Mikayla’s Victory (Sports Stories Series)

Reaching reluctant readers is a nagging concern for anyone involved with children’s literature, but, contrary to popular stereotypes, reluctant readers of fiction come in every possible configuration of advantage, intelligence, and social skills. Just to ... Read More »

February 13, 2004

The Winning Edge (Sports Stories Series)

By Michele Martin Bossley

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

T’aal: The One Who Takes Bad Children

By Sue Pielle with Anne Cameron, Greta Guzek, illus.

This collaborative effort by writer Anne Cameron and native Sliammon storyteller Sue Pielle is the tale of a terrifying giant who preys on children who disobey their parents by staying out after dark. The One ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: History

The Dream Collector

By Troon Harrison, Alan and Lea Daniel, illus.

Where do dreams go when the world wakes up? Zachary awakes very early one Saturday to the astonishing sight of two zebras and a shaggy dog drinking from a birdbath. He discovers an old man ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Butterflies’ Promise

By Julie Ovenell-Carter, Kitty Macaulay, illus.

The Butterflies’ Promise, by Adam’s Daycare author Julie Ovenell-Carter, is the latest in a growing number of picture books written to help children deal with aging loved ones. Its story of Milly and her beloved ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Necking with Louise

By Rick Book

Necking with Louise isn’t exactly a book of short stories; it is rather a series of linked incidents narrated by the same character: 16-year-old Eric Anderson, who lives in a small Saskatchewan town and tells ... Read More »

February 13, 2004

Brave Highland Heart

By Heather Kellerhals-Stewart, Werner Zimmermann, illus.

It is the day of the ceilidh (Gaelic for a country dance, pronounced kay-lee), and a young girl helps her family get ready, “sweeping out the hayloft in the barn, stringing colored lights from tree ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

If I Were the Moon

By Sheree Fitch, Leslie Elizabeth Watts, illus.

“If I were….” Few phrases in the language do more to conjure a sense of limitless possibilities. A young girl gazing from her window at night imagines herself to be the moon who would “shine ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Song Bird

By Tololwa M. Mollel, Rosanne Litzinger, illus.

In Kung’ombe, the “land of countless cattle,” the herds have mysteriously disappeared. As evening nears, Mariamu, a little girl who is picking berries, encounters a magical song bird. The two collaborate on a heroic successful ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Stella, Star of the Sea

By Marie-Louise Gay

Who can forget their first sight of the ocean? Marie-Louise Gay’s delightful new picture book captures the essence of a young child’s first encounter with the seashore, as Stella, who has been there once before, ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Mikayla’s Victory (Sports Stories Series)

The Winning Edge (Sports Stories Series)

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The Dream Collector

The Butterflies’ Promise

Necking with Louise

Brave Highland Heart

If I Were the Moon

Song Bird

★ Stella, Star of the Sea

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