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★ Flags

Set on the West Coast during the Second World War, this exquisitely sad and beautiful book tells of the friendship between Mary, a prairie girl visiting her grandmother for the summer, and Mr. Hiroshi, the ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Mr. Reez’s Sneezes

By Curtis Parkinson, Sami Suomalainen, illus.

Mr. Reez lives a quiet life until the day he puts too much pepper on his salad. A breeze from the open window swirls the pepper up his nose and prompts him to erupt in ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Lucy’s Secret

By Mireille Levert; $ cloth , pp., , Groundwood Books, Apr. (ages 3-5) Reviewed from page

With its luxurious illustrations and subtle, Zen-like story, this book is a treasure. The tale takes place in a garden, where Lucy, the young narrator, is visiting her adult friend, Anna Zinnia. The plot is ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Mama God, Papa God: A Caribbean Tale

By Richardo Keens-Douglas, Stefan Czernecki, illus.

A celebration of the diversity of human life, Mama God, Papa God retells the creation myth in a way that’s both traditional and freshly contemporary. Although a long-time Toronto resident and former host of CBC ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Baby Dreams

By Eugenie Fernandes

Author-illustrator Eugenie Fernandes’ latest work explores babies’ dreams in a soothing way for parents and infants. In the same warm fuzzy bedtime genre as Teddy Jam’s This New Baby and Sam McBratney’s Guess How Much ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida

By Roo Borson

Despite its evocative imagery and technical excellence, Roo Borson’s ninth collection feels like a hodgepodge of diary clippings, poems, and short stories that try hard to find cohesion under a consistent theme. Short Journey Upriver ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Outrage! Canada’s Justice System on Trial

By Alex MacDonald

Canadian politics in the 20th century have been driven by three ideologies: toryism, liberalism, and socialism. The force that has brought together these disparate ideologies is nationalism.While toryism accepts social privilege and economic inequality as ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Canada We Want: Competing Visions for the New Millennium

By John Godfrey with Rob McLean

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Does Canada Matter? Liberalism and the Illusion of Sovereignty

By Clarence Bolt

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

On Abducting the ‘Cello

By Wayne Clifford

While still a University of Toronto student, Wayne Clifford shared the 1967 E.J. Pratt Award with Michael Ondaatje. He was present at the creation of Coach House Press, and has written 10 previous books, including ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

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★ Flags

Mr. Reez’s Sneezes

★ Lucy’s Secret

Mama God, Papa God: A Caribbean Tale

Baby Dreams

Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida

Outrage! Canada’s Justice System on Trial

The Canada We Want: Competing Visions for the New Millennium

Does Canada Matter? Liberalism and the Illusion of Sovereignty

On Abducting the ‘Cello

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