In A Young Dancer’s Apprenticeship, ballet dancer Olympia Dowd tells her story of joining the Moscow City Ballet at the age of 14. Resembling a glossy souvenir program for an international tour, this book records ... Read More »
January 8, 2004
Choosing a movie from the TV guide or the shelves in the local video store can be a daunting task even if you’ve followed all the reviews. Vancouver critic John Lekich has not only followed ... Read More »
January 8, 2004
Rapid Ray is John Cooper’s second telling of Ray Lewis’s life story. The first, Shadow Running, was aimed at adults, but both books share the same strengths and weaknesses.Hamilton-born Ray Lewis is the great- grandson ... Read More »
January 8, 2004
Ann Douglas, a well-known author on issues of childhood and parenting, has teamed up with her 14-year-old daughter to write this book on body image issues for preteens. Topics covered include a historical look at ... Read More »
January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
I have never been a fan of sidebars – I find them too distracting, like knowing there might be a better TV show on another channel – and Vivien Bowers’ new book, Only in Canada, ... Read More »
January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
This affectionate memoir is a welcome and discussion-provoking addition to the growing body of native literature for children. Set in 1944, it recreates the summer Lawrence Loyie was 10 years old, the last summer he ... Read More »
January 8, 2004
Grief over the loss of a loved one can make people willing, and really emotionally needing, to believe in supernatural phenomena they’ve previously dismissed, such as reincarnation, communication with the dead, and witchcraft. Such is ... Read More »
January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
Made from blocks of scrap fabric and old flour sacks, samplers were created by pioneer women to show their proficiency in needlework. In the opening paragraphs of her latest book, Saskatchewan author Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet compares ... Read More »
January 8, 2004
Arthur Slade’s new novel is the first in his Canadian Chills Series, a line of mysteries for middle readers set in Canadian locales. As in the author’s Northern Frights novels (beginning with Draugr in 1998), ... Read More »
January 8, 2004
Those who are wary of preschool books with a TV connection will be pleasantly surprised by Caillou. Published in Quebec, the Caillou books feature a bald little boy. With input from child psychologists and produced ... Read More »
January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
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