Kids’ Books

Listening

It’s been almost two years since Margaret Avison, one of Canada’s most significant poets, died. Now that her “last poems” have been published, we can stop wondering what she left on her desk. Books of ... Read More »

March 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

Hurry Up, Nicholas!

By Gilles Tibo; Bruno St-Aubin, illus.; Petra Johansonn, trans.

The powerhouse Quebec-based duo of writer Gilles Tibo and illustrator Bruno St-Aubin team up here for the third in their Nicholas series, aimed at the early elementary set. Previously, in Too Many Books!, Nicholas had ... Read More »

March 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Getting There

By Marla Stewart Konrad

Getting There and Mom and Me are the first two entries in the World Vision Early Reader series. (Grand and I Like to Play are promised.) Both are filled with full-colour images from photographers around ... Read More »

March 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Mom and Me

By Marla Stewart Konrad

March 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

The Bears We Know

By Brenda Silsbe; Vlasta van Kampen, illus.

The Bears We Know was originally published in 1989 as an Annikin, a tiny-format picture book designed for small pockets. It has now been reissued in a larger format, fleshed out with new illustrations. The ... Read More »

March 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

When I Visit the Farm

By Crystal Beshara

Crystal Beshara is first and foremost a painter, so it’s not surprising that it is the artwork in this book that shines. As with an impressionist painting, Beshara’s softly coloured illustrations sometimes have the effect ... Read More »

March 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ Home Free

By Sharon Jennings

If Sharon Jennings’ Home Free, the first volume in Second Story’s new Gutsy Girl series is a sign of what’s to come, then hurrah. This short, sharp story sets the bar high for its followers: ... Read More »

March 2, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Blood Upon Our Land: The North West Resistance Diary of Josephine Bouvier

By Maxine Trottier

For years, Canadian educators have struggled to interest young people in Canadian history. The Dear Canada series has mastered the trick, and proves it again with its 23rd volume. Blood Upon Our Land tackles the ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Cracked Up to Be

By Courtney Summers

Until her senior year of high school, Parker Fadley was teen royalty: cheerleading team captain, academic all-star, pretty, perfect. Now, she’s heading for social bottomfeeder status – and through the liberal use of icy insults, ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Penelope and the Preposterous Birthday Party

By Sheri Radford; Christine Tripp, illus.

This third Penelope book by author-illustrator duo Sheri Radford and Christine Tripp catches up with the exuberant and capricious girl on the day of her birthday party. All three Penelope titles involve a familiar childhood ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

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