Kids’ Books

Song for the Snow

By Jon-Erik Lappano and Byron Eggenschwiler (ill.)

In the bio that appears in Jon-Erik Lappano’s first picture book, the sly and gorgeous Tokyo Digs a Garden, the term “environmentalist” comes before “storyteller.” This makes sense with respect to his Governor General’s Literary ... Read More »

December 8, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Tahira in Bloom

By Farah Heron

Tahira Janmohammad has a plan: build her social media brand, catch the eye of style influencers, get into New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, and make her House of Tahira fashion line a reality. When ... Read More »

December 6, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Midnight Club

By Shane Goth; Yong Ling Kang (ill.)

The Midnight Club follows sisters Becca and Milly as they roam their family home late at night while their parents sleep. Led by Oliver, the family cat, the Midnight Club has its own hand signals ... Read More »

November 30, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Degrees of Barley Lick

By Susan Flanagan

Formerly a couple, Barley and Phyllis, expert teenage geocachers (individuals who search for hidden objects using GPS coordinates) now compete as bitter rivals in geocache competitions. To make matters worse, Barley continues to grieve the ... Read More »

November 24, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Stealing Home

By J. Torres; David Namisato (ill.)

Told from the perspective of Sandy, a young baseball fan whose family is uprooted and transported to an internment camp by the Canadian government after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Stealing Home shows young ... Read More »

November 22, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Caring for Critters: One Year at  a Wildlife Rescue Centre

By Nicholas Read

We are at a precarious crossroads in our relationships with the animals that surround us. Every week it seems there are news reports or viral videos catching “vicious” coyotes or bears hanging out in suburban ... Read More »

November 17, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

C Is for Carnival

By Yolanda T. Marshall; Daria Lavrova (ill.)

C Is for Carnival is a joyful rumpus in the form of an alphabet book. From B is for bacchanal to C is for costumes to S is for soca, each letter of the alphabet ... Read More »

November 16, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Death & Sparkles

By Rob Justus

Rob Justus’s latest graphic novel is about Sparkles, universally famous and adored, and Death, loathed by humankind. When Death arrives at a bustling metropolis to claim the soul of Sparkles, the last unicorn, an adventure ... Read More »

November 10, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Sour Cherry Tree

By Naseem Hrab; Nahid Kazemi (ill.)

In Naseem Hrab’s picture book The Sour Cherry Tree, grief – an emotion profound in its universality – is depicted in the specific sadness of a young girl mourning the loss of her baba bozorg. ... Read More »

November 8, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words

By Dr. Lindsay Herriot; Kate Fry; (eds.)

An anthology written by and for trans youth, Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words, is full of passionate, heartfelt works on themes from childhood to bodies to mental health. The collection – comprised of ... Read More »

November 2, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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