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The King’s Taster

By Kenneth Oppel; Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, illus.

In the English literary canon, cooks get little respect. Think of Shakespeare’s “greasy Joan,” and the pilgrim cook in Chaucer with that unappetizing ulcer on his shin. Long John Silver’s position on The Hispaniola? Cook. ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

I Spy a Bunny

By Judy Dudar; Richard Rudnicki, illus.

Mandy, a little blonde girl with a jones for colour, goes to see her Aunt Carla for a weekend of fun, sun, and cookies. They head out to White Point Beach in Nova Scotia and ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Edward and the Eureka Lucky Wish Company

By Barbara Todd; Patricia Storms, illus.

Edward wants to fly more than anything. His dream seems set to come true when he encounters a salesman from the Eureka Lucky Wish Company. (“Buy Two. Get One Free.”) Edward buys three wishes, but, ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Pounce de Leon

By Tim Wynne-Jones; Alfredo Tapia, illus.

As in his much-loved Zoom series of picture books, Tim Wynne-Jones’s newest, Pounce de Leon, features a cat in the role of explorer-hero. Drawing on the self-contained and introspective “personality” often ascribed to cats, Wynne-Jones ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Down the Drain

By Robert Munsch; Michael Martchenko, illus.

Robert Munsch has done it again. The prolific storyteller’s latest book keeps up the high standard of silliness we’ve come to expect from Canada’s King of KidLit. The familiar formula of repetition, exaggeration, and humour ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Queen of Paradise’s Garden

By Andy Jones; Darka Erdelji, illus.

Andy Jones, a founder of the comedy troupe CODCO, retells a traditional Newfoundland tale here, just as he did in 2003’s Hackmatack Award-winning Peg Bearskin. The story features elements in common with many good folk ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Second Person Queer: Who You Are (So Far)

By Richard LaBonté and Lawrence Schimel, eds.

The introduction of Second Person Queer, the companion to the Lambda Award-winning First Person Queer, informs readers that the new volume is meant to be “a mirror of who you are, or perhaps the person ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Science, Technology & Environment

What the Thunder Said: Reflections of a Canadian Officer in Kandahar

By Lt.-Col. John Conrad

What the Thunder Said, Lt.-Col. John Conrad’s account of his six-month tour in Kandahar, introduces us to new perspectives on the Canadian experience in Afghanistan, and contains the foundations of a better understanding of that ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller

For more than 20 years, Jeff Rubin has been known as one of Canada’s top economists, and a major voice for the energy sector. In Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

One-Pot French: More than 100 Easy, Authentic Recipes

By Jean-Pierre Challet

Like her Food Network cooking show, French Food at Home, Laura Calder’s second cookbook, French Taste, is, in essence, a primer on basic Gallic cooking aimed at people who are intimidated by the kitchen. Detractors ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Food & Drink

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