★ In the Light of the Moon and Other Bedtime Stories

By Sam McBratney, Kady MacDonald Denton, illus.

For bedtime or for anytime, these gentle, whimsical tales by veteran Irish storyteller and author Sam McBratney are delightfully paired with the pictures of Kady MacDonald Denton to make a book of lasting appeal. Author ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Mister Got to Go and Arnie

By Lois Simmie, Cynthia Nugent, illus.

Lois Simmie opens her sequel to the popular Mister Got to Go with an allusion to Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline books: “In an old hotel covered with vines….” Unfortunately, this inspires the reader to make unfavourable ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

No Two Snowflakes

By Sheree Fitch, Janet Wilson, illus.

Author Sheree Fitch and artist Janet Wilson give readers a dazzling new appreciation of snow in No Two Snowflakes. In a Christmas letter, Lou answers her Ghanaian penpal’s questions about snow, describing in a heartfelt ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ Big Ben

By Sarah Ellis, Kim LaFave, illus.

Ben is tired of being the littlest in the family. His big sister, Robin, and big brother, Joe, can do everything. But Ben can’t swim, can’t see out the car window, can’t use chopsticks, and ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ The Kid Line

By Teddy Jam, Ange Zhang, illus.

Growing up in Toronto in the 1950s, a young hockey fan is riveted by his father’s tales of the glory days of the Toronto Maple Leafs. His dad remembers when Big Train Lionel Conacher and ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Naomi and Mrs. Lumbago

By Gilles Tibo, Louise Andrée Laliberté, illus.

We all know this child. At age two she cheerfully tucked into parsnips, olives, and jellied tongue. At age six she will eat only macaroni. A similar swing to the conservative often happens in children’s ... Read More »

January 29, 2004

Second Banana

By Ted Staunton, Susan Gardos, illus.

January 29, 2004

Princess

By Ted Staunton, Susan Gardos, illus.

January 29, 2004

Gifts to Make and Eat

By Elizabeth MacLeod, June Bradford, illus.

Another successful title in the Kids Can Do It series, Gifts to Make and Eat is full of inexpensive, creative ways for children to give personalized and tasty gifts. In her latest craft book, author/editor ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ The Kids Winter Cottage Book

By Jane Drake and Ann Love, Heather Collins, illus.

Activity books for Christmastime and Hanukkah are common enough, but how can kids keep busy from January to April, when winter seems to drag on forever? Drake and Love, the talented team of sisters who ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

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★ In the Light of the Moon and Other Bedtime Stories

Mister Got to Go and Arnie

No Two Snowflakes

★ Big Ben

★ The Kid Line

Naomi and Mrs. Lumbago

Second Banana

Princess

Gifts to Make and Eat

★ The Kids Winter Cottage Book

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