Young Readers

Belinda’s Obsession

Part of the "Not Just Proms & Parties" series intended for reluctant young adult readers, Belinda's ...

By Annie Murray

Mr. Gauguin’s Heart

Travelling to Peru with his family, young Paul Gauguin (yes, that Paul Gauguin) keeps busy by drawing pictures and ...

By Annie Murray

Tin Angel

Tin Angel by Shannon Cowan is a well-conceived and rewarding novel for teen readers. "I was fourteen years ...

By Annie Murray

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend (Kids Can Press) is Mélanie Watt's second book about the neurotic rodent ...

By Carol-Ann Hoyte

Lily and the Mixed-Up Letters

Deborah Hodge's Lily and the Mixed-Up Letters (Tundra Books) is about a second grader whose reading ...

By Carol-Ann Hoyte

Oliver Has Something to Say!

Oliver Has Something to Say! (Lobster Press) by Pamela Edwards, is about a four-year-old boy who can't get ...

By Carol-Ann Hoyte

Goodnight, Sweet Pig

In Linda Bailey's Goodnight, Sweet Pig (Kids Can Press), little pig number one can't sleep due to the ...

By Carol-Ann Hoyte

The World of Penguins

Thanks to the 2006 movie "Happy Feet," many children probably have penguins on the brain. With Evelyne Daigle's ...

By Carol-Ann Hoyte

What Are You Doing, Sam?

Marie-Louise Gay's What Are You Doing, Sam? (Groundwood) follows the title character around his home as he ...

By Carol-Ann Hoyte