Branded by the Pink Triangle

From retired Toronto librarian Ken Setterington, whose publishing credits include the picture book Mom and Mum Are Getting Married! (illustrated by Alice Priestley) and the reference book A Guide to Canadian Children’s Books in English, ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Not a Chance

By Michelle Mulder

Every summer since she was five, Dian and her parents have travelled from their home in Canada to Cucubano, a tiny village tucked into the jungle of the Dominican Republic, where Dian’s parents run a ... Read More »

April 23, 2013

★ In the Tree House

By Andrew Larsen; Dušan Petricic, illus.

Scene: two children stand in the late afternoon sunlight comparing shadows. The little brother says, “Look! I’m long!” His older sister replies, “I’m longer.” Siblings give us our first experience of the tyranny of comparison. ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Danny, Who Fell in a Hole

By Cary Fagan; Milan Pavlovic, illus.

In celebrated author Cary Fagan’s latest middle-grade novel, young Danny is presented with a dire and confusing situation: his father announces he is moving to New York City to become an opera singer, and his ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Still at War

By Jean Booker

The protagonist of Jean Booker’s new novel is a girl named Ellen who lives in a small town in England shortly after the end of the Second World War. Though the conflict is over, life ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

An Infidel in Paradise

By S.J. Laidlaw

First-time author S.J. Laidlaw draws heavily on her experiences living in Pakistan (she now resides in Toronto) to examine the struggles of a troubled teen thrust into the unfamiliar – and sometimes dangerous – world ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Namesake

By Sue MacLeod

In her debut novel, Sue MacLeod successfully accomplishes a feat many more experienced writers struggle with: weaving an historical narrative smoothly into a contemporary storyline. The Toronto author uses the tried-and-true device of time travel ... Read More »

April 23, 2013

What’s Going on at the Time Tonight?

By Gerald Mercer; Holly DeWolf, illus.

Long before modern distractions like video games and television, Newfoundlanders spent their evenings sharing stories and playing music. Whether they took place in homes or community halls, these parties, called “times,” were filled with song, ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ How To

By Julie Morstad

From the outset, it’s clear that Julie Morstad’s How To is a very special book. Each page features the Vancouver artist’s trademark pen-and-ink drawings of kids just being kids: taking things slow (by lying in ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ A Long Way Away

By Frank Viva

Lauded graphic designer and commercial illustrator Frank Viva takes the mastery of avant-garde picture-book creation he displayed in his 2011 debut, Along a Long Road, to a staggering level in his third title. This self-proclaimed ... Read More »

April 23, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Branded by the Pink Triangle

Not a Chance

★ In the Tree House

Danny, Who Fell in a Hole

Still at War

An Infidel in Paradise

★ Namesake

What’s Going on at the Time Tonight?

★ How To

★ A Long Way Away

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