Angus MacAskill’s Desire to be Appreciated Inside
Lisa Doucet reviews Tom Ryan’s A Giant Man From a Small Town
Connecting With Place and Time
In Summer in the Land of Anne, six-year-old Elspeth knows that she herself is really Anne of Green Gables and these places they visit on Prince Edward Island feel like they are her real, true home
Girl Learns of Nazi Occupation Through Belgian Journal
Through the diary entries that Grace reads, the author is able to give readers a glimpse of what life was like in Belgium during the dark days of Nazi occupation
The Toll of Depression
Wendy Ranby’s Under the Floorboard realistically depicts the devastatin impact of the postpartum “baby blues”
The Essence of Loving Fathers
Jessica Scott Kerrin’s first foray into the world of picture books, The Better Tree Fort, has yielded a gentle, beautiful story that is heartwarming and as perfect as Russell’s tree fort itself
Astronomical Vision: PB’s Comet is Universal in Scope and Appeal
Another delightful and quirky picture book offering from Running the Goat Books & Broadsides, PB’s story is sure to charm young listeners
Haligonian Shauntay Grant Shares the Essence of a Place and its People in Africville
Lisa Doucet reviews Shauntay Grant’s Africville, which is a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books