Kids’ Books

We Three

The latest offering from Toronto YA author Markus Harwood-Jones is a bright and quirky tale that explores themes of self-worth and social marginalization from the perspective of a young girl away from home at summer ... Read More »

October 24, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die: The Complexities of Assisted Dying

By Nikki Tate and Belle Wuthrich (ill.)

Death is an inevitability. But according to this topical read, what is up for considerable debate is “who and what determines when and how we die.” Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die pulls back the ... Read More »

October 21, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

And Then the Seed Grew

By Marianne Dubuc

Marianne Dubuc’s And Then the Seed Grew is the story of an invasive plant that wreaks havoc on the living arrangements of several garden residents, both subterranean (a mole, a family of mice, ants, and ... Read More »

October 17, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Alma and the Beast

By Esmé Shapiro

October 17, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Scallywag on the Salish Sea

By Sara Cassidy and Mike Deas (ill.)

The nameless, parentless 10-year-old protagonist in Scallywag on the Salish Sea lives aboard a pirate ship – christened the Greasy Lobster – but he has very little interest in a swashbuckling life. The boy was ... Read More »

October 10, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Spur: A Wolf’s Story

By Eliza Robertson and Nora Aoyagi (ill.)

Celebrated novelist Eliza Robertson makes her picture-book debut with the story of a young wolf named Spur, who roams the wilderness with her brother, searching for caribou to hunt. But deforestation has changed their habitat, ... Read More »

October 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Kiddo

By Cynthia Nugent

Ten-year-old Katherine (“Kiddo”) Warbler has aspirations to become the next Junior Journalist for her local newspaper. To qualify, she needs to spend her summer collecting community points and learning how to be a better speller. ... Read More »

October 3, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

By Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers (ill.)

Babies and toddlers demand a lot from their books: chew-resistant pages, intriguing illustrations for developing eyesight (especially in the first year), and captivating text that supports language development. Plus, the material must appeal to both ... Read More »

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books