Creativity, Character and Clutter: Cat Magic
Author: Loris Lesynski (on JOMB) Illustrator: Loris Lesynski Published: 1998 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550375326 Chapters Amazon Don’t judge this book by its cover: the stars of this book are a...
View ArticleA Prehistoric Party: Quennu and the Cave Bear
Author: Marie Day Illustrator: Marie Day Published: 1999 Maple Tree Press ISBN: 0613266862 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Our girls are completely engrossed by this story of a young girl, not so unlike them,...
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Thank you to everyone who has and continues to support the Just One More Book! podcast by including us in their own projects: Podcasts 101 Uses for Baby Wipes (a reluctant father’s journey through...
View Article3 Generations of Grouchiness: The Grandmother Doll
Author: Alice L. Bartels Illustrator: Duscan Petricic (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550376667 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Finally, a little dysfunction!! With all the stomps,...
View ArticleHappy 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...
View ArticleHolding Hope for Humanity: Freedom Child of the Sea
Author: Richardo Keens-Douglas Illustrator: Julia Gukova Published: Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550373730 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Absorbing artwork and intimate narrative relay a haunting yet...
View ArticleInterview with Rick Wilks of Annick Press
This episode is part of our Publishers Showcase, a special series of interviews with children’s book publishers, which we are running during the weeks of July 2 and July 9 2007. A publisher was once...
View ArticleConstructing Community: Mattland
Author: Hazel Hutchins & Gail Herbert Illustrator: Dusan Petricic (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1554511208 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A clever combination of first person...
View ArticleSuperheroes, Sabayad and SUVs: My Friend Jamal
Author: Anna McQuinn Illustrator: Anna McQuinn and Ben Frey Published: 2008 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1554511224 Beaming boyhood bliss pops from zesty action-packed photography-and-paint collage as...
View ArticleDesert Zest: 52 Days By Camel (My Sahara Adventure)
Author: Lawrie Raskin and Debora Pearson Photographer: Lawrie Raskin Published: 1998 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1554511364 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Passion sparked by childhood reading leads us through...
View ArticleSizzling Rhythm: Dirty Dog Boogie
Author: Loris Lesynski (on JOMB) Illustrator: Loris Lesynski Published: 1999 Annick (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550375725 Chapters.ca Amazon.com If these thirty-two pages of flipping, flopping, bouncing,...
View ArticleBedbug Busters: But If They Do…
Author: Bill Richardson Illustrator: Marc Mongeau (on JOMB) Published: 2003 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550377868 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Toasty tones, a hint of terror and boisterous, confident rhyme...
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 ArticleSoup du Jour: Unwavering Self-Worth Inside and Outside the Box
Today we look at a clump of four books about independent thinkers who, without fanfare or animosity, disregard the judgements of others and are simply happy being who they are. Ingredients (books...
View ArticleSelected chapter books we’ve read in the last year
After a 14-month hiatus, we dust off Just One More Book to participate in the Canadian National Day of Podcasting, a virtual event intended to bring stale shows out of retirement for one-day in a...
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