I’m Sad

By Debbie Ridpath Ohi (ill.); Michael Ian Black

While the Fan Brothers, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, and Ashlyn Anstee employ acutely different tones, styles, and media in their latest picture books, all unearth joy in some of life’s most unpleasant feelings: grief, sadness, and ... Read More »

June 4, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Boy on the Beach: My Family’s Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home

By Tima Kurdi

Homes: A Refugee Story is the heart-rending account of Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, an Iraqi-born boy who as a child survived the civil war in Syria. Now a high-school student in Edmonton, his story is ... Read More »

June 4, 2018 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Politics & Current Affairs

★ Homes: A Refugee Story

By Abu Bakr al Rabeeah; Winnie Yeung

June 4, 2018 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Politics & Current Affairs

In Search of the Perfect Singing Flamingo

By Claire Tacon

In her sophomore novel, Claire Tacon takes a gentle and measured approach to the story of one family’s experience with Williams syndrome, a genetic disorder that results in developmental and physical disabilities. The novel is ... Read More »

May 31, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Mushroom Fan Club

By Elise Gravel

It would be hard to find a more charming non-fiction picture book – about a seemingly unpleasant topic – than The Mushroom Fan Club, Montreal author-illustrator Elise Gravel’s celebration of the titular members of the ... Read More »

May 31, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

What Happens Next

By Carey Sookocheff (ill.); Susan Hughes

The unnamed narrator of What Happens Next is bullied for being different and doesn’t want to go to school. The situation is hard to talk about, so when Mom asks her daughter how her day ... Read More »

May 29, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Goodbye Girls

By Lisa Harrington

To profit or not to profit off of someone else’s heartbreak, that is the question at the core of The Goodbye Girls, a new YA novel by Lisa Harrington. The book’s high school characters have ... Read More »

May 29, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work)

By Gwynne Dyer

Two seismic political events shook the world in 2016, confounding pollsters and pundits and jarring politicians and citizens alike. The first was the Brexit vote in the U.K.; the second was the election of Donald ... Read More »

May 29, 2018 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Whenever You’re Ready: Nora Polley on Life as a Stratford Festival Stage Manager

By Shawn DeSouza-Coelho

Shawn DeSouza-Coelho’s new book about life backstage at what is arguably Canada’s premiere repertory company – Ontario’s Stratford Festival – provides a unique, albeit superficial, glimpse into a little-known and often unheralded part of the ... Read More »

May 29, 2018 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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