Kids’ Books

Nish: North and South

By Isabelle Picard and Kateri Aubin Dubois (trans.)

Nish: North and South, originally published in French, is the first book in a coming-of-age series that follows Innu twins Leon and Eloise. Written by Isabelle Picard and translated by Kateri Aubin Dubois, the book ... Read More »

November 29, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Bompa’s Insect Expedition

By David Suzuki and Tanya Lloyd Kyi; Qin Leng (ill.)

David Suzuki, the famed scientist and environmentalist, has collaborated with award-winning author Tanya Lloyd Kyi and illustrator Qin Leng for Bompa’s Insect Expedition, a fun nonfiction picture book. In the overarching story, twins Nakina and ... Read More »

November 28, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

When the Stars Came Home

By Brittany Luby and Natasha Donovan (ill.)

When Ojiig’s father gets a job in the city, he and his parents must make the hard transition of moving away from Mishomis (Grandfather), Kookum (Grandmother), and the rest of their community. Ojiig is no ... Read More »

November 27, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Revenge Game

By Jordyn Taylor

The trope of high school boys commodifying their sexual conquests isn’t new, and, since the #MeToo movement, neither is the storyline of high school girls fighting back. Jordyn Taylor presents her own take with The ... Read More »

November 22, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ No One Left But You

By Tash McAdam

When readers first meet Max, the protagonist of Welsh-Canadian writer Tash McAdam’s taut new novel No One Left But You, the 17-year-old skater and musician (and high school student) is in handcuffs and covered in ... Read More »

November 22, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Endgame: The Secret Force 136

By Catherine Little and Sean Huang (ill.)

Ten-year-old Alex plays Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, with his great-grandfather Tai Gong every time he visits him at the retirement home. No matter how hard Alex tries, he never seems to be able to beat ... Read More »

November 20, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Skating Wild on an Inland Sea

By Jean E. Pendziwol and Todd Stewart (ill.)

An astonishing, poetic picture book, Skating Wild on an Inland Sea, written by Jean E. Pendziwol and illustrated by Todd Stewart, tells the story of two siblings who wake at dawn to watch the sun ... Read More »

November 20, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Goddess Crown

By Shade Lapite

Following in the footsteps of Tomi Adeyemi, Deborah Falaye, and Namina Forna, Shade Lapite blends danger and court intrigue in Goddess Crown to create a coming-of-age novel set in an entirely Afrocentric fantasy world. Raised ... Read More »

November 15, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Imaginary Alphabet

By Sylvie Daigneault

Sylvie Daigneault’s The Imaginary Alphabet is a love letter to letters, playfulness, and wild imagination. A picture book featuring one letter per page with a single (and wonderfully silly) alliterative line of text that inspires ... Read More »

November 13, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ The Little Books of the Little Brontës

By Sara O’Leary and Briony May Smith (ill.)

Canadian author Sara O’Leary and British illustrator Briony May Smith, both prolific in their own right, combine their talents to bring readers the achingly beautiful picture book The Little Books of the Little Brontës. Opening ... Read More »

November 8, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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