What-Cha Doing? by Kim Renton, Illus. by Tamara Thiebaux Heikalo

Just in time for maple syrup season, this read-aloud picture book makes the perfect introduction to maple syrup, where it comes from and how it is made. From the Chocolate River Publishing press release:

“Grampa’s tapping trees in the sugar bush; Dad’s boiling sap in the evaporator house; Gramma’s making maple butter in the sugar camp; Mom’s wrapping maple cream in the kitchen, and the girls are whacking-packing maple candy in the storage room. Five-year-old Ben is hoping for a sweet treat, but everyone tells him to wait because they aren’t finished yet. Finally, the maple syrup is ready for tasting, but no one can find Ben. Where could he possibly be?”

Author Kim Renton was inspired to write this book by the many questions children ask when they visit her southeastern New Brunswick sugar camp in the spring. With illustrations by Tamara Thiebaux Heikalo. You can see more of Tamara’s portfolio at these sites:

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James M. Fisher is the Founding Editor of The Miramichi Reader. He began TMR in 2015, realizing that there was a genuine need for more book reviews of Canadian literature. It has since become Canada’s best-regarded source for the finest in new literary releases. James has been interviewed about TMR on CBC Radio and other media sites. He works as a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technologist and lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick with his wife Diane, their tabby cat Eddie, and Buster the Red Merle Border Collie.