Happy Being Me: Suki’s Kimono
Author: Chieri Uegaki Illustrator: Stephane Jorisch Published: 2003 Kids Can Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1553377524 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This effervescent story, with its vivid, carefree illustrations and...
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Author: Heather Jopling Illustrator: Lauren Page Russell Published: 2006 Nickname Press ISBN: 0978073940 Nickname Press This scrapbook-formatted celebration of traditional and non-traditional extended...
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Author: Roz Rosenbluth Illustrator: Maurie J. Manning Published: 2005 Flashlight Press ISBN: 0972922555 Told from the perspective of a caring school boy and brought to life by breezy, evocative...
View ArticleGreat Deeds from Dull to Daring: Seven Brave Women
Author: Betsy Hearne Illustrator: Bethanne Andersen Published: 1997 Greenwillow Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0060799218 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Radiant with peace and perseverance, this beautiful string of...
View ArticleHeritage and Hope: The Lotus Seed
Author: Sherry Garland Illustrator: Tatsuro Kiuchi Published: Harcourt Brace Children’s Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0152014837 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Glowing, earth-toned illustrations and swift, soothing...
View ArticleVim, Villainy and Vocabulary: Carmine, A Little More Red
Author: Melissa Sweet (on JOMB) Illustrator: Melissa Sweet Published: 2005 Houghton Mifflin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618387943 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Combine twenty-six meaty new words, a sprinkling of fairy...
View ArticleLiving From the Heart: Falling Angels
Author: Colin Thompson Illustrator: Colin Thompson Published: Random House UK (on JOMB) ISBN: 0091768179 Amazon.ca Amazon.com Spellbindingly surreal illustrations contrast with matter-of-fact narrative...
View ArticleReflection, Connection & Affection: Mama’s Saris
Author: Pooja Makhijani Illustrator: Elena Gomez Published: 2007 Little Brown And Company (on JOMB) ISBN: 0316011053 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Wrapped in crimson, green and gold, this warmly worded and...
View ArticleFishy Water-Coloured Memories: When-I-Was-a-Little-Girl
Author: Rachna Gilmore (on JOMB) Illustrator: Renne Benoit Published: 2006 Second Story Press ISBN: 1897187122 Chapters.ca Amazon.com They say comparison is the source of all suffering. Yet, while we...
View ArticleOne Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
Author: Lita Judge Illustrator: Lita Judge Published: 2007 Hyperion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1423100085 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Eye-opening scatterings of yellowed newspaper footprints, handwritten lists...
View ArticleEarned Learning: Ruby’s Wish
Author: Shirin Yim Bridges Illustrator: Sophie Blackall (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811834905 Chapters.ca Amazon.com The hush of dependable peaches and greens gently...
View ArticleSkill & Survival: The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish
Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin (on JOMB) Illustrator: Beth Krommes (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Houghton Mifflin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618548955 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Soothing speculation, striking details...
View ArticleLace, Lore and Laughter: Aunt Claire’s Yellow Beehive Hair
Author: Deborah Blumenthal Illustrator: Mary GrandPre Published: 2007 Pelican Publishing Company (on JOMB) ISBN: 1589804910 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Warmth, humour and fond remembrance waft through this...
View ArticleCriticism, Confidence and Caring: A Very Unusual Dog
Author: Dorothy Joan Harris Illustrator: Kim LaFave (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Scholastic Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439937183 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Hazy, gold and red, retro artwork and snappy,...
View ArticleMonumental Humanity: The Clay Ladies
Author: Michael Bedard (on JOMB) Illustrator: Les Tait (on JOMB) Published: 1999 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887765734 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Thoughtful, unhurried narrative and rich, enveloping art...
View ArticlePutting Peckish in Perspective: The Butter Man
Author: Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou Illustrator: Julie Klear Essakalli Published: 2008 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 1580891276 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Mouth-watering memories of fresh bread and...
View ArticleFear-free Flying: The Noisy Airplane Ride
Author: Mike Downs Illustrator: David Gordon Published: 2003 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1582461570 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Whirrrs, roars, thuds, clunks and dings are exposed as the expected...
View ArticleJeers, Cheers and Jeera: Treasure For Lunch
Author: Shenaaz Nanji Illustrator: Yvonne Cathcart Published: 2000 Second Story Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1896764320 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Bhajias, samosas and imaginative snowy play are front and centre...
View ArticleEverybody Got Their Somethin’: Bird
Author: Zetta Elliott (on JOMB) Illustrator: Shadra Strickland (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Lee and Low Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 160060241X Amazon.com Delicate first-person verse and a stirring orchestration...
View ArticleBoth Sides Now: Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie
Author: Norton Juster (on JOMB) Illustrator: Chris Raschka (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439929431 Chapters.ca Amazon.com There was a little girl, who had a little curl, right...
View ArticleA Soothing Celebration: Snow
Author: Cynthia Rylant (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lauren Stringer (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0152053034 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Welcoming snowscapes, glowing orange coziness and...
View ArticleTending and Tenderness: Before You Were Here, Mi Amor
Author: Samantha Vamos (on JOMB) Illustrator: Santiago Cohen (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Viking (on JOMB) ISBN: 0670063010 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Generously speckled with spanish phrases and illustrated...
View ArticleThinking Big, Beautifully: I Am Small
Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB) Illustrator: Kim LaFave (on JOMB) Published: 1994 Doubleday Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 0385254555 “My eyes belong only to me, they tell me I’m me and nobody else. But if I...
View ArticleCultivating Hope: Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden
Author: Maxine Trottier (on JOMB) Illustrator: Paul Morin (on JOMB) Published: 1999 Fitzhenry and Whiteside (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550051520 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dazzling light glows against darkening...
View ArticleRemembering for Grandma: Mile-High Apple Pie
Author: Laura Langston (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lindsey Gardiner (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0099443880 Chapters.ca bn.com Happily sloppy artwork and perfectly picked words and...
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