Flying in Silence

Like so many novels of childhood, Flying in Silence is structured like a contemporary Odyssey – only in reverse. Where Ulysses confronts miracles and monsters on a voyage to his elusive homeland, today’s hero is ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Make Believe Love

By Lee Gowan

“Quirky” is one of those overused words, right up there with “dot-com” and “extreme.” But Lee Gowan’s first novel, Make Believe Love, really does deserve the epithet. You’ve got Joan, the wiseass, sexy librarian; Jason, ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Kind of Fiction

By P.K. Page; P.K. Page

In “Unless the Eye Catch Fire,” the last and best story of P.K. Page’s A Kind of Fiction, an avid gardener and sometime journal writer is possessed by a strangely calm end-of-world vision that enables ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

The Doctor and You

By Diane Swanson

While this is a book for parents to read with their children, pediatricians would do well to stock it in their waiting rooms. Based on the premise that young children may be anxious or fearful ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Easy Crafts

By Judy Ann Sadler, Caroline Price, illus.

Craft author Judy Ann Sadler’s newest book is the answer for anyone seeking to entertain and inspire preschoolers. It contains 175 simple projects that utilize items commonly found about the house – everything from buttons ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Burp! the Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About Eating

By Diane Swanson, Rose Cowles, illus.

Burp! inaugurates a new series that explains the functions of human body parts using a combination of facts, anecdotes, and child-oriented experiments. Author Diane Swanson and illustrator Rose Cowles both bring to the project a ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Born to Be a Cowgirl: A Spirited Ride Through the Old West

By Candace Savage

Hats – those would be Stetsons – off to Saskatoon writer Candace Savage for her latest book on cowgirl lore. In 14 chapters, with information sidebars, a glossary, and detailed For More Information sections, she ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

Animals Eating: How Animals Chomp, Chew, Slurp and Swallow

By Pamela Hickman, Pat Stephens, illus.

The author/illustrator team that created Animals in Motion and Animal Senses this time explains how a food web works, then explores the eating habits of herbivores, carnivores, and scavengers. Hickman’s clear, easy-to-read text engages young ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Flying Geese

By Barbara Haworth-Attard

How tidy is history? It’s a question that every writer of historical fiction must contemplate, especially those who write for the young, for whom the impulse to narrative neatness is strong. The olden-days books that ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction