Picture Books

★ The Magician of Auschwitz

By Kathy Kacer; Gillian Newland (illus.)

In The Magician of Auschwitz, readers are introduced to a young Jewish boy named Werner. Separated from his family and sent to a concentration camp, he is totally alone in a world he no longer ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

By Mac Barnett; Jon Klassen (illus.)

Author Mac Barnett and Canadian author/illustrator Jon Klassen, the dream team who last collaborated on the Caldecott Honor–winning Extra Yarn, reunite for a striking story that is sure to delight. As with Barnett and Klassen’s ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

By Chieri Uegaki; Qin Leng (illus.)

With only three violin lessons under her belt, Hana Hashimoto signs up for the school talent show. Though her brothers flee the house to escape the horrible noise and her dog growls in protest, Hana ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Work: An Occupational ABC

By Kellen Hatanaka

The field of alphabet books is a crowded one, but Toronto designer Kellen Hatanaka offers a fresh addition with a debut that details some of the quirkier things that happen from A to Z and ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Why Are You Doing That?

By Elisa Amado; Manuel Monroy (iilus.)

Guatemalan-born author and translator Elisa Amado (who now lives in Toronto) and acclaimed Mexican illustrator Manuel Monroy join forces to present a sweetly educational picture book about a little boy with a lot of questions. ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Blind Boy and the Loon

By Alethea Arnaquq-Baril; Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Daniel Gies (illus.)

A boy who was once a great hunter has gone blind, and is forced by his mother to live on the porch and eat dog meat. Seething with resentment, he seeks answers from the red-throated ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

O’Shae the Octopus

By Brandee Bublé; Eliska Liska (illus.)

O’Shae is a young octopus who was born with 10 arms. His mother thinks O’Shae’s two extra limbs make him special, and he has no reason to think otherwise, especially since his bonus appendages are ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Nancy Knows

By Cybèle Young

In the latest delightful picture book from Cybèle Young, a little elephant named Nancy struggles to remember something she knows is important. In the process, she recalls many things – just not the one she ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Shadow Chasers

By Elly MacKay

In 1872, poet Edward Lear published More Nonsense, a collection of limericks. Lear’s scratchy black-and-white line drawings portrayed all manner of grotesque persons engaged in bizarre behaviour, from teaching fish to walk to eating weird ... Read More »

June 24, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books