Princess Pistachio

Children are natural deconstructionists. Fired up by imaginations perpetually stuck on overdrive, kids will interrogate their environment until they are satisfied they have got to the bottom of things. Which is to say, never. Marie-Louise ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Maddy Kettle (Book 1): The Adventure of the Thimblewitch

By Eric Orchard

Creators of fantasy comics are a hard-working bunch, taking on the challenge of making their worlds believable in both words and pictures. In his first outing as a graphic novelist, Toronto cartoonist and illustrator Eric ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Graphica, Picture Books

Guardian

By Natasha Deen

Your very first kiss is thrilling – especially when it’s with the dreamy guy you’ve been lusting after for weeks. But it’s a bit difficult to enjoy the occasion with the huge, bloody ghost of ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Winter Moon Song

By Martha Brooks; Leticia Ruifernández; illus.

Martha Brooks is a much-honoured children’s author, playwright, and jazz singer. In her first picture book, she celebrates the power of song. The musician is a young rabbit who has recently joined the choir for ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

An Armadillo in Paris

By Julie Kraulis

Curiosity and the thirst for adventure run in Arlo’s family. The armadillo’s wanderlust is fuelled by his grandfather Augustin’s travel diaries, which encourage Arlo to explore Paris and, in particular, to seek out the mysterious ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Sweetest Kulu

By Celina Kalluk; Alexandria Neonakis; illus.

When baby Kulu is born, all of the Arctic world welcomes the new child. First, the Sun shines “so bright and stayed through the night, giving you blankets and ribbons of warm light.” Next, the ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Family Furnishings: Selected Stories, 1995–2014

By Alice Munro

At a recent book fair in Toronto, I chatted with a woman who wrote YA zombie novels. She told me she reads mostly horror fiction, and that she found mainstream Canadian literature “boring.” When she ... Read More »

January 5, 2015 | Filed under: Anthologies

Rumours of Glory

By Bruce Cockburn

Story goes that back in the early 1980s a reporter asked Eddie Van Halen what it felt like to be the best guitar player in the world. “I don’t know,” Van Halen quipped. “Ask Bruce ... Read More »

December 22, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Memoir & Biography

★ Unnatural Selections

By Wallace Edwards

Hold onto your hat, Mr. Darwin, there are several new species in town – and their origins are curious. A fusion of tortoise and giraffe results in a Toraffe. Mix a whale with an elephant ... Read More »

December 22, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Future and Why We Should Avoid It: Killer Robots, the Apocalypse and Other Topics of Mild Concern

By Scott Feschuk

Scott Feschuk is an extremely funny guy, which is a good thing given his abundant presence on Canadian newsstands. Both as a political speechwriter and a humour columnist, he has written for a variety of ... Read More »

December 22, 2014 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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