All the World a Poem

By Gilles Tibo; Erin Woods (trans.); Manon Gauthier (illus.)

Gilles Tibo was already a well-loved children’s illustrator when he turned his hand to writing, and he has been prolific and successful in both fields. In his engaging new picture book, he celebrates his love ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Detached

By Christina Kilbourne

Ontario author Christina Kilbourne’s 2007 book, Dear Jo, was about Internet predators. Her latest novel also tackles some serious themes, primarily depression and suicide. Detached tells the story of Anna, a talented teenaged artist who ... Read More »

July 12, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Inside Your Insides: A Guide to the Microbes That Call You Home

By Claire Eamer; Marie-Ève Tremblay (illus.)

Microbiology might seem like a complex subject to broach with middle-graders, but in her new book, Claire Eamer (winner of the 2013 Lane Anderson Award for science writing in Canada) succeeds in explaining the basics ... Read More »

July 4, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Dancing in the Rain

By Shelley Hrdlitschka

In Shelley hrdlitschka’s 2002 novel, Dancing Naked, a teenager named Kia finds herself pregnant. Through the help of her minister, she decides to carry the baby to term and put her up for adoption. Dancing ... Read More »

July 4, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Cranky Ballerina

By Elise Gravel

The Cranky Ballerina introduces readers to Ada, who, as the title suggests, is a reluctant dancer. Ada’s not usually in a bad mood, except on Saturdays, when she has to go to ballet class. Ada ... Read More »

July 4, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Maxwell the Monkey Barber

By Cale Atkinson

In this rhyming picture book, Maxwell the monkey opens his jungle barbershop to numerous wild animals with equally wild hair: a baboon with a mass of curls, a lion with a beastly mane, and a ... Read More »

June 27, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bad Girls of Fashion: Style Rebels From Cleopatra to Lady Gaga

By Jennifer Croll; Ada Buchholc (illus.)

There comes a point in every kid’s life when the freedom of wearing clothes that express how they feel in the moment – whether it be sparkly butterfly wings, a cowboy hat, or mismatched socks ... Read More »

June 27, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ Julia Vanishes (Witch’s Child series, Book 1)

By Catherine Egan

Julia isn’t a witch, but she does have a unique ability: she can be unseen at will. The talent doesn’t render her invisible, exactly, so much as give her the power to avoid being perceived. ... Read More »

June 15, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Kabungo

By Rolli; Milan Pavlovic (illus.)

With some fantasies you’re invited to wade in, discovering the principles, nature, and backstories of the invented world step by step. Others are best approached by diving in at the deep end. Kabungo is the ... Read More »

June 15, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Ferryland Visitor: A Mysterious Tale

By Charis Cotter; Gerald L. Squires (illus.)

In the early 1970s, artist Gerald Squires, his wife, Gail, and daughters, Esther and Meranda, moved into an abandoned lighthouse-keeper’s cottage in Ferryland, Newfoundland. Not long after settling in, just before Halloween, an unexpected visitor ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

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