★ Eh? to Zed: A Canadian Abecedarium

To introduce another alphabet book into the world is a risky venture, given the apparent glut of these books on the market and the centuries’ worth of precedents in our libraries. Happily, this creative new ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tall in the Saddle

By Anne Carter, David McPhail, illus.

Prolific children’s writer and illustrator David McPhail (he’s created more than 70 books) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has teamed up with first-time picture book author Anne Carter of Toronto to spin a rollicking cowboy fantasy. ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Rain, Rain

By Maryann Kovalski

Wouldn’t we all like a magic charm to drive away the rain when it arrives on precisely the wrong day? Maryann Kovalski, a well-known Canadian author/illustrator, uses the old folk rhyme “Rain, rain, go away” ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Elliot Bakes a Cake

By Andrea Beck

It’s Lionel’s birthday, and Elliot Moose enlists the help of his friends to bake Lionel a cake. However, the recipe contains many mysteries. What does “separate two eggs” mean? How do you “cream the butter”? ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Emma and the Coyote

By Margriet Ruurs, Barbara Spurll, illus.

Are chickens smarter than coyotes? It seems unlikely, but Margriet Ruurs tells a jaunty tale of one hen, Emma, who outwits a marauding coyote and wins the praise of the farmyard. Of course, her victory ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Nightgown Countdown

By Frank B. Edwards, John Bianchi, illus.

Part of a series of rhyming picture books, these are designed to help four- to six-year-olds learn to read. They certainly do not help them learn about scansion, as most of the rhymes are off ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Crowded Ride in the Countryside

By Frank B. Edwards, John Bianchi, illus.

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Snug as a Big Red Bug

By Frank B. Edwards, John Bianchi, illus.

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Lucy Doll

By Diane Jarvis Jones

Lucy, a charmingly photogenic doll, narrates this account of the physical abuse a nine-year-old girl suffers at the hands of mean-spirited children. Jones’s books are consciousness-raising material. This one is endorsed by Meg Hickling, an ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tangled in the Bay: The Story of a Baby Right Whale

By Deborah Tobin, Jeffrey C. Domm, illus

A whale researcher on a routine mission catches sight of a baby whale tangled in a fishing net in the Bay of Fundy. Special whale rescuers are called in from Cape Cod to free Pasha, ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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★ Eh? to Zed: A Canadian Abecedarium

Tall in the Saddle

★ Rain, Rain

Elliot Bakes a Cake

Emma and the Coyote

Nightgown Countdown

A Crowded Ride in the Countryside

Snug as a Big Red Bug

The Lucy Doll

Tangled in the Bay: The Story of a Baby Right Whale

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