Kids’ Books

★ Pokko and the Drum

Most parents who have actively indulged a child’s interest or hobby know that, along with the hoped-for moments of pride come more than a few sacrifices. Hockey means pre-dawn rink visits and expensive, smelly equipment. ... Read More »

August 29, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Broken Strings

By Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer

It’s not every day that you come across a Canadian middle-grade novel that is set five months after 9/11 and gives insight into the Jewish pogroms of the early 20th century and the Holocaust while ... Read More »

August 26, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Ghost’s Journey: A Refugee Story

By Robin Stevenson

To say that introducing young children to complex social justice issues – such as those involving LGBTQ+ refugees – is a challenge would be an understatement. But Robin Stevenson’s new picture book manages to present ... Read More »

August 26, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Helen’s Birds

By Sara Cassidy and Sophie Casson (ill.)

Birds give earth-bound humans plenty to marvel at, but they can also carry symbolic power, acting as sources of comfort or inspiration. Three new releases – two fiction and one non-fiction – encourage readers to ... Read More »

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

★ Birdsong

By Julie Flett

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

Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel: And Other Poems of Birds in Flight

By Susan Vande Griek and Mark Hoffmann (ill.)

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

Amber Fang: Betrayal (Book #2)

By Arthur Slade

There is something a bit obvious, and ridiculous, about using “Amber Fang” as the name for a literary vampire character, especially if said vampire is trying to keep a low profile. But it does make ... Read More »

August 15, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Amber Fang: Hunted (Book #1)

By Arthur Slade

August 15, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Amber Fang: Revenge (Book #3)

By Arthur Slade

August 15, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Nibi’s Water Song

By Sunshine Tenasco and Chief Lady Bird (ill.)

In Nibi’s Water Song, first-time author Sunshine Tenasco joins forces with illustrator Chief Lady Bird to address the need for clean water in Indigenous communities. Nibi is a “thirsty, thirsty girl.” But she can’t find ... Read More »

August 12, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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Quill and Quire

★ Pokko and the Drum

★ Broken Strings

Ghost’s Journey: A Refugee Story

Helen’s Birds

★ Birdsong

Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel: And Other Poems of Birds in Flight

Amber Fang: Betrayal (Book #2)

Amber Fang: Hunted (Book #1)

Amber Fang: Revenge (Book #3)

Nibi’s Water Song

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