Family Event at North York Library with A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison
October 24th, 2014
Posted in A Brush Full of Colour
October 24th, 2014
Posted in A Brush Full of Colour
October 1st, 2014
“In this companion piece to Bear in War (2012), Teddy the stuffed bear provides comfort to two young children who have been evacuated from England to Canada during World War II. In the first book, Teddy is the real-life connection between Aileen Rogers and her father who was fighting on the front lines in World […]
Posted in Bear on the Homefront
July 2nd, 2014
“Threatened with extinction across North America, peregrine falcons were bred in captivity and provided with new territories until their populations rebounded. Godkin begins her account of this environmental good news by introducing a peregrine pair who return from migration, court and lay eggs, only to have their first eggs taken by a rock-climbing human being…Dramatic […]
Posted in Skydiver
March 27th, 2014
Nat the cat can sleep anywhere and any way—but can he sleep through the antics of a rambunctious kitten? Find out in Victoria Allenby and Tara Anderson’s award-winning book, perfect for bedtime and story time!
Posted in Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That
March 7th, 2014
Pajama Press is proud to announce that three of our titles have been shortlisted for the 2014 Canadian Library Association Awards. The Stowaways by Meghan Marentette, with illustrations by Dean Griffiths, has been shortlisted for the Book of the Year for Children Award. Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass and Nix Minus One by Jill MacLean […]
Posted in Graffiti Knight, Nix Minus One, The Stowaways
February 20th, 2014
Award-winning author Stephanie McLellan has drawn inspiration from her own three children and created Hoogie in the Middle, a sneak peek into the world surrounding Hoogie, the middle child. The author playfully uses rhythm, alliteration and similes to delineate Hoogie’s character and exhibit how the middle child feels: “Pumpkin is the big, big girl,” “Tweezle […]
Posted in Hoogie In the Middle, Tweezle into Everything
January 28th, 2014
Pajama Press is pleased to announce that Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, written by Victoria Allenby and illustrated by Tara Anderson, has won the 2014 Preschool Reads Award. Developed by Wee Read Guelph, Wellington, and Dufferin County, the Preschool Reads program is a reader’s choice award for young children who listen to a […]
Posted in Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That
January 27th, 2014
“Not only will the message in this cute story win over the youngsters in your life, but the illustrations are sure to capture their attention and imaginations. Bursting with colour and movement, the pictures of the monster family are a lot of fun. I love how bright they are! …Tweezle into Everything is a wonderful family read, especially […]
Posted in Tweezle into Everything
January 18th, 2014
“This book was a lot of fun to read with its rhythmic verses and playful language. It follows a day in the life of Nat the Cat who loves to sleep in the day no matter what is happening around him. But when night falls, Nat comes alive! We have a cat so we can […]
Posted in Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That
January 3rd, 2014
“…a simple and poignant story. Told in a clear, clean prose, the story is about Kato who goes to fetch water and do chores, but also finds something special to give the aid worker that gives out new shoes. The art is digital. It has a mixed media collage look to it…There are several terrific […]
Posted in A Good Trade