BOOK REVIEWS

Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death, and Accordions

“Come sit by the fire” has long been an invitation to hear a story, to gather as a community as the light dims to listen and learn together. Two of our master storytellers, Harold R. ... Read More »

November 30, 2022 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Native Peoples, Reference

Cocoa Magic

By Sandra Bradley and Gabrielle Grimard (ill.)

Cocoa Magic is a gentle, nostalgic story that uses chocolate as a metaphor for caring and generosity. Daniel, the nephew of the Cocoa King of 1920s Charlottetown, begins each day by helping his uncle in ... Read More »

November 30, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

By Rati Mehrotra

Young bodyguard Katyani bears the responsibility of protecting the kingdom of Chandela’s royal line – a weighty enough task to shoulder even without monsters lurking at every turn and an inescapable life-debt she doesn’t truly ... Read More »

November 28, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Isolated Incident

By Mariam Pirbhai

An anonymous individual approaches a nondescript storefront in a strip mall in Toronto’s Rexdale neighbourhood that houses a mosque. They smash its windows, its entrance door, and dent the sign above it. With red ... Read More »

November 23, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Late, Great Endlings: Stories of the Last Survivors

By Deborah Kerbel and Aimée van Drimmelen (ill.)

An endling is the last known surviving individual animal of a species. Sadly, as the Earth enters its sixth mass extinction, there are now more than enough endlings to inspire an entire book. The Late, ... Read More »

November 23, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

If Walls Could Speak: My Life in Architecture

By Moshe Safdie

While still an adolescent living in Israel, Moshe Safdie once received a report card in which his teacher wrote: “Moshe is unable to control his spirits.” Now, in his 80s, Safdie still cannot be contained, ... Read More »

November 22, 2022 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Memoir & Biography

★ Beautiful You, Beautiful Me

By Tasha Spillett-Sumner and Salini Perera (ill.)

Beautiful You, Beautiful Me is a vibrantly illustrated picture book written by award-winning Inninewak (Cree) and Trinidadian author Tasha Spillett-Sumner. The book follows Izzy, a young Black girl who worries about the differences between her ... Read More »

November 21, 2022 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ More Than Money: How Economic Inequality Affects Everything

By Hadley Dyer and Mitchell Bernard; Paul Gill (ill.)

Take a quick scroll through almost any Facebook comments section and one thing quickly becomes clear: the general population lacks a solid understanding of social and political structures, not to mention economics and personal finances. ... Read More »

November 16, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

By John Lorinc (ed.) and Meegan Lim (ill.); Karon Liu (intro.)

Sometimes when we talk about dumplings, we argue. What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings is a collection of essays from journalists, food historians, and other writers for whom dumplings are a ... Read More »

November 15, 2022 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Food & Drink

I’m the Girl

By Courtney Summers

Since the death of their mother to cancer, 16-year-old Georgia Avis has been living with her older brother for more than a year and doing whatever it takes to make ends meet. She dreams of ... Read More »

November 15, 2022 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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