Children and YA Non-fiction

Cousins

The main character in this story inhabits the awkward social space of two very different worlds. She lives with her widowed father and maternal grandmother in a house where there is money and plenty of ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

A Song for Ba

By Paul Yee, Jan Peng Wang, illus.

Toronto writer Paul Yee offers another story of the Chinese immigrant experience in the New World. Wei Lim is proud of both his grandfather and father (Ba) who perform Chinese opera.In his youth, Grandfather played ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ Rainy Days with Bear

By Maureen Hull, Leanne Franson, illus.

It’s raining again! What can a little bear do, when his friend is busy writing, and it’s just too wet outside? Nova Scotia writer Maureen Hull’s Bear gets bored, just like a little child who’s ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

The Red Bandanna

By David John Smith

Eleven-year-old Jake Grant and his family move from the city to a ranch in British Columbia’s Cariboo district. He is befriended by a plucky tomboy, Willy, and they discover a wild coyote in Jake’s barn. ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ Lucy’s Secret

By Mireille Levert; $ cloth , pp., , Groundwood Books, Apr. (ages 3-5) Reviewed from page

With its luxurious illustrations and subtle, Zen-like story, this book is a treasure. The tale takes place in a garden, where Lucy, the young narrator, is visiting her adult friend, Anna Zinnia. The plot is ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

A Love of Reading: Reviews of Contemporary Fiction

By Robert Adams

Robert Adams’ A Love of Reading introduces 18 novels published, for the most part, over the last 10 years. Adams first delivered these reviews to packed theatres in Montreal and Toronto. Chapters on Maguib Mahfouz’s ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Criticism & Essays

Lives of Mothers and Daughters

By Sheila Munro

Sheila Munro, the eldest of three daughters, has struggled against low literary self-esteem, for it is not easy being the daughter of one of the world’s greatest living short story writers. Yet it was the ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Piper

By Natale Ghent, Cindy Ghent, illus.

Who can resist puppies or dog stories? Guelph, Ontario, writer Natale Ghent’s first book, Piper, includes some high canine drama. Piper is an Australian Shepherd runt born on a farm near Picton, Ontario, where 11-year-old ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Laura Secord’s Brave Walk

By Connie Brummel Crook, June Lawrason, illus.

Recent news articles suggest that children are growing up ignorant of their country’s history. One way of counteracting this is to introduce them early to stories that make the past seem exciting and intriguing. Picture ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

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

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Cousins

A Song for Ba

★ Rainy Days with Bear

The Red Bandanna

★ Lucy’s Secret

A Love of Reading: Reviews of Contemporary Fiction

Lives of Mothers and Daughters

Piper

Laura Secord’s Brave Walk

The Principal’s Kid

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