Children and YA Fiction

Mister Got to Go and Arnie

Lois Simmie opens her sequel to the popular Mister Got to Go with an allusion to Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline books: “In an old hotel covered with vines….” Unfortunately, this inspires the reader to make unfavourable ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Camp X

By Eric Walters

Eric Walters has dedicated his latest novel to the memory of Sir William Stephenson, the Canadian who headed British security during the Second World War and established a spy camp in Whitby, Ontario, in 1941. ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

My Canary Yellow Star

By Eva Wiseman

Marta Weisz, daughter of a well-respected Jewish doctor, sees her world turn upside down in March 1944, when Nazi soldiers march into Budapest. Her father is sent to a work camp, her mother can find ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs

By Claire Mackay, Bill Dickson, illus.

If you think Canadian history can’t be fun, think again. Here comes Claire Mackay’s rollicking, irreverent version of Canada’s early centuries, from prehistory to the exploits of Samuel de Champlain (“Sam the Tripper”) and Etienne ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Animal Talk: How Animals Communicate Through Sight, Sound and Smell

By Etta Kaner, Greg Douglas, illus.

Invariably when children think about animals talking, their first thoughts are of the many articulate animals they’ve encountered in books, movies, and cartoons. Etta Kaner’s latest book on animal behaviour, Animal Talk, entertainingly and informatively ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

I’m a Hop Hop Hoppity Frog

By Lawrence Northey, Julie Northey, illus.

I love to hop,/It’s hard to stop!/I’m a hop hop hoppity frog.”So goes the opening stanza of a rhyming picture book about a little frog who can’t sit still and hops all day long, leaving ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

The True Story of Trapper Jack’s Left Big Toe

By Ian Wallace

Even though Ian Wallace is best known as an illustrator, his text is stronger than his artwork in The True Story of Trapper Jack’s Left Big Toe. Wallace’s writing captures both the hyperbole of the ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Grizzly Pete and the Ghosts

By Janet Amsden, John Beder, illus.

Stand-up comics suffering from performance anxiety should volunteer for preschool storytime at my library to restore their confidence. Our three- to five-year- olds are reliably reduced to a state of helpless laughter by the use ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Flood

By James Heneghan

I detest faeries. They dress funny, have difficult names, and are usually cloyingly impish. Not surprisingly, I try to avoid books – usually long, involved Celtic epics – in which faeries might play a part. ... Read More »

January 21, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

When the Giant Stirred: Legend of a Volcanic Island

By Celia Godkin

When the Giant Stirred by Celia Godkin makes a sincere attempt to both inform and engage young readers. Godkin, a University of Toronto professor and teacher of scientific illustration, has produced other picture books that ... Read More »

January 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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Quill and Quire

Mister Got to Go and Arnie

Camp X

My Canary Yellow Star

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs

Animal Talk: How Animals Communicate Through Sight, Sound and Smell

I’m a Hop Hop Hoppity Frog

The True Story of Trapper Jack’s Left Big Toe

Grizzly Pete and the Ghosts

Flood

When the Giant Stirred: Legend of a Volcanic Island

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