Kids’ Books

Louis, the Tiger Who Came From the Sea

By Michal Kozlowski; Sholto Walker, illus.

When siblings Ali and Ollie wake up one morning, they are surprised to discover a massive tiger sleeping on their front lawn. Since he’s wet, and there’s a smell of salt water in the air, ... Read More »

March 16, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Melancholic Mermaid

By Kallie George; Abigail Halpin, illus

Kallie George’s The Melancholic Mermaid, an original fairy tale written and illustrated as elegantly as a classic one, is about being cast out and bullied, and the search to find someone who understands you. Initially, ... Read More »

March 16, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Migrant

By Maxine Trottier; Isabelle Arsenault, illus.

From prolific Newfoundland author Maxine Trottier comes a moving story about some of the people who contribute to our country’s mosaic. In sophisticated, poetic language, Trottier describes the plight of young Anna, a girl whose ... Read More »

March 16, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Taste Buds and Molecules

By François Chartier

The authors of 3 Chefs are all highly regarded toques. Michael Bonacini co-owns a slew of Toronto-area restaurants, including the top-rated Canoe and the family-friendly Oliver & Bonacini chain. Massimo Capra, owner of Mistura and ... Read More »

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Food & Drink

Great Food at Home

By Mark McEwan

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Food & Drink

★ 3 Chefs: The Kitchen Men

By Michael Bonacini, Massimo Capra, and Jason Parsons

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Food & Drink

Yes You Can! Your Guide to Becoming an Activist

By Jane Drake and Ann Love

If there is a formula for creating an engaged young citizen, it might look something like this: take one child with a curious and empathetic disposition, and add a lot of reading materials. With that ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Winter Shadows

By Margaret Buffie

Vicky Metcalf Award–winner Margaret Buffie returns with a breathtaking novel that is part realism, part time-travel fantasy, and part coming of age tale. Winter Shadows focuses on two young women who live in the same ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fishing with Gubby

By Gary Kent; Kim La Fave, illus.

The skill and knowledge of a lifetime spent fishing off Canada’s West Coast lies behind many of the decisions Gubby makes in this down-to-earth account of a summer on a commercial fishing troller. Somewhere between ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

This Is Silly!

By Gary Taxali

Celebrated artist and illustrator Gary Taxali has mastered a style that evokes the posters and advertising design of the 1930s. His first picture book for children is filled with his trademark kooky characters and chunky ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

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