★ The Flying Canoe

By Roch Carrier, Sheila Fischman, trans., Sheldon Cohen, illus.

Children’s books that are also works of art have been the territory of Tundra Books since its beginning. Canny pairings of writers and illustrators, the creative press-ganging of artists from the mainstream world of gallery ... Read More »

December 22, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Under the Spell of the Moon: Art for Children from the World’s Great Illustrators

By Patricia Aldana

Celebrating the art of children’s book illustration, with brief texts and pictures from illustrators all over the world, this appealing book honours the work of the International Board on Books for Young People by donating ... Read More »

December 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Orphans in the Sky

By Jeanne Bushey

Author Jeanne Bushey and illustrator Vladyana Krykorka, who together created The Polar Bear’s Gift, collaborate again in this retelling of an Inuit legend about the origin of thunder and lightning. Bushey, who lived for years ... Read More »

December 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Leon’s Song

By Stephanie Simpson McLellan, Dianna Bonder, illus.

Two fine books from Fitzhenry & Whiteside both star frogs. The title character of Gummy Toes, a grey tree frog, is watching some children play when he sees them exclaiming over a robin, then a ... Read More »

December 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Not So Very Far Away

By Lisa Smith

Sarah is a young girl coping with a recent move to a new city. She misses her old school, her relatives, and her very best friend, who shares her love of bird-watching. Sarah finds it ... Read More »