★ The Hunchback of Notre Dame

By Victor Hugo, retold by Tim Wynne-Jones, Bill Slavin illus.

This is the year of The Hunchback, and fortunately Tim Wynne-Jones has provided young readers with an astringent version of the Victor Hugo story to contrast the saccharine and confusing mess that the Disney corporation ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Sarah and the People of Sand River

By W.D. Valgardson, Ian Wallace, illus.

This gripping book set in the 1870s tells the story of Sarah, a 12-year-old Manitoba girl with Icelandic roots. Sarah must go to Winnipeg, where she is to learn English and be a lady. Before ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A New Butterfly: My First Look at Metamorphosis

By Pamela Hickman, Heather Collins, illus.

Although they have not officially been granted a series name, these three new picture books from Kids Can share an identical format. A flap is connected to the outer edge of each left page. Printed ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant’s Life Cycle

By Pamela Hickman, Heather Collins, illus.

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Hungry Animals: My First Look at a Food Chain

By Pamela Hickman, Heather Collins, illus.

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Lab Rats of Doctor Eclair

By John Bianchi

John Bianchi’s latest children’s book features his familiar, entertaining, high-energy, humorous illustrations. The pictures in The Lab Rats of Doctor Eclair are up to his usual high standards – full of energy and fun. Bianchi ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Don’t Dig So Deep, Nicholas!

By Troon Harrison, Gary Clement, illus.

What to say, what to say. Don’t Dig So Deep, Nicholas! is awfully good in that it’s both awful in places and very good in others. Pointing out the bad side sounds churlish, but praise ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Would You Love Me?

By Andrea Wayne von Konigslow

Here is a book of silly rhymes for the preschool set – and who loves silly rhymes more than this age group? Writer and illustrator Andrea Wayne von Königslöw’s earlier books, Toilet Tales and That’s ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Pedrito’s Day

By Luis Garay

In Pedrito’s Day, Luis Garay returns to the subject of his 1993 collaboration with Monica Hughes, A Handful of Seeds. Both books examine a working child’s efforts to make a living in a poor Latin ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Great Blue Grump

By Jill Creighton, Kitty Macaulay, illus.

This charming book combines animal facts with humorous fantasy in just the right proportions for young children. One of the elements that makes this story so likely to please is its format: we circle in ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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★ The Hunchback of Notre Dame

★ Sarah and the People of Sand River

A New Butterfly: My First Look at Metamorphosis

A Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant’s Life Cycle

Hungry Animals: My First Look at a Food Chain

The Lab Rats of Doctor Eclair

Don’t Dig So Deep, Nicholas!

Would You Love Me?

Pedrito’s Day

★ The Great Blue Grump

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