Really and Truly

By Émilie Rivard; Anne-Claire Delisle, illus.; Sarah Quinn, trans.

Really and Truly is one of those books that parents hope they will never need, but it’s a must-have for any family dealing with a loved one suffering from dementia. Quebec author Émilie Rivard tells ... Read More »

June 27, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Old MacDonald Had Her Farm

By JonArno Lawson; Tina Holdcroft, illus.

Toronto poet and author JonArno Lawson puts a new spin on the well-known children’s song, replacing the familiar E-I-E-I-O refrain with A-E-I-O-U (and sometimes Y) in a bid to teach children their vowels. Each vowel, ... Read More »

June 27, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Uncle Wally’s Old Brown Shoe

By Wallace Edwards

The main appeal of a book by Wallace Edwards is its astounding illustrations. Trained at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, Edwards has garnered acclaim for his artistic talent since his first ... Read More »

June 27, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Motherless Child

By Marianne Langner Zeitlin

Motherless Child is the kind of novel that requires an early commitment from readers. Since the plot relies so heavily on dredging up the past, there’s a lot of set-up involved: seemingly disconnected details of ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Bellwether Revivals

By Benjamin Wood

This first novel by Benjamin Wood, former fiction editor of the journal Prism International, is accomplished, atmospheric, and suspenseful – once it builds up some steam, that is. Oscar is a lonely, unfulfilled, working-class personal-care ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Rest Is Silence

By Scott Fotheringham

The Rest Is Silence is a curious hybrid of a novel, a dual-track eco-fantasy with its narrative feet planted in two very different worlds. The main story deals with a young man who has gone ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Pirate Girl’s Treasure: An Origami Adventure

By Peyton Leung; Hilary Leung, illus.

Like a contemporary Pippi Longstocking, the pirate girl has sailed the seven seas and, when she receives an intriguing letter and treasure map from her grandfather, thinks nothing of pursuing another adventure. She sets off, ... Read More »

May 23, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Night Sky Wheel Ride

By Sheree Fitch; Yayo, illus.

A visit to the fairground turns into a wild romp through realms of the imagination in this new offering from East Coast poet and author Sheree Fitch. Mixing rhymed and unrhymed verse with concrete poetry ... Read More »

May 23, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Don’t Laugh at Giraffe

By Rebecca Bender

The amusing duo that tickled funny bones and captured hearts in Rebecca Bender’s 2010 picture book debut, Giraffe and Bird, return in Don’t Laugh at Giraffe. The book opens with a fun montage of all ... Read More »

May 23, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Mad Hope

By Heather Birrell

There’s a voyeuristic quality to Heather Birrell’s stories. The Toronto author seems to have mastered the art of writing about universal themes and subjects – marriage, family, motherhood, death, sex – in a manner both ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

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