December 11, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
In October, a fresh social-emotional learning book landed on bookshelves, joining the ranks of modern classics such as Danielle Daniel’s Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney ... Read More »
Mystery compounds mystery on the first page of debut novella Green Fuse Burning. Tiffany Morris begins her fiction with a brief introductory essay for an exhibit at Gallery Autochthone, where the final six paintings – ... Read More »
December 6, 2023 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews
Marina Sonkina In Ukrainian Portraits: Diaries from the Border, Marina Sonkina renders the impact of Russia’s attack on Ukraine in startling, intimate details: the toothless woman who spent her savings on a pair of dentures, ... Read More »
December 6, 2023 | Filed under: History, Memoir & Biography, Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews
Montreal-based creator Tas Mukanik’s debut children’s graphic novel is action-packed, and sure to appeal to the dinosaur-obsessed kid on everyone’s list. Lost Time is a vibrant read largely focused on a single human character: Evie, ... Read More »
December 6, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
In Susan Currie’s contemporary teen novel Iz the Apocalypse, readers meet Isabelle Beaufort, an eighth grader within the foster care system. In her 14 years, Iz has already been shuttled between 26 foster homes and ... Read More »
December 5, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
What do you do if you’re a very out bisexual goth teen starting at a new high school? You could lay low for a while, go easy on the black clothes and eyeliner, and quietly ... Read More »
December 4, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
The climate crisis has forced us to re-examine the ways we feed ourselves and to question the best practices for what and how to eat – and especially, why to eat. Author Taras Grescoe (Bottomfeeder, ... Read More »
November 29, 2023 | Filed under: Food & Drink, History, Science, Technology & Environment
Nish: North and South, originally published in French, is the first book in a coming-of-age series that follows Innu twins Leon and Eloise. Written by Isabelle Picard and translated by Kateri Aubin Dubois, the book ... Read More »
November 29, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
David Suzuki, the famed scientist and environmentalist, has collaborated with award-winning author Tanya Lloyd Kyi and illustrator Qin Leng for Bompa’s Insect Expedition, a fun nonfiction picture book. In the overarching story, twins Nakina and ... Read More »
November 28, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
When Ojiig’s father gets a job in the city, he and his parents must make the hard transition of moving away from Mishomis (Grandfather), Kookum (Grandmother), and the rest of their community. Ojiig is no ... Read More »
November 27, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books