Kids’ Books

Engineered! Engineering Design at Work: A Fun Exploration of Nine Amazing Feats

By James Gulliver Hancock (ill.); Shannon Hunt

In a world full of Gordian knots, “innovation” has become an all-too-easy and overused buzzword. But in two new non-fiction books, we see how engineering and inventive thinking make a real difference to life in ... Read More »

December 4, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Innovation Nation: How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, Happier

By David Johnston; Josh Holinaty (ill.); Tom Jenkins

December 4, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Woodrow at Sea

By Wallace Edwards

Researchers at the University of Toronto recently reported that children’s books with human characters have a greater moral impact on young people than books with anthropomorphic protagonists. The subjects of the study were read stories ... Read More »

November 30, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Antlered Ship

By Dashka Slater; Eric Fan (ill.); Terry Fan (ill.)

November 30, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

Escape from Syria

By Jackie Roche (ill.); Mike Freiheit (ill.); Samya Kullab

In 2014, a phrase was anonymously spray-painted on a wall in Homs, Syria: “When I leave, be sure I tried everything in my power to stay.” This poignant graffiti reverberates throughout Escape from Syria, a ... Read More »

November 27, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

Munro vs. the Coyote

By Darren Groth

No one expected 16-year-old Munro Maddux to recover overnight from the death of his younger sister, Evie, a special-needs child. But they also didn’t expect the angry outbursts, the mysterious chest pains, and the goading ... Read More »

November 20, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

By Marilee Peters; Roxanna Bikadoroff (ill.)

In the genre of children’s non-fiction about significant inventors, discoverers, pioneers, and scientists, the current trend lies in correcting the record and broadening the perception of history by highlighting figures who don’t fit the dead-white-male ... Read More »

November 20, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Scion of the Fox: The Realms of Ancient, Book 1

By S.M. Beiko

Foxes, rabbits, deer, seals, and owls. These are the ancient, founding “families” of the human-spirit-animal hybrids that populate the rich mythology of S.M. Beiko’s new fantasy saga. Scion of the Fox is the first of ... Read More »

November 20, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Kat and Meg Conquer the World

By Anna Priemaza

Anna Priemaza makes her YA debut with a thoroughly readable story involving mental illness that’s neither preachy nor despairing. Kat’s anxiety makes it painfully difficult to connect with new people, while Meg’s ADHD has alienated ... Read More »

November 15, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Waltz of the Snowflakes

By Elly MacKay

Visual storytelling takes centre stage in Waltz of the Snowflakes, a wordless picture book about what it’s like to see the Nutcracker ballet for the first time. The story begins with gloomy shades of grey ... Read More »

November 15, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

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