Kids’ Books

The Life and Deaths of Frankie D.

Frankie Doe, the 17-year-old protagonist of Colleen Nelson’s impressive new novel, is a consummate outsider. Found in an alley as a young girl with no memory of her past, she has endured a series of ... Read More »

March 15, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Good Fight

By Ted Staunton and Josh Rosen (ill.)

“None is too many.” That was the response of a Canadian official when asked in 1945 how many Jews would be allowed into the country after the Second World War. Anti-Semitism has long been present ... Read More »

March 11, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Birdspell

By Valerie Sherrard

Valerie Sherrard is a respected children’s writer, based in New Brunswick, whose considerable body of work demonstrates a deep understanding of children and teens in difficult situations. In her latest book, Sherrard takes her readers ... Read More »

March 8, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Tell No Tales:  Pirates of the Southern Seas

By Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells (ill.)

Pirate legends get a fabulously fresh and feminist reboot in Tell No Tales, the first original graphic novel by prolific author and pop-culture commentator Sam Maggs. Inspired by the lives of early 18th-century female pirates, ... Read More »

March 4, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Oh My Gods!

By Stephanie Cooke and Insha Fitzpatrick; Juliana Moon (ill.)

The debut middle-grade graphic novel Oh My Gods!, co-written by Toronto comic book scribe Stephanie Cooke and New Jersey–based Insha Fitzpatrick, delivers light-hearted lessons in friendship and ancient mythology. In this promising series opener, 13-year-old ... Read More »

March 4, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Stand Like a Cedar

By Nicola L. Campbell and Carrielynn Victor (ill.)

Nicola Campbell is an award-winning author of such titles as Shi-shi-etko (2006 Anskohk Aboriginal Children’s Book of the Year winner) and Shin-chi’s Canoe (winner of the 2009 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award). Paired with illustrations ... Read More »

March 1, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees

By Dana L. Church

There are many conflicting theories out there on how to nurture future generations of conservationists. The belief in exposing kids to animals in captivity at zoos and marine parks is now widely disputed by animal-welfare ... Read More »

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

Sully, Messed Up

By Stephanie Simpson McLellan

The debut middle-grade novel from award-winning picture-book writer Stephanie Simpson McLellan, Sully, Messed Up, begins with a Kafka-esque flourish. Thirteen-year-old Sullivan Brewster – Sully to his friends – wakes on the first morning of Grade ... Read More »

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

The Big Bad Wolf in My House

By Valérie Fontaine and Nathalie Dion (ill.); Shelley Tanaka (trans.)

In 2018, almost 19,000 children in Canada were victims of violent acts perpetrated by a family member. The Big Bad Wolf in My House, by Quebec duo Valérie Fontaine and Nathalie Dion (in an English ... Read More »

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

Kimmy & Mike

By Dave Paddon and Lily Snowden-Fine (ill.)

Recitations are a centuries-old oral storytelling tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador – tall tales and unknown histories connecting community and place, past and present. In Kimmy & Mike, author, storyteller, and former pilot Dave Paddon ... Read More »

February 11, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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