I’m Bored

By Michael Ian Black; Debbie Ridpath Ohi, illus.

Fans of Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie series will delight in the latest book by American comedian Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Toronto graphic artist Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Echoing Willems, Black’s story is constructed around ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Gulf Islands Alphabet

By Bronwyn Preece; Alex Walton, illus.

The beautiful and numerous Gulf Islands, lying between the eastern coast of Vancouver Island and mainland B.C., lend themselves well to this richly illustrated alphabet book. Resonant names such as Penelakut, Gabriola, and Salt Spring, ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Shore Girl

By Fran Kimmel

The debut novel from Alberta-based author Fran Kimmel revolves around a young girl’s turbulent and peripatetic life with her mother – a conflict that initially strikes a too-familiar chord. But the story’s twists and turns ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Anna from Away

By D.R. MacDonald

Readers can be forgiven for glancing at the cover image and title of D.R. MacDonald’s new novel and thinking, “Oh no, not another Canadian novel of austere landscapes and rural folk who don’t take to ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Bella’s Blessings

By Brenda Stokes; Trisha DesRosiers, illus.

A few times a year at my daughter’s elementary school, students troop into the gymnasium for what I like to call the Awarding of the Abstract Nouns. One by one, kids are called up to ... Read More »