Kids’ Books

Meet David Suzuki

The newest picture book in the Scholastic Canada Biography series written by Elizabeth MacLeod and illustrated by Mike Deas offers an engaging look at environmentalist David Suzuki’s life thus far. The narrative, which begins and ... Read More »

September 1, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid

By Sara O’Leary‚ Qin Leng (ill.)

The dynamic duo behind the bestselling picture book A Family Is a Family Is a Family – Sara O’Leary and Qin Leng – returns with the utterly delightful companion, A Kid Is a Kid Is ... Read More »

September 1, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Living with Viola

By Rosena Fung

Toronto cartoonist Rosena Fung is well known on the zine and comics festival circuit, and while for many readers her first full-length graphic novel will showcase a new talent, for others Living with Viola is ... Read More »

September 1, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The cover of Hetxwms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and illustrator Natasha Donovan's Wolf Mother with a photo of the author

The Wolf Mother

By Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson); Natasha Donovan (ill.)

The Wolf Mother, the fifth book in the Mothers of Xsan series, follows a grey wolf from newborn pup to pack leader to Nox Gibuu (Wolf Mother). The wolf’s journey begins in the spring when ... Read More »

August 25, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ It Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food into Fuel (and Poop)

By Jennifer Gardy; Belle Wuthrich (ill.)

Right now, with NASA flying helicopters on Mars and SpaceX planning new spaceports, off-world exploration is the thing. But for many kids, the airless void beyond Earth’s atmosphere can never quite match the fascination they ... Read More »

August 23, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Hold That Thought!

By Bree Galbraith; Lynn Scurfield (ill.)

Plenty of picture books teach young children how to share toys, but Hold That Thought! by British Columbian writer Bree Galbraith and Ontario-based illustrator Lynn Scurfield aims to demonstrate how kids can share ideas. The ... Read More »

August 18, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Hill

By Ali Bryan

For more than 60 years, girls have lived in peace on the Hill, an island shaped like a girl resting on her side. Sent by the mysterious Colony, they arrive in boats as infants and ... Read More »

August 16, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Wild Ones

By Nafiza Azad

Nafiza Azad’s sophomore novel, The Wild Ones, is a powerful, unapologetically feminist YA fantasy. “We have the temerity to be not just women, but women of color,” the eponymous group declares. “We will not be ... Read More »

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

Fired Up about Consent

By Sarah Ratchford

Sarah Ratchford, a feminist, journalist, and author from New Brunswick, hopes their new survivor-informed nonfiction book, Fired Up about Consent, will help young people “learn to have healthy, mutually satisfying sex lives.” Divided into four ... Read More »

July 15, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Hello, Rain!

By Kyo Maclear and Chris Turnham (ill.)

In rhymes and books for children, rain tends to be a source of ennui or disappointment – an unwelcome event requiring the rejigging of plans. Rain is commanded to go away and come again another ... Read More »

July 13, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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