Wellington’s Rainy Day

By Carolyn Beck; Brooke Kerrigan, illus.

Brooke Kerrigan’s endearing illustrations are the star of this picture book about a floppy-eared dog called Wellington and his antagonistic relationship with a sneaky cat named Honey. Slave to his prodigious hound’s nose, Wellington can’t ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been?

By Dan Bar-el; Rae Maté, illus.

It’s hard to decide which is more impressive: Rae Maté’s stunning paintings or Dan Bar-el’s exhilarating adaptation of the traditional Mother Goose rhyme. What is certain is that together they manage to breathe new life ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Cinnamon Baby

By Nicola Winstanley; Janice Nadeau, illus.

Note to politicians: if you want to test the general mood, forget focus groups and visioning seminars – just read some current picture books. Those who make art for the very young have a way ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

What Are You Doing?

By Elisa Amado; Manuel Monroy, illus.

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Merci Mister Dash!

By Monica Kulling; Esperança Melo, illus.

Despite being a mongrel, Mister Dash is a dog of great refinement. He wears vests and bow ties, reads newspapers, and eats his popcorn one kernel at a time. He and his owner, Madame Croissant, ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Ones and Twos

By Marthe Jocelyn; Nell Jocelyn, illus.

Concept books for little children are a specialty of versatile Ontario author-illustrator Marthe Jocelyn, and this first collaboration with her art-student daughter Nell is a delightful development in the genre. The younger Jocelyn’s imaginative collages ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ You’re Finally Here!

By Melanie Watt

Thanks in part to our culture-wide embrace of instant communication, as well as the seemingly non-stop parade of narcissistic, depraved, and loutish public figures pushed on us by the media, the public realm has never ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Monster Manners

By Hazel Hutchins; Sampar, illus.

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Better Together

By Sheryl Shapiro and Simon Shapiro; Dusan Petricic, illus.

In this amusing concept book, Toronto husband-and-wife team Sheryl and Simon Shapiro explore the idea of mixtures, both edible (like oil and vinegar for salad dressing) and otherwise (like blue and yellow paints to make ... Read More »

March 30, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ Today, Maybe

By Dominique Demers; Gabrielle Grimard, illus.; Sheila Fischman, trans.

As evocative and mysterious as a traditional fairy tale, Today, Maybe is an unusual picture book with strong emotional impact. Sheila Fischman’s able translation of Dominque Demers and Gabrielle Grimard’s Aujourd’hui, peut-être… leaves subtle echoes ... Read More »

March 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Wellington’s Rainy Day

★ Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been?

★ Cinnamon Baby

What Are You Doing?

Merci Mister Dash!

★ Ones and Twos

★ You’re Finally Here!

Monster Manners

★ Better Together

★ Today, Maybe

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