on the power of black and white. Would his 1964 classic The Giving Tree even get published today? A gentle, slightly ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

The Principal’s Kid

By Joan Weir

In Joan Weir’s sequel to The Witcher, the same two pubescent sleuths (Lion and his sister, Bobbi) foil a plot to discredit the principal of a school in Powell River. The principal is spearheading a ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Sky Lake Summer

By Peggy Dymond Leavey

The residents of Sky Lake were never quite sure what happened to the inhabitants of a remote house that was devastated by fire in 1930. Almost 70 years later, 13-year-old Jane Covington reopens the mystery ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star

By Edward Willett

The hero of Regina author Edward Willett’s third young adult fantasy novel is Kit, a 15-year-old street-smart musician in Fistfight City on the planet Murdoch IV. He speaks hip, futuristic slang and survives by playing ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser

By Kathy Kacer

This is a reader-friendly, simply told story about a Jewish girl during the Second World War. Presented in 15 chapters, the book draws on the real-life experience of author Kathy Kacer’s mother to tell about ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A Woman of Independent Means: A Woman’s Guide to Full Financial Security

By Gail Vaz-Oxlade

Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s latest foray into the crowded world of financial planning books is A Woman of Independent Means, a financial guide for the neophyte. According to Vaz-Oxlade, women have specific needs when it comes to ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

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