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★ Lucy’s Secret

By Mireille Levert; $ cloth , pp., , Groundwood Books, Apr. (ages 3-5) Reviewed from page

With its luxurious illustrations and subtle, Zen-like story, this book is a treasure. The tale takes place in a garden, where Lucy, the young narrator, is visiting her adult friend, Anna Zinnia. The plot is ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Mama God, Papa God: A Caribbean Tale

By Richardo Keens-Douglas, Stefan Czernecki, illus.

A celebration of the diversity of human life, Mama God, Papa God retells the creation myth in a way that’s both traditional and freshly contemporary. Although a long-time Toronto resident and former host of CBC ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Baby Dreams

By Eugenie Fernandes

Author-illustrator Eugenie Fernandes’ latest work explores babies’ dreams in a soothing way for parents and infants. In the same warm fuzzy bedtime genre as Teddy Jam’s This New Baby and Sam McBratney’s Guess How Much ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Trunks All Aboard: An Elephant Abc

By Barbara Nichol, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, illus.

All aboard for a delightful romp through the alphabet with Ahmed, on his way to Europe on the luxury liner the Empress of Britain, Bella, who has a most unnerving way of saying hello, pram-bound ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ We’ll All Go Sailing

By Maggee Spicer and Richard Thompson, Kim LaFave, illus.

We’ll all go sailing/On the great wide seas/My friend Maggee/And Jesse and me.” This bouncy opening line conveys the joyful tone of this picture book for preschoolers. Small hands can open the nine gatefolds that ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Jason’s New Dugout Canoe

By Joe Barber-Starkey, Paul Montpellier, illus.

Writer Joe Barber-Starkey and illustrator Paul Montpellier team up to create a sequel to their first book, Jason and the Sea Otter. In this new story, Jason, a young Nootka boy, wakes to the sounds ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Enough

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Michael Martchenko, illus.

Even the most abundant wheat harvest provides a small Ukrainian farm community with just bare sustenance. So when Soviet soldiers arrive in little Marusia’s village, demanding that all the farmers hand over their entire crop, ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Night School

By Loris Lesynski

Night owl Eddie tries his mother’s patience with his aversion to bedtime, prompting him to search for a place where his insomnia is understood. He finds it at Night School and, accompanied by other local ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Laura: A Childhood Tale of Laura Secord

By Maxine Trottier, Karen Reczuch, illus.

Recent news articles suggest that children are growing up ignorant of their country’s history. One way of counteracting this is to introduce them early to stories that make the past seem exciting and intriguing. Picture ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Laura Secord’s Brave Walk

By Connie Brummel Crook, June Lawrason, illus.

Recent news articles suggest that children are growing up ignorant of their country’s history. One way of counteracting this is to introduce them early to stories that make the past seem exciting and intriguing. Picture ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

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