Escape from Syria

By Jackie Roche (ill.); Mike Freiheit (ill.); Samya Kullab

In 2014, a phrase was anonymously spray-painted on a wall in Homs, Syria: “When I leave, be sure I tried everything in my power to stay.” This poignant graffiti reverberates throughout Escape from Syria, a ... Read More »

November 27, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

Waltz of the Snowflakes

By Elly MacKay

Visual storytelling takes centre stage in Waltz of the Snowflakes, a wordless picture book about what it’s like to see the Nutcracker ballet for the first time. The story begins with gloomy shades of grey ... Read More »

November 15, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

Shelter

By Céline Claire; Qin Leng (ill.)

Researchers at the University of Toronto recently reported that children’s books with human characters have a greater moral impact on young people than books with anthropomorphic protagonists. The subjects of the study were read stories ... Read More »

November 7, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Cat Came Back

By Cordell Barker

This fall, publisher Firefly is mining the National Film Board for source material. Two Oscar-nominated NFB animated short films are repurposed for a new audience as the original filmmakers serve as authors, reusing and reformatting ... Read More »

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts

By Torill Kove

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow

By Michelle Cuevas; Sydney Smith (ill.)

Expectations are high for Canadian illustrators Jon Klassen and Sydney Smith. Both won Governor General’s Literary Awards for their first picture books, have appeared multiple times on the New York Times bestseller lists, and are ... Read More »

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

By Jon Klassen (ill.); Mac Barnett

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea

By Kai Cheng Thom; Kai Yun Ching (ill.); Wai-Yant Li (ill.)

Kai Cheng Thom’s From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea is an exquisitely rendered picture book about gender and identity. It tells the story of Miu Lan, a child who ... Read More »

October 26, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

Under-the-Bed Fred

By Colin Jack (ill.); Linda Bailey

Leo loves scary movies (he has posters of them on his bedroom walls), but in real life he’s terrified of the monster who lives under his bed. One fateful middle of the night, he decides ... Read More »

October 16, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Little Tree by the Sea: From Halifax to Boston With Love

By Belle DeMont (ill.); John DeMont

The main character in this pitch-perfect book about the 1917 Halifax Explosion – by father-daughter team John and Belle DeMont – is a little tree perched high on the hill. Seeing two boats about to ... Read More »

October 10, 2017 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Escape from Syria

Waltz of the Snowflakes

Shelter

The Cat Came Back

My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts

★ Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow

★ The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

★ From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea

Under-the-Bed Fred

★ The Little Tree by the Sea: From Halifax to Boston With Love

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