Gogol’s Coat

Cary Fagan has taken Nikolai Gogol’s famous Russian (long) short story “The Overcoat,” historically revised it by adding a happy ending, and turned it into a nice little picture storybook for children. The original, obviously ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Safari

By Robert Bateman and Rick Archbold

Robert Bateman has earned an international name for himself as an artistic, distinctly realistic chronicler of Canadian wildlife. But he has also made many trips to Africa, and Safari is the result of his life-long ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Melted Star Journey

By Nancy Hundal, Karen Reczuch, illus.

On a cold, wet night Luke and his family say goodbye to friends and begin their long journey home in the car. Sandwiched between his dozing older brother and sister in the back seat, Luke ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Selina and the Shoo-Fly Pie

By Barbara Smucker, Janet Wilson, illus., quilts by Lucy Anne Holliday

It has been a year since Selina and her family moved from Pennsylvania to Upper Canada to escape the effects of the American Civil War. Selina is an inch taller and her family has settled ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

One Is Canada

By Maxine Trottier, Bill Slavin, illus.

The last thing the world really needs is a new counting book. The only reasonable justification for yet another one is a concept so fresh and original that it adds innovative perspective or rare beauty ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Strongest Man This Side of Cremona

By Georgia Graham

For fathers who feel left out of the mommy-dominated picture book market, here are two new uniquely Canadian stories starring dads who save the day.Although it’s recounted by a fictional character, In Like a Lion ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ In Like a Lion

By Julie Lawson, Yolaine Lefebvre, illus.

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Handmade Forests: The Treeplanter’s Experience

By Helene Cyr

Treeplanters are like relief workers: they head into remote locations to repair the devastation caused – more often than not – by humans. And like relief work, treeplanting is physically and mentally demanding, requiring long ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Wintersleep

By Marie-Claire Blais, Nigel Spencer, trans.

Virtually none of novelist-poet Marie-Claire Blais’s plays have been read or performed in English. From this book it is easy to see why. Wintersleep is a collection of five chamber plays (written in the late ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Escaped Domestics

By Robin McGrath

Robin McGrath’s first collection of poetry represents her eclectic interests and unique journey through life. A native of Newfoundland, McGrath lived for 15 years in London, Ontario, where she raised three children and completed a ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

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Gogol’s Coat

Safari

Melted Star Journey

Selina and the Shoo-Fly Pie

One Is Canada

The Strongest Man This Side of Cremona

★ In Like a Lion

Handmade Forests: The Treeplanter’s Experience

Wintersleep

Escaped Domestics

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