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JoJo the Giant

By Jane Barclay; Esperança Melo, illus.

Quebec author Jane Barclay’s charming new picture book is a kindly story about frustration, determination, and a loving bond between mother and son. JoJo is “a very small boy” scorned by local bullies as a ... Read More »

December 21, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Shake Awakes

By Robert Heidbreder; Marc Mongeau, illus.

Robert Heidbreder’s new book of rollicking rhymes is divided into two sections. The first, labelled “for grown-up use only,” presents kids with the dire, often smelly scenarios that can arise should they fail to rise ... Read More »

December 21, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Birthday Suit

By Olive Senior; Eugenie Fernandes, illus.

In this spirited romp, Jamaican-Canadian poet Olive Senior tells the tale of four-year-old Johnny, who just can’t seem to keep his clothes on. To his mother’s dismay, no outfit can contain his exuberant nakedness, not ... Read More »

December 21, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ The Legend of the Fog

By Qaunaq Mikkigak and Joanne Schwartz; Danny Christopher, illus.

Inhabit Media, a publishing start-up specializing in Inuit-themed books, scored a 2011 Q&Q Book of the Year with The Qalupalik, the tale of a boy who must trick his way out of the clutches of ... Read More »

December 21, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Seal Song

By Andrea Spalding, Pascal Milelli, illus.

After spending the day fishing with his father at the cannery wharf, Finn likes to escape to a secret cove to go swimming with the seals. When he discovers a young seal trapped in a ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Ankylosaur Attack

By Daniel Loxton; Daniel Loxton and Jim W.W. Smith, illus.

Dinosaur books usually default to the tooth-and-claw scenario we’ve been visualizing for these terrible lizards for over a century. Dinosaur-on-dinosaur violence underpinned the very first stop-motion films made about them and, even today, no dino ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Juba This, Juba That

By Helaine Becker, Ron Lightburn, illus.

Toronto author Helaine Becker draws on catchy Nigerian “juba” rhythms for her latest picture book. The varied rhymes and hand-clapping games were brought to North America by West African slaves, who transformed them into work ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Dogs Don’t Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know

By Sarah Tsiang; Qin Leng, illus.

Author Sarah Tsiang and illustrator Qin Leng return with a charming picture book every bit as delightful as their well-received 2010 release, A Flock of Shoes. Their new work is a nostalgic reflection on growing ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop’s Wunderground Washery

By Margaret Atwood; DuŠan Petricic, illus.

Whenever new work appears from Margaret Atwood, we wonder what award it will win. Wandering Wenda, her newest book for children, wanders the well-worn pathway winding through her other tales for wee ones, which are ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Picture a Tree

By Barbara Reid

Virtuoso Plasticine artist Barbara Reid has created another extraordinary book to delight readers of every age. The variety of shapes and textures she creates by pressing the brightly coloured clay onto her illustration board and ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

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