Kids’ Books

In Front of My House

By Marianne Dubuc; Yvette Ghione, trans.

The physical world of a child is relatively small: home, park, school, and the homes of friends and relatives. However, an active imagination provides ample opportunity for dreaming up far-flung realms and exciting new adventures. ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Chanukah Noel

By Sharon Jennings; Gillian Newland, illus.

Christmas books often fall into one of two categories: those that set out to capture the emotional or spiritual meaning of the holiday, and those that celebrate the fun. The warm-hearted but not overly sentimental ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

A Porcupine in a Pine Tree

By Helaine Becker; Werner Zimmerman, illus.

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

★ Singing Away the Dark

By Caroline Woodward; Julie Morstad, illus.

It seems a parental (and grandparental) duty to inform children about the daily hardships of the past. These conversations often make note of the long-ago, mile-long, snowbound walk to school (usually uphill in both directions). ... Read More »

January 17, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ Out of Grief, Singing

By Charlene Diehl

In 1995, Winnipeg native Charlene Diehl suffered a loss no mother should have to bear. Twenty-eight weeks into her pregnancy, she was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia and told that her daughter would have to be ... Read More »

January 10, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

★ Encore Edie

By Annabel Lyon

Annabel Lyon follows up the huge success of her adult novel, The Golden Mean, with a return to children’s fiction and the appealing title character of her 2008 debut in the genre, All-Season Edie. These ... Read More »

January 3, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Imagining Toronto

By Amy Lavender Harris

Imagining Toronto isn’t a study of literary Toronto. Rather, it’s a study of how the city has been described and revealed in and through literature. Amy Lavender Harris, a geographer at York University, gives us ... Read More »

December 20, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Criticism & Essays

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

By Roméo Dallaire

Roméo Dallaire came to global attention for his efforts to stop the Rwandan genocide while serving with the U.N. He also received enormous praise for his book on the subject, Shake Hands with the Devil, ... Read More »

December 13, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Richard Was a Picker

By Carolyn Beck; Ben Hodson, illus.

At first, a story about a character entangled in a ball of green snot may seem cringe-worthy. But in the hands of Carolyn Beck and Ben Hodson, it’s the basis for an original, funny, gooey, ... Read More »

December 6, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Pluto’s Ghost

By Sheree Fitch

When troubled high-schooler Jake Upshore hears rumours that his girlfriend, Skye, is pregnant and has skipped town to get an abortion, he decides to track her down in Halifax. She doesn’t return his text messages, ... Read More »

November 29, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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