Kids’ Books

Ending with Music

The cover of Ending with Music pays tribute to the under-appreciated American poet John Berryman, and the poems contained here reflect some of Berryman’s syntactical inventiveness as well as revealing author Maurice Mierau’s preoccupation with ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

No Place for a Lady: Tales of Adventurous Women Travellers

By Barbara Hodgson

Barbara Hodgson’s latest quirky history book uses numerous first-person accounts, diary entries, and amusing bits of historical trivia to describe what it was like to be female and “on the road” in the days when ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

This Heated Place: Encounters in the Promised Land

By Deborah Campbell

Early in This Heated Place, an Arab acquaintance tells author Deborah Campbell – at the time a Canadian student at Tel Aviv University during the Gulf War – “What you see depends on where you ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race

By Stephanie Nolen

Back in the early days of the Cold War, it looked as though the Soviet Union was going to completely dominate the Space Race – a state of affairs that American leaders knew would be ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Body Talk: The Straight Facts on Fitness, Nutrition and Feeling Great About Yourself

By Ann and Julie Douglas, Claudia Davila, illus.

Ann Douglas, a well-known author on issues of childhood and parenting, has teamed up with her 14-year-old daughter to write this book on body image issues for preteens. Topics covered include a historical look at ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Only in Canada: From the Colossal to the Kooky

By Vivien Bowers, Dianne Eastman, illus.

I have never been a fan of sidebars – I find them too distracting, like knowing there might be a better TV show on another channel – and Vivien Bowers’ new book, Only in Canada, ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Caillou: Hurry Up!

By Joceline Sanschagrin, Claude Lapierre, illus.

Those who are wary of preschool books with a TV connection will be pleasantly surprised by Caillou. Published in Quebec, the Caillou books feature a bald little boy. With input from child psychologists and produced ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Caillou: New Shoes

By Marion Johnson, Eric Sevigny, illus.

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Princess Backwards

By Jane Gray, Liz Milkau, illus.

Princess Fred (yes, Fred; she’s the daughter of King Nancy and Queen David) lives in a comical medieval land where backwards is normal. People greet each other with “You see to nice!”; signs hang upside-down; ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Circus Play

By Anne Laurel Carter, Joanne Fitzgerald, illus.

Beyond simply telling a good story, the best children’s literature bases itself on a single, unifying theme. The brevity of the work and the age of the audience demand it. The theme need not necessarily ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Ending with Music

No Place for a Lady: Tales of Adventurous Women Travellers

This Heated Place: Encounters in the Promised Land

Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race

Body Talk: The Straight Facts on Fitness, Nutrition and Feeling Great About Yourself

Only in Canada: From the Colossal to the Kooky

Caillou: Hurry Up!

Caillou: New Shoes

Princess Backwards

Circus Play

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