Canada in Colours

Per-Henrik Gürth, illustrator of the classic Canadiana picture books Canada 123 and ABC of Canada, returns with his fifth Kids Can Press book. Once again, simple text that’s pleasant but nothing special (Gürth’s own this ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Mama Robot

By Davide Cali; AnnaLaura Cantone, illus.; Marcel Danesi, trans.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a mom who’s never too busy, who can chase away barking dogs and protect you from annoying neighbours? A mom who’s always there? So thinks the young boy in ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It

By Kathy Stinson; Deirdre Betteridge, illus.

A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It asks, in the open-to-anything tone of very young children, questions such as whether a bowl can have a berry in it (yes) and whether a tree can ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Rocking Chair

By Dennis Lee; Nora Hilb, illus.

At a certain age, the urge to read and the urge to chew are much the same thing. The teething reader is lucky this season, with a buffet of board books to choose from. Marthe ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

This Little Puppy

By Dennis Lee; Nora Hilb, illus.

At a certain age, the urge to read and the urge to chew are much the same thing. The teething reader is lucky this season, with a buffet of board books to choose from. Marthe ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Niwechihaw/ I Help

By Caitlin Dale Nicholson with Leona Morin-Neilson

This simple yet striking cross between a picture book and a very elementary primer glows with the warmth of caring, sharing, and a beautiful sunny day. Presented in Cree and English, Niwechihaw/ I Help is ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

The House That Max Built

By Maxwell Newhouse

Created partly on the gymnasium stage of an elementary school in Richmond, B.C., where students could watch the progress of his illustrations, this new picture book by Governor General’s Award nominee Maxwell Newhouse depicts the ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Buttercup’s Lovely Day

By Carolyn Beck; Andrea Beck, illus.

Buttercup is blissed out. On a beautiful summer day, the happy cow rhapsodizes about her delight in the rural world. She loves this day, the clouds, the fields, her tongue, the creek –and that’s just ... Read More »

May 12, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

It’s Moving Day

By Pamela Hickman

Pamela Hickman, a naturalist who has written many books for Kids Can Press, pairs up with relative newcomer Geraldo Valério, a Brazilian illustrator, for It’s Moving Day. The book tells the story of a burrow ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Yellow Moon, Apple Moon

By Pamela Porter; Matt James, illus.

Yellow Moon, Apple Moon, Time to sleep, See you soon.” So begins this rhythmic picture book, which tells of the nighttime ritual of a child as she prepares for bed. Her world is small and ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Canada in Colours

★ Mama Robot

★ A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It

The Rocking Chair

This Little Puppy

Niwechihaw/ I Help

The House That Max Built

★ Buttercup’s Lovely Day

It’s Moving Day

Yellow Moon, Apple Moon

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