Sue Slade‘s review: Dory the Doodle, Backpacking in Newfoundland is a delightful adventure storybook for children. Written by Mark Hiscock and Kelly Traverse, and illustrated by Corey Majeau, it explores some of the key features found in travel books: the geography, culture, and history of the area. Dory, a cute adventurous dog, takes children on …
In Billie Builds a RoboCorn, the debut picture book from Toronto filmmaker José Lourenço, Billie and her father must move when her father gets a new job, and Billie must go to a new school, which is “very unfair.” Not to be kept down, the “relentlessly resourceful” Billie has a plan: she will build her …
This heartwarming graphic novel is poignant, adorable and deeply topical.
The 16th annual World Read Aloud Day is Wednesday, February 4th. It is a day that highlights the importance of sharing stories and reading them aloud.
How to Rescue a Unicorn by Andy Tolson is the second book in his middle-grade fantasy series, The Quests of Tiny Wilde, to be released by Nimbus Publishing on August 26, 2025. “Piece of advice: When you’re a hero, you should avoid describing your life as “boring” and “uneventful”. The universe has a funny way …
In a world without trees and during a life without parents, Ellis craves answers.
March 20th is world storytelling day! Here are three great books to read, reviewed by Sue Slade and Catherine Walker.
One is never too old for a picture book. Penny’s Triumphant Turnaround by Stacey MacLean, illustrated by Danelle Vautour, is a picture book with a difference.
Walking Trees is a charming and inspirational children’s picture book about the importance of trees, especially in urban areas.
She reads them beautiful stories and loves them very much giving them lots of hugs and kisses. But she suffers from Ups and Downs. Some days she has so much energy that she is up all night doing laundry, some days she has no energy and spends the day in bed.
The message of this second instalment of the Courage Tales series is an important one
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