★ The Mountain Story

With her new novel, Lori Lansens, the best-selling author of The Girls, may have reached the peak of storytelling prowess. The Mountain Story is a fast-paced and profound adventure that demands to be read in ... Read More »

March 9, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Street Symphony

By Rachel Wyatt

This is the fifth short-story collection from Rachel Wyatt, Member of the Order of Canada, former Banff Centre director of writing programs, and author of numerous novels and plays. Unsurprisingly, Street Symphony is an accomplished ... Read More »

March 9, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ All True Not a Lie In It

By Alix Hawley

The first novel by B.C.-based short-story writer Alix Hawley deconstructs the traditional narrative concerning frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734–1820). Perhaps America’s first mythologized hero, Boone was an international legend in his own lifetime and remains so ... Read More »

March 5, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Sidewalk Flowers

By JonArno Lawson; Sydney Smith (illus.)

Kids have such a special view of the world, often finding beauty in things that busy, distracted adults fail to notice. This is the premise of Sidewalk Flowers, a lovely wordless picture book imagined by ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bad Pirate

By Kari-Lynn Winters; Dean Griffiths (illus.)

Captain Barnacle Garrick is a good pirate: he’s saucy, bold, and selfish. So is his scurvy-ridden crew. His daughter, Augusta, however, is good natured and helpful, and thus a terrible pirate. When she offers to ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Me, Too!

By Annika Dunklee; Lori Joy Smith (illus.)

Best friends Annie and Lillemor have many things in common: they are both seven years old, are particularly fond of pink and purple, and are bilingual (Lillemor knows Swedish, and Annie is uniquely fluent in ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Sometimes We Think You Are a Monkey

By Johanna Skibsrud; Julie Morstad (illus.)

It is never too early to start reading to children. Recent research has shown that the more parents read to newborns, the better. While quite a few Canadian books have been written for infants, the ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

And What if I Won’t?

By Maureen Fergus; Qin Leng (illus.)

Testing the limits of acceptable behaviour is a standard part of growing up. This playful picture book about pushing the boundaries of parental patience opens with Benny initiating a typical standoff with his mother when ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Queen’s Shadow: A Story About How Animals See

By Cybèle Young

On the website of Toronto artist and author Cybèle Young, there are images of dozens of tiny sculptures she has made with Japanese paper and various materials. Each of the creations is delicate and dynamic: ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Since You’ve Been Gone

By Mary Jennifer Payne

Edie Fraser used to have a perfect life – or so it seemed. Behind the scenes, everything was falling apart, and over the past five years she and her mother have been on the run ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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★ The Mountain Story

Street Symphony

★ All True Not a Lie In It

★ Sidewalk Flowers

Bad Pirate

Me, Too!

Sometimes We Think You Are a Monkey

And What if I Won’t?

The Queen’s Shadow: A Story About How Animals See

★ Since You’ve Been Gone

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