The Rooster Prince

No one can stop the Crown Prince of Russia from acting like a rooster. The Tsar’s messenger spies a child named Avron carrying home a chicken for Shabbat dinner, and whisks him off to the ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Mother’s Story: My Battle to Free David Milgaard

By Joyce Milgaard with Peter Edwards

Joyce Milgaard fought for 28 years to secure the release of her son, David, from prison. During those years she held on to her unconditional love for (and belief in) her child. A Mother’s Story, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Pussycats Everywhere!

By Sheila McGraw

Sheila McGraw, author of Papier Maché for Kids and illustrator of the best-selling Love You Forever, makes full use of her established artistic talents in her new foray into writing fiction. This vibrantly illustrated picture ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Wolf of Gubbio

By Michael Bedard, Murray Kimber, illus.

Gubbio is a small medieval village whose occupants live in terror of a monstrous grey wolf. When the story begins, however, a “wonder” has occurred that changes the town and the townspeople forever. The young ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Somatic: The Life and Work of Egon Schiele

By Catherine Owen

Young Vancouver poet Catherine Owen has taken on a formidable task in choosing the work of artist Egon Schiele as the subject of her first major book. Holding up the mirror of poetry to a ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Sweet Taste of Lightning

By Sheri-D Wilson

Action poet Sheri-D Wilson’s fourth collection of poetry begs to be heard, not read. Her raucous, outrageous style and dark humour are evident in poems about work, sex, and relationships. Wilson’s world is raw with ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Thirty-four Ways of Looking at Jane Eyre

By Joan Givner

This book defies generic classification, including as it does 11 short stories, several autobiographical memoirs, an author profile of Elly Danica, and a number of essays dealing with the author’s work as a literary biographer, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies

The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars

By Michael Kaufman

Michael Kaufman’s ponderously titled first novel is not entirely successful, but it isn’t marred by any glaring ineptitude or any single, tragic flaw. Rather, the writing includes both small triumphs and moments of awkwardness as ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Trial of the Stone

By Richardo Keens-Douglas, Stéphane Jorische, illus.

Richardo Keens-Douglas, a talented storyteller, writer, and actor, has based his sixth picture book on a comic fable akin in its sly anarchic spirit and dignified silliness to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Emperor’s ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Blue with Blood in It

By Elizabeth Philips

A Blue with Blood in It, the latest collection of poetry from award-winning poet Elizabeth Philips, resonates with the rhythms and colours of a prairie landscape. Reminiscent of her fellow Saskatchewan poet Lorna Crozier, Philips ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

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Quill and Quire

The Rooster Prince

A Mother’s Story: My Battle to Free David Milgaard

Pussycats Everywhere!

The Wolf of Gubbio

Somatic: The Life and Work of Egon Schiele

The Sweet Taste of Lightning

Thirty-four Ways of Looking at Jane Eyre

The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars

★ The Trial of the Stone

A Blue with Blood in It

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