A Forest in the City

By Andrea Curtis and Pierre Pratt (ill.)

The stakes of environmental-science books for kids have risen dramatically as climate change hurtles toward the point of no return. Four new titles, running the gamut from informational to fictional, celebrate the beauty of trees ... Read More »

March 2, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Boreal Forest

By L.E. Carmichael and Josée Bisaillon (ill.)

March 2, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Tickled Pink: How Friendship Washes the World with Color

By Andrée Poulin and Lucile Danis Drouot (ill.)

Filippo the flamingo just wants to play. But every time he asks Zac the zebra and Poncho the panda if he can join them, they come up with a new excuse. “You’re too pink,” says ... Read More »

February 10, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Story Boat

By Kyo Maclear and Rashin Kheiriyeh (ill.)

What if one were to imagine the refugee experience from the eyes of a couple of imaginative, ever-positive, Zen-like kids? Sounds improbable, but the picture book Story Boat pulls it off with aplomb. Written by ... Read More »

January 30, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Salma the Syrian Chef

By Danny Ramadan and Anna Bron (ill.)

The kitchen can be one of the first places where kids experience a real sense of accomplishment and belonging. A trio of new picture books, featuring food from around the world, shows how cooking helps ... Read More »

January 27, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Bilal Cooks Daal

By Aisha Saeed and Anoosha Syed (ill.)

January 27, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

By Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua (ill.)

January 27, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

I Will See You Again

By Lisa Boivin

This unique picture book for older readers is a gentle story of bereavement told through digital paintings and a simple narrative. Author and artist Lisa Boivin is a member of the Deninu Kue First Nation, ... Read More »

January 16, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Cells: An Owner’s Handbook

By Carolyn Fisher

Two non-fiction picture books offer crash courses in biology and meteorology by way of unconventional instructors. Ellie, a skin cell living on the bum of a Boston terrier, delivers an exuberant ... Read More »

January 13, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books, Picture Books