Hamlet for Kids

Hamlet is Lois Burdett’s latest effort in the Shakespeare Can Be Fun Series. Burdett, who teaches Grades 2 and 3 in Stratford, has written Shakespeare’s biography and five other verse adaptations of his plays for ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

A World of Difference

By Dianne Young

In Saskatchewan writer Dianne Young’s first non-fiction book for children, A World of Difference, she challenges her young readers to distinguish between seven pairs of similar-looking animals, such as the dolphin and porpoise, and the ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Numbermagnets: Learning to Count with Ally and Zack

By Jennifer Glossop, Barbara Feldman, illus.

Somerville House has come out with yet another cleverly packaged kit created to teach young children specific skills. In this case, the skills are counting and identifying basic geometric shapes. Designed as a book, with ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

The Composition

By Antonio Skármeta, Alfonso Ruano, illus.

In The Composition, nine-year-old Pedro asks if he, like his parents, is against the dictatorship in their country. His mother replies, “Children aren’t against anything. Children are just children. They have to go to school, ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Duncan’s Way

By Ian Wallace

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

To the Pool with Mama

By Sue Farrell, Robin Baird Lewis, illus.

Author Sue Farrell and illustrator Robin Baird Lewis have teamed up again to create an attractive picture book for preschoolers. Like their first collaboration in 1994, To the Post Office with Mama, this new book ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Frogger

By Frank B. Edwards, John Bianchi, illus.

The setting is a small town. Our hero is a young boy with a bike, a dog, and time on his hands. He has a slightly retro name like Henry and a rueful attitude to ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Bookselling, Events

Matthew and the Midnight Firefighter

By Allen Morgan, Michael Martchenko, illus.

Matthew Holmes, the Walter Mitty of the schoolyard set, and his exuberantly comic nighttime adventures have been very popular since Allen Morgan’s picture book series began in 1984. By day, Matthew, a typical hyperactive boy, ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bear Tales: Three Treasured Stories

By Vlasta van Kampen

In this imaginative compilation, noted Toronto illustrator Vlasta van Kampen presents bear stories from three different cultures – Czech, North American native, and Russian. In each of the short, fable-like tales, Bear is an endearingly ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Mmm, Cookies!

By Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko, illus.

Christopher sees interesting possibilities in the lump of red play clay he finds in the basement. He shapes it into a giant cookie, decorates it with sugar, icing, and raisins, and presents it to his ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Hamlet for Kids

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Numbermagnets: Learning to Count with Ally and Zack

The Composition

Duncan’s Way

To the Pool with Mama

Frogger

Matthew and the Midnight Firefighter

Bear Tales: Three Treasured Stories

Mmm, Cookies!

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