The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew

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

The Mischievous Mom at the Art Gallery

By Rebecca Eckler and Erica Ehm; Carrie Hartman, illus.

Fun is usually guaranteed when a child-like adult is in a position of authority. The motif has been well-established by the likes of the magical Mary Poppins, the idiom-challenged Amelia Bedelia, and the anarchic Cat ... Read More »

June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

City Kids

By X.J. Kennedy; Philippe Béha, illus.

As the title suggests, the poems in this collection, culled from X.J. Kennedy’s previously published work, are meant to reflect the experiences of children growing up in urban environments. Kennedy, who is American, sets his ... Read More »

June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Put Me in a Book!

By Robert Munsch; Michael Martchenko, illus.

It’s fairly well known that iconic children’s author Robert Munsch uses real kids and the stories they tell him as inspirations for the characters and situations in his work. His latest effort is no different, ... Read More »

June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Willow’s Whispers

By Lana Button; Tania Howells, illus.

Learning to assert yourself is not really about having a big voice, it’s about using the one you have – such is the lesson of Lana Button’s first picture book. Willow is all too familiar ... Read More »

June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ The Quiet Book

By Deborah Underwood; Renata Liwska, illus.

How many ways and reasons are there to be quiet? You can be quietly listening to a robin sing or making a wish or dropping your sandwich jelly-side down or taking a first look at ... Read More »

May 10, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Which Way?

By Marthe Jocelyn; Tom Slaughter, illus.

Although aimed at the very young, this new picture book from Marthe Jocelyn and Tom Slaughter is not simplistic. The questions it poses in short, internally rhyming sentences (“How do we know which way to ... Read More »

April 19, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

How Do You Read to a Rabbit?

By Andrea Wayne von Konigslow

This cheerful picture book by Toronto author/illustrator Andrea Wayne von Konigslow plays with the characteristics of various animals and the imagined difficulties of trying to read to them. In each spread a little girl is ... Read More »

April 19, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Topsy-Turvy Town

By Luc Melanson

There are few things as charming as the deeper reaches of a child’s imagination. Quebec illustrator and children’s author Luc Melanson draws on this adorable quality in his newest picture book. A little boy leads ... Read More »

April 19, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Chester’s Masterpiece

By Melanie Watt

Mélanie Watt’s notori0usly timid Scaredy Squirrel has become a huge hit with younger readers, spawning merchandise and even a television show. Chester, another of Watt’s creations, is in many ways the exact opposite of the ... Read More »

April 19, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

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The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew

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★ The Quiet Book

Which Way?

How Do You Read to a Rabbit?

Topsy-Turvy Town

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