Kids’ Books

Patternicity

The term “patternicity,” as writer Michael Shermer explains in a 2008 Scientific American article, refers to the human predisposition “to find meaningful patterns in meaningless noise.” It is an attempt to impose order on what ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

The Flight of the Patriot: Escape from Revolutionary Iran

By Yadi Sharifirad

When the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, he promised freedom from the tyranny of the Shah of Iran. For many Iranians, such as Yadi Sharifirad, Khomeini merely replaced one gang of infamous torturers ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Year of the Golden Dragon

By B.L. Sauder

A long time ago, the mystical and powerful Black Dragon presented the Chinese emperor with the gift of an ancient ball of jade. Two thousand years later, when a promise is broken and lives are ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Growing Up Ivy

By Peggy Dymond Leavey

Three young women make their difficult ways through three historical periods in a trio of new middle-grade novels. Though the settings and situations vary, all three novels show that the figure of Anne Shirley casts ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

C’mere, Boy!

By Sharon Jennings; Ashley Spires, illus.

It’s a harsh world for a dog without a boy, as Dog comes to realize. Although Dog has been living a quiet life at home until now, his week-long search for a boy leads him ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Greedy Little Eyes

By Billie Livingston

Billie Livingston’s first collection of short fiction exhibits her trademark snappy wit while delving into the sadder aspects of life: mental illness, family breakdown, and abuse. The 10 stories in this collection are heartbreaking in ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven

By Ross King

From a young age, Canadians learn about our country’s most famous painting movement in art classes, yet the Group of Seven’s dramatic landscapes and blazing depictions of Canada’s wilderness still don’t seem to get the ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction

Elliot’s Fire Truck

By Andrea Beck

Elliot Moose is a firefighter today, hurtling around the house on his bright red fire truck. All he needs is a fire to fight and a friend or two to rescue. The problem is that ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Magpie’s Missing Spoon

By Michael Bradley

Everyone knows that magpies like to collect bright objects, and the titular magpie in the first picture book from Renfrew, Ontario’s Michael Bradley (who is not yet 20 years old) is no exception. When startled ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Paris in the Spring with Picasso

By Joan Yolleck; Marjorie Priceman, illus.

“There is no place more beautiful than Paris,” thinks Guillaume Apollinaire as he strolls along the city streets of Joan Yolleck and Marjorie Priceman’s bubbly picture book. This is a fanciful trip back to Apollinaire’s ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

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