Winter Solstice Hill by Cathy Stefanec Ogren Welcomes Young Readers to a Family Tradition
Cathy Stefanec Ogren’s picture book follows Ella’s first winter solstice outing and her worry when clouds threaten a che...
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Winter Solstice Hill by Cathy Stefanec Ogren Welcomes Young Readers to a Family Tradition
Cathy Stefanec Ogren’s picture book follows Ella’s first winter solstice outing and her worry when clouds threaten a che...
An Early Fall Garden Walk Offers a Pause During an Apartment Search
Between apartment viewings, an unplanned set of garden photographs preserves a long early fall walk near the sea.
Robin Stevenson’s The Book of Jupiter Follows a Girl Learning to Question Her World
In Robin Stevenson’s middle-grade novel, Ara’s loyalty to her family is tested as memories, new questions and a letter f...
This Little Piggy Went to Canada: A Nursery-Rhyme Tour for Young Readers
Elena Sturgess and Michells Simpson turn a familiar piggy rhyme into a playful board-book trip across Canada’s provinces...
Middle Grade Roundup: Reviews, Author Interviews and New Stories
This week’s middle grade roundup features fantasy, verse, magical realism, author interviews and a bookstore mystery.
Kara LaReau’s LICORICE Finds a Place for a New Cat in a Family’s Heart
In Kara LaReau’s middle-grade retelling of REBECCA, Kitty tries to belong in a home still shaped by the family’s late ca...
‘Twas the Night Before Kickoff Brings Christmas Football to the Family
Harry Caminelli’s board book turns a Christmas Day football plan into a playful holiday adventure for sports loving fami...
Rosalie Spielman’s Hometown Halloween Homicide Brings a Spooky Mystery to New Oslo
Tessa Treslow investigates missing bodies, a strange note and a fresh murder in Rosalie Spielman’s Halloween mystery set...
A Genoa Painting Finds Its Fauvist Ending in One Layer
A painter revisits a layered view of Genoa and finds that its first, color rich version held the image’s real finish.
Adam O’Fallon Price’s “Objects of Desire” Finds Comedy in Creative Disappointment
In linked stories about lonely strivers and elusive success, Adam O’Fallon Price makes even deeply flawed characters har...
2027 Forest of Reading French-Language Nominees: Peuplier, Mélèze and Tamarac
The 2027 French-language nominees span read-aloud picture books, shorter chapter books and longer fiction, with 27 title...
2027 Forest of Reading Nominees: Nonfiction and Teen Fiction Picks
The Ontario Library Association’s 2027 nominees span nonfiction for Grades 4 to 8 and fiction for readers in Grades 7 to...
2027 Forest of Reading Nominees Spotlight Picture Books and Middle Grade Fiction
The first 2027 Forest of Reading lists span picture books, nonfiction and fiction, with nominees for readers from kinder...
Forest of Reading Names 90 Canadian Books for Young Readers in 2027
The Forest of Reading’s nine age and language categories span picture books to teen fiction, with 90 nominated titles an...
15 Sapphic Books Celebrating Love and New Beginnings After 50
From second chances to family stories, these 15 books put sapphic characters over 50 at the heart of romance, desire and...
Elise Gravel’s My Friend Fear Helps Young Readers Meet Their Feelings
Elise Gravel’s October 2026 picture book uses friendly monsters to help children name fear, appreciate its protective ro...
A Genoa Portrait Becomes a Lesson in Looking at Paintings
A return to a Genoa portrait, after a detour into flower drawing, turns a playful art experiment into a reflection on lo...
Cleo Coyle’s The Ghost and the Dead Librarian Opens a New Haunted Bookshop Mystery
A Rhode Island bookseller and a witty 1940s detective ghost investigate a librarian’s death in Cleo Coyle’s cozy paranor...
Teresa Robeson’s Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Brings Twelve Signs to Young Readers
Teresa Robeson and Ping Zhu introduce children ages 6–9 to the Chinese Zodiac through twelve animal portraits and a pers...
A Genoa Art Project Pauses for One More Flower Drawing
The artist planned a third image in a large Genoa series, then found themself working on a flower instead.