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Mr. McGratt and the Ornery Cat

By Marilyn Helmer, Martine Gourbault, illus.

He’s not my cat!” says the grumpy Mr. McGratt about the uninvited stray in this picture book by Marilyn Helmer (author of Fog Cat and The Boy, the Dollar and the Wonderful Hat).McGratt’s an old ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Albertosaurus: Death of a Predator

By Monique Keiran

As a kid, I can’t remember reading non-fiction for pleasure, though I turned to it reluctantly when I had a school project. I’m assuming my aversion was typical, and that it goes some way to ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

I Was There: Secrets of the Mummies

By Shelley Tanaka, Greg Ruhl, illus.

As a kid, I can’t remember reading non-fiction for pleasure, though I turned to it reluctantly when I had a school project. I’m assuming my aversion was typical, and that it goes some way to ... Read More »

February 3, 2004

Flight of the Whirligigs

Grant Innes’s illustrations for his first book, Flight of the Whirligigs, are bright, primitive, and childlike – he is like a folk-art Lucy Cousins. In the accompanying story, Grant, a painter, takes his dog to ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

From Poppa

By Anne Carter, Kasia Charko, illus.

Marie finds it difficult to accept the fact that her grandfather, Poppa, is too old to winter in his cabin as he always has, and must now go south for his health. To comfort her, ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Claire’s Gift

By Maxine Trottier, Rajka Kupesic, illus.

In this gentle picture book, an account of the traditional Nova Scotian craft of rug hooking is woven – or should I say hooked – into the slight but touching story of a little girl ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ My Rows and Piles of Coins

By Tololwa M. Mollel, E.B. Lewis, illus.

When Saruni’s mother gives him five 10-cent coins for helping her at the market, the boy’s imagination runs wild with all that he might buy. A shiny red and blue bicycle catches his eye, and ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Share the Sky

By Ting-xing Ye, Suzane Langlois, illus.

Kites soar and dip in this lovely picture book by Orillia, Ontario author Ting-xing Ye and Montreal artist Suzane Langlois. Lilting text and luminous watercolours tell the story of Fei-fei, a young girl who lives ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Snow Day

By Werner Zimmermann

Waking to a heavy snowfall, with its pale, washed light and strange silence, touches even the most jaded Canadian adult. Everything ordinary is muffed and scarfed in plump white billows. If you happen to be ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Shoreline: Three Plays

Don Hannah’s plays demonstrate the theatre’s ability to grab the emotions of an audience and not let go for a second. The three plays collected here, Rubber Dolly, Running Far Back, and Fathers and Sons, ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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