The Final Game

The story of the Moccasin Goalie continues: Danny, Petou, and Anita have been asked to play for the Wolves, and the team has made it to the finals. That alone should prove the three are ... Read More »

February 27, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Jeremy and the Air Pirates

By Felicity Finn, Sally J.K. Davies, illus.

Remember Jeremy and the Aunties, that funny 1992 novel about the old-lady mannequins who come to life? Here is the sequel, which may also be read on its own, thanks to the handy little prologue. ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Fox’s Kettle

By Laura Langston, Victor Bossun, illus

The intriguing full-colour cover illustration for The Fox’s Kettle depicts a fox-headed samurai heading straight for the reader, a kettle firmly held under his arm. Is this magical fox friend or foe? All the villagers, ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Queen Nadine

By Maryann Kovalski

Nadine is a cow with a perfect life. She lives on a farm with kindly old Pete, and although the other cows laugh at her for wandering off on her own to search for stones, ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Señora Regañona: A Mexican Bedtime Story

By Susana Sanromán, Domi, illus.

Sanromán and Domi live in Guadalajara, where the author produces cultural television programs and the artist runs a studio specializing in pottery and engravings. This is a first book for each of them, and it ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Hangashore

By Geoff Butler

According to the dedication page, a hangashore is “an unlucky person deserving pity.” There are three hangashores in this picture storybook: John Payne, the 16-year-old minister’s son who’s considered by the Newfoundland offshore islanders as ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Long Road

By Luis Garay

This is a book one wants to like, for it must have considerable personal meaning for author/illustrator Luis Garay. His second picture book, it’s a story of bravery, of surviving tragedy and remaking a life. ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Messenger of Spring

By C. J. Taylor

The Messenger of Spring is Mohawk artist and author C. J. Taylor’s retelling of a Chippewa/ Ojibway allegory of the seasons. Iceman, the incarnation of winter, is already feeling diminished when New Dawn arrives at ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Party

By Barbara Reid

Barbara Reid’s amazing ways with Plasticine are familiar to readers from her imaginative illustrations for a number of books such as Have You Seen Birds? and The New Baby Calf, but in this new book ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Play Mas’! a Carnival Abc

By Dirk McLean, Ras Stone, illus.

To “play mas’” means to join the masquerade and the fun of a Caribbean carnival. In this alphabet book for established readers, Dirk McLean has joined forces with Ras Stone to create an energetic introduction ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Quill and Quire

The Final Game

Jeremy and the Air Pirates

The Fox’s Kettle

Queen Nadine

Señora Regañona: A Mexican Bedtime Story

The Hangashore

The Long Road

The Messenger of Spring

★ The Party

Play Mas’! a Carnival Abc

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