BOOK REVIEWS

Here I Am!

The new novel from Victoria writer Pauline Holdstock begins with six-year-old Frankie sneaking aboard a ship bound for France. His mother has just died, and Frankie’s plan is to cross the ocean, find a police ... Read More »

September 23, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

By Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers (ill.)

Babies and toddlers demand a lot from their books: chew-resistant pages, intriguing illustrations for developing eyesight (especially in the first year), and captivating text that supports language development. Plus, the material must appeal to both ... Read More »

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ A Potato on a Bike

By Elise Gravel

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

AlphaBit: An ABC Quest in 8-bit

By Juan Carlos Solon

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Even That Wildest Hope

By Seyward Goodhand

On the acknowledgements page of A Dark House, Ian Colford mentions the eight stories were written between 15 and 25 years ago, a period during which he regarded publication as an “impossibly lofty goal.” In ... Read More »

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

My Hair Is Beautiful

By Shauntay Grant

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ A Dark House and Other Stories

By Ian Colford

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

By Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (ill.)

Long-time collaborators Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (Julia, Child; Bloom) reunite with this biographical picture book sure to enthrall children’s literature fans and aspiring artists alike. Spanning 50 years in almost as many pages, It ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Ember and the Ice Dragons

By Heather Fawcett

There’s no shortage of great dragon stories in middle-grade fiction – humans fighting dragons, humans saving dragons, dragons savings humans. But in Ember and the Ice Dragons, Heather Fawcett, known for her popular Even the ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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