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Have You Seen Dogs?

By Joanne Oppenheim, Susan Gardos, illus.

When C.S. Lewis was a child he had an insect phobia. He says that their “angular limbs, their jerky movements, their dry, metallic noises” suggested to him “either machines that have come to live or ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Paint Box

By Maxine Trottier, Stella East, illus.

Maxine Trottier and Stella East’s latest collaboration is as much about the power of giving as it is about artistic expression in Renaissance Venice. Marietta is the beloved daughter of the great painter Tintoretto, who ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Old Bird

By Irene Morck, Muriel Wood, illus.

Irene Morck’s new book, her seventh for children, strikes out against the ignominy of being put out to pasture. Too small and old to pull a plough, Bird is a horse charged with the task ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid

By Julie Lawson, Kasia Charko, illus.

To young Ben, the newspaperman and Wild West celebrity Arizona Charlie embodies all that makes 1899 Dawson City exciting. Enthralled by his hero, Ben spends his mornings watching the “King of the Cowboys” practice his ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Safe and Sound

By Barbara Nichol, Anja Reichel, illus.

Two young dogs named Safe and Sound decide that they want to see the world. But they are the most naïve travellers imaginable: they panic when their airplane flies too high and when the buses ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bagels from Benny

By Aubrey Davis, Dusan Petricic, illus.

Benny’s Grandpa bakes the best bagels but refuses to accept his customers’ thanks. When Benny wonders why, Grandpa explains that God deserves the credit. After thinking about how he can best thank God, Benny puts ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Wild Bog Tea

By Annette LeBox, Harvey Chan, illus.

The cover of Wild Bog Tea is irresistible, with Harvey Chan’s exquisite sepia-toned pencil drawings on a collage of richly textured, tea-stained papers. Inside, the words and pictures are just as intriguing. The tone is ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Nothing Beats a Pizza

By Loris Lesynski

Poet/illustrator Loris Lesynski knows children, fun food, and good poetry. Nothing Beats a Pizza, her second collection of verse, serves up 34 delectable poems for children to munch on, mull over, and, as the intro ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Sunny

By Robin Mitchell and Judith Steedman

Using photographs of homemade dolls posed in scenes of a simple story, Vancouver graphic designers Robin Mitchell and Judith Steedman have begun a series of engaging books for preschoolers. The first, Windy, follows a little ... Read More »

November 30, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Long, Long Ago

By Robin Skelton, Pamela Breeze Currie, illus.

Why do the bullfrog, cat, donkey, rabbit, and jackdaw sound as they do? Why does the owl have eyes that do not move? Why does the crocodile have a stiff neck? Why can’t the ostrich ... Read More »

November 28, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

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