Meaghan Thurston is a Montreal-based arts and science writer, co-editor of the anthology With the World to Choose From: Seven Decades of the Beatty Lecture at McGill University, and mother to two budding readers.
Meaghan Thurston
Reviews by Meaghan Thurston:
July 2, 2026
Little Moments in a Big Universe is a fun sci‑fi primer for young readers.
July 2, 2026
The Big Mouse Party offers budding event planners a few tips of their own.
July 2, 2026
The illustrations take this values-driven book somewhere wonderfully unexpected.
July 2, 2026
Renaud’s sprightly lines reveal her depth and confidence as a writer of contemporary lyrical picture books.
October 30, 2025
This book is a rare example of multilingual kids’ lit – an inspiring model for future storytellers.
October 30, 2025
Ovila Fontaine’s spirited prose shines through in this English translation.
October 30, 2025
Call Me Gray is a hopeful tale and a highly readable resource on gender transitions, empathy, and the power of communication.
October 30, 2025
People Are Weird is a kid-sized manifesto that confronts contradictions, embraces honesty, and champions being unapologetically oneself.
March 12, 2025
Author Y.S. Lee has crafted a unique tale of budding independence and conflict resolution.
March 12, 2025
Keep Your Ears Wide Open is about anticipation, patience, and empathy.
March 12, 2025
Help a new generation prepare to combat environmental catastrophe.
March 12, 2025
For all the fuss they cause, has anyone taken a moment to ask if boo-boos have feelings, too?
March 12, 2025
What if the emperor who had no clothes wished to be naked from the start?
July 4, 2024
Rina Singh's story tells the true story of how sport can help bridge caste and gender divides.
July 4, 2024
Little Mouse loves to spend quiet days sipping tea in her burrow and learning about the world through encyclopedias.
July 4, 2024
This latest offering from Monica Arnaldo is a whodunnit for olfactory detectives.
July 4, 2024
Traditional country life is at the heart of the lullabies and nursery rhymes collected by Nathalie Soussana.
July 4, 2024
Nipugtug is a non-linear story that follows A’le, a Mi’gmaw woman on a journey to learn and speak her language.
March 14, 2024
Hellner-Mestelman's debut is a travel guide for explorers with no known destination. Put another way, this is a book of questions.
November 1, 2023
In Elise Gravel’s new book, a little monster tries in vain to fill their belly void with all manner of inedible items.
November 1, 2023
Grégoire Laforce's book follows protagonist Flo as she navigates the perpetual water cycle, asking: “Who am I, and where should I go?”
November 1, 2023
Jean E. Pendziwol's book is a perfect one for fall, as readers young and old settle into the quiet mood of winter and look forward to the thrill of skating.
November 1, 2023
Bïa, Erik West-Millette, and Olaf Gundel's book – by and for music lovers – sees a brood of young possums beg their grandparents to tell them a story.
November 1, 2023
Stéphanie Boyer's latest sees Momo the clown’s hair playing a game of intermediate Peekaboo with a cast of canines.
July 5, 2023
To draw a map of new masculinity, Alex Manley asks two questions: What can’t men talk about? What don’t “real” men do?
March 16, 2023
This illustrated adaptation-in-prose of an award-winning documentary film tells the stories of three child refugees.
March 16, 2023
Stacey May Fowles' debut picture book suggests ways for kids to deal with social anxiety.
March 16, 2023
Who Owns the Clouds? is a trauma narrative, a complex coming-of-age story, and testimony to the lasting human cost of armed conflict and forced displacement.
March 16, 2023
Author Danielle Daniel taps into children’s natural abilities to make creative connections between their inner worlds and what they observe around them.
March 16, 2023
If you’ve ever wondered how city water is filtered or how cities are governed, this book will give you the facts.
July 4, 2022
For kids who enjoy an early-morning read, Days Like This – a meditative picture book in verse by Oriane Smith – would be a good choice.
July 4, 2022
In Ferdinand Cheval: The Postman Who Delivered a Palace, Anne Renaud offers a historical portrait.
July 4, 2022
Rosalie is a little girl trying to navigate a relationship with her divorced parents who argue, as the title suggests, Like Cats and Dogs.
July 4, 2022
Book-loving Julia and her woodland friends are back in A Starlit Trip to the Library, which reassembles a cast of cheeky animal characters.
July 4, 2022
Forever Truffle brings the rock-loving, heart-on-his-sleeve Truffle into full colour.
