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★ You’re Mean, Lily Jean

By Frieda Wishinsky; Kady MacDonald Denton, illus.

New neighbour Lily Jean enters the lives of sisters Carly and Sandy in perfectly obnoxious form. With a smug smile that stretches from ear to ear, she is a mini-Cleopatra sprawled out on her throne ... Read More »

September 25, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Have I Got a Book for You!

By Melanie Watt

The title of Mélanie Watt’s newest picture book pretty much says it all. Have I Got a Book for You! is a self-reflexive and broadly comic parody of self-promotion that invites its young readers to ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ When Stella Was Very, Very Small

By Marie-Louise Gay

It’s a pleasure to see another book about Stella, Marie-Louise Gay’s indomitable heroine with curly red hair and joie de vivre to match. In this eighth book of the series, Gay has lost none of ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Night Flight

By Mireille Messier; Carl Pelletier, illus.

Luca has an active imagination – especially at night, when he should be sleeping. Everyday objects in his bedroom suggest multiple adventures, and all he has to do is whisper, “Moonlight, Starlight, Twilight, Night Flight!” ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

The King’s Taster

By Kenneth Oppel; Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, illus.

In the English literary canon, cooks get little respect. Think of Shakespeare’s “greasy Joan,” and the pilgrim cook in Chaucer with that unappetizing ulcer on his shin. Long John Silver’s position on The Hispaniola? Cook. ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

I Spy a Bunny

By Judy Dudar; Richard Rudnicki, illus.

Mandy, a little blonde girl with a jones for colour, goes to see her Aunt Carla for a weekend of fun, sun, and cookies. They head out to White Point Beach in Nova Scotia and ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Edward and the Eureka Lucky Wish Company

By Barbara Todd; Patricia Storms, illus.

Edward wants to fly more than anything. His dream seems set to come true when he encounters a salesman from the Eureka Lucky Wish Company. (“Buy Two. Get One Free.”) Edward buys three wishes, but, ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Pounce de Leon

By Tim Wynne-Jones; Alfredo Tapia, illus.

As in his much-loved Zoom series of picture books, Tim Wynne-Jones’s newest, Pounce de Leon, features a cat in the role of explorer-hero. Drawing on the self-contained and introspective “personality” often ascribed to cats, Wynne-Jones ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Down the Drain

By Robert Munsch; Michael Martchenko, illus.

Robert Munsch has done it again. The prolific storyteller’s latest book keeps up the high standard of silliness we’ve come to expect from Canada’s King of KidLit. The familiar formula of repetition, exaggeration, and humour ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Queen of Paradise’s Garden

By Andy Jones; Darka Erdelji, illus.

Andy Jones, a founder of the comedy troupe CODCO, retells a traditional Newfoundland tale here, just as he did in 2003’s Hackmatack Award-winning Peg Bearskin. The story features elements in common with many good folk ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

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