Princess of Baker Street by Mia Kerick is a touching story about two young teens journeys to find themselves, and to find acceptance. Back in elementary school, Eric and Joey used to be friends. Children grow up though, and what a child accepts, teenagers don’t. The Baker Street kids, who all used to be Joey’s […]
Kulshreshth’s Once Upon a Time in the Future is a collection of short stories that makes new tales from the classic epic of Indian myth, The Mahabharata, putting a unique spin on the rivalries between the Pandav and Kaurav brothers. The intro gives part of the classic tale, and each story is prefaced by an […]
A Voice for the Spirit Bears is a gorgeous children’s book about courage and persistence, looking at the life of David Simon Jackson. As a young boy, Simon stuttered. He preferred to keep to himself, and not talk around others. Classmates would bully him over it. So Simon ended up reading a lot, and his […]
Noah Gets Naked by Xanna Eve Chown Noah Gets Naked by Xanna Eve Chown is a very short collection calling attention to some of the more unusual myths of the Old Testament not usually talked about. Most of these stories were familiar to me. Still funny, though. Most amusing was the notion that the only […]
If All the World Were… by Joseph Coelho If All the World Were… by Joseph Coelho is a poignant tale about a young girl facing the death of her grandfather. Told through lyrical prose and gorgeous artwork, we see her favourite memories of being with her grandfather, expressed through seasonal imagery. I’m going to be honest. […]
The Water Tower Club follows Darryl Coombs back to Grotin, the town of his childhood, and a past he’d hope to erase from memory. His younger sister Libby has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder. With Libby not talking, Darryl has to play amature private detective. His searches dredge up all his miserable […]
Physical Sciences: Light by Mary Lindeen Light is part of the Physical Sciences series for young readers by Mary Lindeen. Children learn about light, and the ways it is formed, as well as different types of light. Light can be used for many things too. As a way of helping us see, and helping animals […]
Bob Langrish’s World of Horses by Bob Langrish Bob Langrish’s World of Horses is a stunning collection of equine photos from around the world. There’s plenty of information about these magnificent animals accompanying the photos, discussing how traits and behaviours are shaped by environment. The book itself is organised by terrain rather than by breed, […]
This is a Whoopsie! by Andrew Cangelose, illustrated by Josh Shipley This is a Whoopsie! by Andrew Cangelose/illustrated by Josh Shipley follows Whoopsie and Bird, who are going to tell us all about moose. But Whoopsie is a clumsy moose and keeps falling down. It’s the one thing Whoopsie is really good at. She suggests […]
The Blissful Land: Vol 1 by Ichimon Izumi is a lovely tale about a young Tibetan doctor. Khang Zhipa is following in his father’s footsteps, learning to be a healer. His is a sensitive soul, and he hates seeing people in pain. One day, Khang Zhipa gets the surprise of his life, when his betrothed […]
