Fraser Bear: A Cub’s Life

By Maggie de Vries; Renné Benoit, illus.

This picture book skilfully weaves together the remarkable life cycle of Pacific salmon with an account of the first two years in the life of a young black bear, who feeds on the salmon to ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Night on the Town

By Caroline Merola

Young Pickles McPhee, a giant blue dinosaur from the country, yearns to experience the big city. She gets the perfect chance to do just that when she stows away in the back of a car ... Read More »

November 15, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

C’mere, Boy!

By Sharon Jennings; Ashley Spires, illus.

It’s a harsh world for a dog without a boy, as Dog comes to realize. Although Dog has been living a quiet life at home until now, his week-long search for a boy leads him ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Elliot’s Fire Truck

By Andrea Beck

Elliot Moose is a firefighter today, hurtling around the house on his bright red fire truck. All he needs is a fire to fight and a friend or two to rescue. The problem is that ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Magpie’s Missing Spoon

By Michael Bradley

Everyone knows that magpies like to collect bright objects, and the titular magpie in the first picture book from Renfrew, Ontario’s Michael Bradley (who is not yet 20 years old) is no exception. When startled ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Paris in the Spring with Picasso

By Joan Yolleck; Marjorie Priceman, illus.

“There is no place more beautiful than Paris,” thinks Guillaume Apollinaire as he strolls along the city streets of Joan Yolleck and Marjorie Priceman’s bubbly picture book. This is a fanciful trip back to Apollinaire’s ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ I Know Here

By Laurel Croza; Matt James, illus.

Laurel Croza spent her early childhood moving with her family from dam project to dam project in northern Saskatchewan. In I Know Here, she distills that experience into a simple, achingly beautiful picture book. The ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth!

By Marie-Louise Gay

It’s impossible not to smile when reading a book by Marie-Louise Gay. The beloved author and illustrator has a rare gift for seeing into the whimsical, wide-eyed world inhabited by the very young. The legions ... Read More »

August 9, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ A Flock of Shoes

By Sarah Tsiang; Qin Leng, illus.

Where do flip flops go during the winter? In Abby’s case, her beloved brown-and-pink sandals slip off her feet one fall day and fly south like a flock of Canada geese. Abby misses her sandals ... Read More »

July 5, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Sandy’s Incredible Shrinking Footprint

By Femida Handy and Carole Carpenter; Adrianna Steele-Card, illus.

Nearly two decades ago, Professor William Rees of the University of British Columbia was working on a concept he called “appropriated carrying capacity,” a way of measuring human impact on the environment. In one of ... Read More »

June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

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