Paperback, 32 pages Expected publication: March 3rd 2015 by Chronicle Books Source: Raincoast Books There is a loud call for more diverse voices in literature aimed at any age group […]
Paperback, 352 pages Published September 4th 2012 by Drawn and Quarterly Source: Purchased The solipsism may turn off some but this book, the physical collection of contents found on Rookie, […]
Nonfiction books that accomplish both instruction and delight, appeal to all kinds of readers (that is girls, boys, adults and everyone in between), can be quite hard to come by. […]
Hardcover, 56 pages Published January 13th 2015 by Roaring Brook Press Source: Raincoast Books In the introductory note, the author admits to a certain frustration that accompanied him when writing […]
Paperback, 208 pages Published August 1st 2009 by Haymarket Books Source: Library “Hope came yesterday and I don’t know why it came. Did it come to say goodbye? Or did […]
Welcome to nonfiction month! I have to say that nonfiction for kids these days is just so cool and there is so much out there that isn’t your […]
Paperback, 208 pages Published August 26th 2014 by GRAPHIX Source: Publisher Sisters is the brand new offering by Raina Telgemeier; a graphic memoir of her adolescence with focus on her relationship […]
[NOTE: My copy of the book is an ARC from Simon & Schuster Canada, given in return for a review. Rethinking Normal will be officially out on the 30th this month! Be […]
Last week I did a couple of reviews of verse novels that worked pretty well as crossover (from YA to “adult”) fiction. This week I want to introduce two comics […]
John Stephens, ed. Ways of Being Male: Representing Masculinities in Children’s Literature and Film. New York: Routledge, 2002. Source: Library ——————————— “What we call ‘normal’ is usually the imposition of […]
The Book Wars 