Moving into the rickety old Hawthorne house in New England is no fun for 10-year-old Sam Middleton, who doesn’t like his new house or room. Until, that is, he encounters mouse-sized Mr. Goodfellow. Goodfellow is ... Read More »
January 30, 2004
Like a banquet featuring a dish or two for every taste, Tim Wynne-Jones provides young readers with 20 short stories by contemporary Canadian writers, all originally published in the last 16 years. He cheerfully acknowledges ... Read More »
January 30, 2004
Plot has never been a big concern of Brian Doyle’s. The closest he came to a traditional narrative was probably Angel Square, when his young hero Tommy became a private eye (modelling himself after the ... Read More »
January 30, 2004
Toronto journalist Mary C. Sheppard’s first novel is a searching portrayal of life in a Newfoundland outport, Cook’s Cove, in 1960. The novel’s first-person narrator, Melinda, is a fun-loving 15-year-old with a reputation for putting ... Read More »
January 30, 2004
Emily’s grandma (oma) is not happy when she has to move from her home on Maple Street to a retirement home. She misses cooking, sleeping in her own bed, and seeing her neighbour. At their ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Vancouverite Linda Bailey is an accomplished and lighthearted writer for children, best known for her Stevie Diamond detective series. She recently won the Silver Birch Award for Adventures in the Middle Ages, a title in ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
When a little rooster, scratching for his supper, finds a diamond button, he’s delighted to have something special to take home to his poor old mistress. But before he can peck it up, it’s snatched ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Long known to the alternative literary community for his prolific chapbooks and for his role as founder of Toronto’s Small Press Book Fair, Stuart Ross garnered mainstream attention when his book of poetry, Farmer Gloomy’s ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry
An affable CBC Radio personality boards a Via Rail train and sets off across the country, microphone in hand. Blend a few train sounds with some conversations with eccentric people and you’ve got an interesting ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Reference
Canadian rock and rollers have oft been overshadowed by their American and British cousins, so it’s no surprise that there’s been a dearth of memorable rock writing in this country. Where is our Greil Marcus ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture
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