Kids’ Books

Three Pagodas Pass: A Roundabout Journey to Burma

Getting to Burma on the cheap is a formidable task. And who but a weathered adventurer could, as author George Fetherling tells it, “hitch a ride” for a few thousand nautical miles aboard a rotting ... Read More »

January 7, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Kings of Convergence

By Gordon Pitts

Very few people can go through their daily routine without coming into contact with the media, be it radio, television, film, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, or even outdoor billboards. Moreover, media play a key role ... Read More »

January 7, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Too Many Books!

By Gilles Tibo, Bruno St-Aubin, illus

At first glance, Montreal native Gilles Tibo’s new picture book seems based on an odd premise: that sometimes kids don’t have enough fun. Nicolas, the hero, finds that whenever he has trouble doing something, a ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Click!

By Shutta Crum, John Beder, illus.

A mother and her little boy, and a polar bear and cub, have much in common in Shutta Crum’s newest picture book. Click! tells the parallel story of how the offspring of two mother hunters (one ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Kids Book of Great Canadians

By Elizabeth MacLeod, John Mantha, illus.

Two new biographical compilations of great Canadians, historical and contemporary, tackle the topic in different ways. Elizabeth MacLeod takes an encyclopedic approach in The Kids Book of Great Canadians, featuring capsule entries on 150 memorable ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Car Smarts: The Book for Kids Who Love Cars

By Phil Edmonston and Maureen Sawa, Gordon Sauvé, illus.

It’s nice to report a new entry in the ranks of good car books, courtesy of one of the best-known automotive writers around. Phil Edmonston, author of more than 100 books about cars (notably the ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Memoirs of a Media Maverick

By Boyce Richardson

At a time when aspiring journalists have few choices beyond joining the characterless world of the modern mass media, the voice of a rare journalistic gadfly should serve as a welcome antidote. For over 50 ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the Canadian Imagination

By Penny Cousineau-Levine

Finally, a theoretical examination of contemporary Canadian photography that is not only insightful and impressively researched but is beautifully designed and makes for a darn good read. In Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction

An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude

By Ann Vanderhoof

An Embarrassment of Mangoes is an odd mixture of a book – part travel journal, part culinary tour, part Cruising for Dummies (“cruising” is a term habitués use to describe life aboard a pleasure boat). ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

The Road to Hell: How the Biker Gangs Are Conquering Canada

By Julian Sher and William Marsden

Midway through The Road to Hell, one can’t help but think that nothing unites Canada quite like the pervasive influence of biker organizations – unless it’s the nation’s widespread inability to do anything about them. ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

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