Written in Blood

In the 1870s, thieves, scalp hunters, and other thrill-seekers covered the Mexican desert with blood. John Wilson’s latest novel incorporates all of these figures in a fast-paced western adventure that ropes in subjects of prejudice, ... Read More »

January 24, 2011

★ Rude Stories

By Jan Andrews; Francis Blake, illus.

Short of calling it “Cookie Jar”, Jan Andrews probably couldn’t have given her short story collection a more kid-tantalizing title. Parents and teachers bracing themselves for an onslaught of lowbrow potty humour can breathe easy, ... Read More »

January 24, 2011

Thunder over Kandahar

By Sharon E. McKay

Two 14-year-old Muslim girls struggle through the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan, fleeing danger and certain death. To keep their spirits up, Yasmine tells Tamanna stories from her British childhood of Babar, the gray elephant ... Read More »

January 24, 2011

★ Harvey

By Hervé Bouchard; Janice Nadeau, illus.; Helen Mixter, trans.

Hervé Bouchard and Janice Nadeau’s poignant and poetic graphic novel about a young boy coping with his father’s death won the French-language Governor General’s Literary Award for both text and illustration in 2009, the first ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Winter Shadows

By Margaret Buffie

Vicky Metcalf Award–winner Margaret Buffie returns with a breathtaking novel that is part realism, part time-travel fantasy, and part coming of age tale. Winter Shadows focuses on two young women who live in the same ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Too Much Stuff!

By Robert Munsch; Michael Martchenko, illus.

Robert Munsch weathered some very public difficulties in the past year. Given the amount of goodwill he has generated over the course of his career, it would be wonderful to find his new book a ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

The Painted Boy

By Charles de Lint

This may be the best time in publishing history for books featuring dragon tattoos. Charles de Lint’s latest YA fantasy novel tells the story of Jay Li, a Chicago teenager with a massive tattoo of ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Fishing with Gubby

By Gary Kent; Kim La Fave, illus.

The skill and knowledge of a lifetime spent fishing off Canada’s West Coast lies behind many of the decisions Gubby makes in this down-to-earth account of a summer on a commercial fishing troller. Somewhere between ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

This Is Silly!

By Gary Taxali

Celebrated artist and illustrator Gary Taxali has mastered a style that evokes the posters and advertising design of the 1930s. His first picture book for children is filled with his trademark kooky characters and chunky ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

In Front of My House

By Marianne Dubuc; Yvette Ghione, trans.

The physical world of a child is relatively small: home, park, school, and the homes of friends and relatives. However, an active imagination provides ample opportunity for dreaming up far-flung realms and exciting new adventures. ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

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This Is Silly!

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