#IMWAYR December 12th, 2022


Welcome! It's #IMWAYR time again, when bloggers share what they have been reading and find out what others have been up to. Kathryn hosts the adult version of this meme at Book Date. Jen at Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki at Unleashing Readers host the kidlit rendition. These are fabulous places to start your search for what to read next.

I didn't get a chance to respond to everyone's blog posts last week, but I did read almost all of them! I will try to do better this week. 

Although I am still fighting an infection, we are starting to get into the winter festival spirit. My partner and I are excited that our boys and their families are planning to be here for Christmas. We have picked out our tree and will probably collect it the end of this week or the beginning of next. I am also beginning to panic a wee bit thinking about everything that I think needs to be accomplished before then. On my agenda for this week is making a master list. Once I've got this under control I will feel better. 

Titles with a 🍁 indicate this is a Canadian or Indigenous Canadian Author and or Illustrator.

Clicking on the title will take you to the Goodreads page of the book.

PICTURE BOOKS

5 stars

Forever Home: A Dog and Boy Love Story by Henry Cole August 16th 2022

This wordless book will steal your heart. 
First we see a stray dog no one wants. Then we are introduced to a boy who wants a dog. While we might anticipate the ending where the two are united, the boy has a lot to go through to prove to his fathers that he can be responsible enough to look after a pet. This entails keeping his room clean and going on regular walks with an empty leash. He even makes a connection to the stray dog while out and about. Eventually there is a happy ending for both of them.
Henry Cole's detailed black and white artwork is just stunning. I really appreciate that the the boy's gay parents are incidental to the story.

MG NOVELS


Four children, (one of them a ghost) end up in a battle with a massive, monster ghost who's ultimate goal is control over both the worlds of the living and the dead.
This is a little bit ghostbusters and a lot Lockwood & Co. It's chock full of action, chunks of hair raising terror, and a bit of romance. The friendship between them, especially the two boys, is delightful.
I'm hoping there will be a sequel.


Answers in the Pages by David Levithan, Christopher Gebauer (Narrator),
Vikas Adam (Narrator) & Oliver Wyman (Narrator) May 10th 2022

Donovan's mother gets her knickers in a knot when she reads the end of The Adventurers, a novel Donovan is reading with his class. One boy acknowledges that he loves another boy, but whether or not this means the boys are gay is never made explicit. His mother claims that it is not appropriate for grade five students. Donovan disagrees with her, but she never even talks to him about it.
On the one hand the book takes us through the process of what happens when a book is challenged and how different people react to it.
On the other hand we see Donovan becoming friends with, and developing a romantic relationship with a new boy in his class.
I have been a fan of Levithan's work since reading Boy Meets Boy. I fell in love with the world of possibility and acceptance he creates.
Listening to the Author's Note in the back matter of this book brought back lots of memories for me about how I went about introducing books with queer characters into our school library. David Levithan's book, Boy Meets Boy, and James Howe's Totally Joe, are two of them. Luckily, I got no flack from parents or administration.
Thanks to Jennifer Sniadeck for the heads up about this book.

MG NON FICTION


This illustrated short memoir tells of the author's life before he was taken from his home and community to attend residential school. In his last summer of freedom we see a boy learning to become a man within an extended loving family. There is no doubt that he belongs here.
Heather D. Holmlund's artwork is absolutely stunning. https://www.hdholmlund.com/new-page-1
An epilogue in the back matter talks more about Lawrence's and other children's experiences in these so called schools. Many could not read or write when they left. This section also includes photographs of the authors family and his time at the institution.

I wish I had this book when I was introducing readers to The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.
Until I read this biography, other than that she had worked with primates, I knew very little about Dian Fossey. I was fascinated to learn more about her work to save mountain gorillas. I loved reading about the relationships she formed with many of them. At times I was brought near to tears. 
Dian Fossey was a complex, difficult, and at times troubled soul. She made a lot of enemies including people who also wanted to protect these magnificent creatures. The list of suspects for who might have murdered her is very long.  
I am especially impressed by the caliber of this nonfiction book. It is chock full of all kinds of text features: a table of contents, captioned photographs, maps, headings, bold words, sidebars, glossary, index, and where to go for additional information. 
This is really a book for people of all ages. If I was working in a high school library I would make sure I had all of Anita Silvey books in this series. I'll try to find the rest of them to read. 

I adore this series. The Thursday Murder Club is made of four aging pensioners, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim, who meet at least once a week to try and solve cold case murders. In this book they try to find out who murdered Bethany Waites, a TV journalist. At the same time, Elizabeth is coerced into murdering an old friend or Joyce will get killed. 
Not only are these books full of adventure and suspense, they are absolutely hilarious. I appreciate how much Richard Osman, in creating such rich characters, shatters stereotypes of older people. In this case we see that Stephen, Elizabeth's partner, might have some kind of dementia, but that doesn't mean that he still isn't capable of some brilliant deduction of his own. I like the bits of romance too. 

CURRENTLY

A Green Velvet Secret by Vicki Grant 🍁
A Sorrowful Sanctuary (Lane Winslow #5) by Iona Whishaw 🍁
Narwhalicorn and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #7) by Ben Clanton 🍁
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

UP NEXT - HOPEFULLY/MAYBE?

The Line in the Sand by Thao Lam 🍁
The Song That Called Them Home by David Alexander Robertson & Maya McKibbin (Illustrations) 🍁
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
On Animals by Susan Orlean
READING GOALS

#MustReadFiction 24/24

#MustReadNonFiction 17/18

Canadian Authors 78/100 three in progress

Indigenous Authors 19/25

Goodreads Reading Challenge: 272/250

2022 Big Book Summer Challenge 7
Canada Reads shortlist 5/5 

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#IMWAYR December 5, 2022


Welcome! It's #IMWAYR time again, when bloggers share what they have been reading and find out what others have been up to. Kathryn hosts the adult version of this meme at Book Date. Jen at Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki at Unleashing Readers host the kidlit rendition. These are fabulous places to start your search for what to read next.

I have been sick. I hate being sick. 
I ended up with influenza. That morphed into a secondary bacterial infection in my lungs. It's been about a month, and even after a mess of prednisone, my asthma is still out of control. 
I hate being sick, but I'm starting to feel human again. 

I have a specialist appointment in Vancouver, BC on Monday. We will be staying with friends so I will just post this whenever I get a chance and link up as connections become available. 
I will start reading your posts as soon as I get home on Tuesday. 

Titles with a 🍁 indicate this is a Canadian or Indigenous Canadian Author and or Illustrator.

Clicking on the title will take you to the Goodreads page of the book.

MG NOVELS

This is a book with a lot of heart. It's the story of two brothers. Cedar, the eldest, is a basketball star, and hopes to garner TikTok fame with his home movies. His younger brother, Green, is neurodivergent and pretty much happy with his life as it is. Cedar is sure that Green can make the basketball team, become popular, and have a normal life. Green agrees to try out. After a debacle on the practise court, Green leaves early. When the coach realizes his dead wife's wedding ring is missing, he accuses Green of stealing it. Everyone at the school believes it. Cedar is sure Coach is wrong and he and Green become detectives to find out who really took it. Along the way they come to understand other students and staff, Green makes his first friend, and they even drag their Opa along on a stakeout.
What's really obvious in this book is that these two brothers love each other. It's also clear that they are just right being who they are.
While reading this I couldn't help but wonder if these two brothers will solve any more mysteries.
In the back matter King talks about how the story is based on his younger brother, who, now an adult, is doing just fine. He also discusses the diagnostic term Aspergers. It's no longer used in the USA because of Hans Asperger's work with the NAZI's, but unfortunately, is still used here in Canada.

This might not be my favourite, but I really like this series.
In this one we see two girls trying to come up with a viable business plan in order to win a contest. As with the other books, the characters have much to learn about themselves and others. In the end, the winning or losing is secondary.

This collection of short stories focus around a group of medical students, Fitz, Ming, Chen, and Sri, and follows them once they are doctors. It's brilliant look into the profession. It's full of romance, plenty of dark humour, and a few terrifying moments.
 
LANE WINSLOW SERIES by by Iona Whishaw & Marilla Wex (Narrator) 🍁 4 stars average

I really appreciated learning more about the Doukhobor history of the Kootenays. I wish there was more explicit details about how their successful way of life was destroyed by the government. Unfortunately what we see here is the after effects of it.
I admit though that I am getting tired of the conflicted romantic relationship.


I am addicted to this series. I love the integration of Canadian history and place. I'm thankful to see something positive come out of the romantic piece.
Marilla Wex does a brilliant job as narrator.

This was a great read. Readers are returned to England where Inspector Darling has been framed for murder. Lane is ready to do almost anything to get him released. At the same time, Ames is on his own to figure out who murdered an elderly woman.




5+ stars

The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) by N.K. Jemisin & Robin Miles (Narrator) August 15, 2017

This was as brilliant an ending to this trilogy as could be imagined. I would give it more stars if I could.
I'm not sure I can ever read fantasy again after finishing this book. I  suspect nothing will compare. It's the holy grail of fantasy writing. It might just be the pinnacle of all writing. 

ADULT & YA GRAPHIC NOVELS

5 stars

Ducks by Kate Beaton September 13, 2022 🍁

Kate Beaton is brilliant. When I finally sat down to read this, I didn't stop till it was done. This memoir spans the years she spent working in Northern Alberta in the Oil Sands. Being one of the few women there made for emotionally exhausting and even traumatic experiences. 


This reminded me of Joan Didion's Year of Magical Thinking.
The raw pain of loss resonates equally. It took me back over three decades ago to the death of my own father and opened old wounds. It isn't full of global cultural and historical connections like Didion's is, but it does address the ones specific to Nigeria. 

CURRENTLY

Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel September 6th 2022  🍁

As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden, & Heather D. Holmlund (Illustrator) 🍁

No Vacancy by Tziporah Cohen  🍁

A Green Velvet Secret by Vicki Grant  🍁

UP NEXT - MAYBE

Narwhalicorn and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #7) by Ben Clanton

READING GOALS

#MustReadFiction 24/24 one in progress

#MustReadNonFiction 16/18

Canadian Authors 76/100 four in progress

Indigenous Authors 18/25 one in progress

Goodreads Reading Challenge: 266/250

2022 Big Book Summer Challenge 7
Canada Reads shortlist 5/5 

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#IMWAYR November 7, 2022


Welcome! It's #IMWAYR time again, when bloggers share what they have been reading and find out what others have been up to. Kathryn hosts the adult version of this meme at Book Date. Jen at Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki at Unleashing Readers host the kidlit rendition. These are fabulous places to start your search  for what to read next.

On Sunday as I write this, we are experiencing our second snowfall. It's divinely lovely and peaceful, but maybe a bit too soon? I guess it always feels too soon, but with hope it won't last long. I still don't have winter tires on my car...

Titles with a 🍁 indicate this is a Canadian or Indigenous Canadian Author and or Illustrator.

Clicking on the title will take you to the Goodreads page of the book.

BLOG POSTS LAST WEEK

PICTURE BOOKS 

Lala, a wild kind of child, has her own kind of magic. Unfortunately, her mother doesn't see or appreciate this in her.
Against a black and grey city, Lala emits a golden hue as she goes about her daily activities full of joy and energy. Lala spends time in her garden in an empty lot nurturing the plants there. I was struck by the profound contrast between the mother's words to Lala, and Lala's words to plants. Where Lala's words are full of kindness, her mother's are harsh.
When her mother, in an attempt to tame her, refuses to let her go outdoors, Lala's garden magically grows huge and comes in search of her.
As much as I appreciate this book, I was also a bit distressed that it took such a magnitude of magic for Lala's mother to finally accept her as she was.
Alas, there is no magic for other wild children like her.
Gracey Zhang was born in Canada, but now lives in the USA. I hope she is still a Canadian. 

There is much to gush about here.
This charming tale tells of two Chinese girls who overcome obstacles to get to know one another and become friends. Both have come from the country and are now living in a city. Because they don't have residency permits for this area, they are unable to attend public school, and their parents can't afford to pay for school for them.
Rebecca Evans artwork, rendered in pencil and watercolour, is stunning. I love the bright colours of the two girls against a gloomy backdrop of blue greys.
While the story is set in China, the issues of bullying, loneliness and finding a friend are universal themes that children from around the world can relate to.
I appreciated the glossary and pronunciation guide at the beginning of the book that helped me figure out both how to pronounce the Chinese words and to understand them. However, because it is situated on the copyright page, I suspect it might end up being overlooked.
I also appreciated the author's note at the end of this book explaining more about the social situation in China.

This story of a "multiracial child navigating identity and belonging draws from author Tasha Spillett-Sumner's own experience growing up as an Afro-Indigenous girl." It is a gorgeous book with a refrain that will be especially poignant for multiracial children, yet has an important message for all of us. 

"You're part of me
and I'm part of you.

I'm beautiful like me
and you're beautiful like you."

You can read my full review here.  



I Hope by Monique Gray Smith & Gabrielle Grimard (Illustrator) September 13 2022 🍁

If you are not already a hard core Gabrielle Grimard fan by now, this book will certainly turn you into one. Her soft dreamy artwork makes this book feel like a blessing. 
This dual language book in both English and Plains Cree, is about adults wishing wonderful things for their children. It showcases multicultural groups of children from different parts of the world. 
This is a wonderful book to get for graduates, but will work for students of any age. I will be purchasing copies of this for my grandchildren.

 NON FICTION PICTURE BOOKS 


Bellen Woodward, in grade 6 at the time of this book, is responsible for Crayola coming out with Crayola Colours of the World Crayons: crayons that reflect the many different skin colours of children around the world.
Bellen began by just changing the language around the one crayon called flesh. Instead of handing it over when someone asked for the skin colour crayon, she replied, "Which one? Skin can be any number of beautiful crayons." Soon this way of looking at crayons and skin colour was reflected across her school.
This part of the story was clear to me, but what happened afterwards to influence Crayola is not. Still I appreciate the section that sets out, in general terms, how anyone can bring change into the world.

NON FICTION GRAPHIC


This is a great introduction to crows. As an adult reader I’m not the target audience, but I was charmed by both the goofy dog and the clever crow.
I’m kind of fascinated by crows and have read adult nonfiction about them. This meant that much of the research wasn’t new to me. But the graphic format certainly helped consolidate my understanding.
I plan to purchase a copy for an adult friend who is crow crazy and collects all things crow.

NON FICTION 

5 stars

The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth byWade Hudson et al August 11, 2020

This collection of writings by diverse authors is an important template for how to make the world a better place for all of us. 
I listened to it once, but no sooner finished it than I started it again. 
You will too if you haven't already been introduced to it. 

MG NOVELS

4 stars

The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L Holm & Maxwell Glick (Narrator) January 5, 2021

I am always happy to read/listen to anything by Jennifer L Holm. 
Bell has been raised on Mars in the American compound. They live in Lava tubes underground. It's a small loving community. However, they are estranged from the other colonies living nearby. 
When illness strikes the adults in their home, Bell and another boy end up heading off to ask them for help. A new reality is opened up to them. By the time the book is done, Bell has changed relationships between the communities for the better. 
 
YA & ADULT FICTION


I really wanted to like this book. I read reviews that lauded it. The premise sounded fascinating. It follows a pair of video game designers from their first meeting as children on into their 40s. As fascinated as I was by the game designing, I didn’t like any of these characters very much. Quite regularly I wanted to smack them across the head and tell them to grow up and get over themselves!
 
CURRENTLY

Butt Sandwich & Tree by Wesley King  🍁

No Vacancy by Tziporah Cohen  🍁

A Green Velvet Secret by Vicki Grant  🍁

Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam  🍁

UP NEXT - MAYBE

Death in a Darkening Mist (Lane Winslow #2) by Iona Whishaw 🍁

The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) by N.K. Jemisin

Narwhalicorn and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #7) by Ben Clanton

READING GOALS

#MustReadFiction 23/24 one in progress

#MustReadNonFiction 16/18

Canadian Authors 69/100 four in progress

Indigenous Authors 18/25

Goodreads Reading Challenge: 257/250

2022 Big Book Summer Challenge 7
Canada Reads shortlist 5/5 

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Beautiful You, Beautiful Me by Tasha Spillett-Sumner & Salini Perera (Illustrator)


Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this beautiful picture book. It was released October 18, 2022, by Owl Books.

Your library needs this book. Every library needs this book. 

Izzy has a warm and loving relationship with her mother. Then she starts to realize that they don't match. They have different physical attributes: different skin colours and different hair. Izzy wants to be "Mama's kind of beautiful." Each time she says something to her mother about it, her mother points out that,

"You're part of me
and I'm part of you.

I'm beautiful like me
and you're beautiful like you."

It's a gorgeous refrain that is repeated across the book.

When they take a walk outside, they see that in the animal world, babies and mothers do not look the same.

In the end when Izzy's mother notes that they have different eye colour, it's Izzy who repeats the refrain.



I love the story line here. That refrain works for all parents and children, even if they look the same. Still, it's even more profound knowing that this story of a "multiracial child navigating identity and belonging draws from author Tasha Spillett-Sumner's own experience growing up as an Afro-Indigenous girl."

Selina Perera's illustrations are full of bright colour and tenderness. You can check out more of her work here.

I couldn't help but make a connection to this book since I have multiracial grandchildren who are half Korean. In my case, my granddaughters don't really look like their father. Still the refrain works for them too. I can't wait to read this book to them. I'll let you know what they think later.

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#IReadCanadian: Books For Readers Of All Ages November 2, 2022


I read Canadian. 

I read Canadian all year round. 

I read Canadian for readers of all ages. 

I want everyone to read Canadian. 

The books on the lists below are ones I have read since the last #IReadCanadianDay in February 2021. If you click on the category heading, it will take you to a GoodReads list of these books. From there you can find out more about them. 

If you aren't already passionate about reading Canadian, I expect that books from the following lists will get you there. 

ADULT & YA FICTION

The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dumont, Dawn
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Ekwuyasi, Francesca
What Strange Paradise by El Akkad, Omar
Satellite Love by  Ferguson, Genki 
Five Little Indians by  Good, Michelle
Scarborough by  Hernandez, Catherine
The Forest of Stolen Girls by  Hur, June
The Silence of Bones by  Hur, June
The Red Palace by Hur, June
All the Quiet Places by Isaac, Brian Thomas 
Bloomsbury Girls by Jenner, Natalie 
The Jane Austen Society by Jenner, Natalie 
If I Tell You the Truth by Kaur, Jasmin 
Deep House by King, Thomas 
Disappearing Moon Cafe by Lee, Sky 
Station Eleven by Mandel, Emily St. John
Sea of Tranquility Mandel, Emily St. John
Thrive by Oppel, Kenneth
The Madness of Crowds by (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #17) Penny, Louise
The Midnight Bargain by Polk, C.L.
Zero Repeat Forever by (The Nahx Invasions, #1) Prendergast, Gabrielle
The Project by Summers, Courtney
Em by Thúy, Kim 
Fight Night by  Toews, Miriam 
The Strangers by Vermette, Katherena 
We Two Alone: Stories by Wang, Jack 
A Killer in King's Cove (Lane Winslow #1) by Whishaw, Iona



Spílexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence by Campbell, Nicola I.
Okanagan Geology South by Fulton, Murray A. Roed and Robe 
On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Klein, Naomi 
How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other by Klein, Naomi 
A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency by Klein, Seth 
Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Journey Through a World Suspended by Lou, Ethan
Rez Rules :My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous People by Louie, Chief Clarence 
War: How Conflict Shaped Us by MacMillan, Margaret 
Not on My Watch: How a Renegade Whale Biologist Took on Governments and Industry to Save Wild Salmon by Morton, Alexandra 
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by O'Ree, Willie
Stories of Métis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me by (Indigenous Spirit of Nature) Oster, Bailey et al
North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both by Person, Cea Sunrise
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Simard, Suzanne
Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing by Thomas-Muller, Clayton



Batter Royale by Adams, Leisl
Swim Team by  Christmas, Johnnie 
Living with Viola by  Fung, Rosena 
Grass by  Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk 
Shadow Life by  Goto, Hiromi 
My Body in Pieces by Hébert, Marie-Noelle 
I Am Not Starfire by Tamaki, Mariko 
Stealing Home by Torres, J.

MIDDLE GRADE FICTION


Rachel Bird by Citra, Becky
Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster by Delaney, Rachelle
Dragons in a Bag by Elliott, Zetta
Dragon Thief by Elliott, Zetta
The Witch's Apprentice by Elliott, Zetta
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Green, Shari
Pine Island Home by Horvath, Polly 
Me Three by Juby, Susan 
Linked by Korman, Gordon 
The Fort by Korman, Gordon 
Under Shifting Stars by Latos, Alexandra 
Harvey Comes Home by Nelson, Colleen 
Tremendous Things by Nielsen, Susin 
Thrive by Oppel, Kenneth 
The Wherewood (Faerie Woods, #2) by  Prendergast, Gabrielle 
The Crosswood (Faerie Woods, #1) by  Prendergast, Gabrielle 
The Overwood (Faerie Woods, #3) by  Prendergast, Gabrielle 
The Stone Child (The Misewa Saga, #3) by  Robertson, David A. 
Traitors Among Us by Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk 
Barry Squires, Full Tilt by Smith, Heather 
Weird Rules to Follow by Spencer, Kim 
The Summer We Saved the Bees by Stevenson, Robin 
The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester 
Cold by Tamaki, Mariko 
The King of Jam Sandwiches Walters, Eric

MIDDLE GRADE NONFICTION


The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World's Largest Land Biome by Carmichael, L.E. 
How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other by Klein, Naomi The 
Disability Experience: Working Toward Belonging by Leavitt, Hannalora 
Meet Mary Ann Shadd by MacLeod, Elizabeth & Deas, Mike
Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance by Pheasant-Neganigwane, Karen



Belly of the Beast (The Fabled Stables Book, #3) by Auxier, Jonathan
Monster and Boy by Barnaby, Hannah 
Cranky Chicken: A Cranky Chicken Book 1 by Battersby, Katherine
Anne Arrives: Inspired by Anne of Green Gables by George, Kallie
Anne's School Days: Inspired by Anne of Green Gables by George, Kallie 
Anne's Tragical Tea Party by George, Kallie
Merry Christmas, Anne by George, Kallie 
Scaredy Squirrel in a Nutshell (Scaredy's Nutty Adventures, #1) by Watt, Mélanie

PICTURE BOOKS


It Happened on Sweet Street by Adderson, Caroline 
Pierre & Paul: Avalanche! by Adderson, Caroline 
Princesses Versus Dinosaurs by Bailey, Linda 
When I Found Grandma by Balasubramaniam, Saumiya 
Alice & Gert: An Ant and Grasshopper Story by Becker, Helaine 
Bad Dog by Boldt, Mike 
Find Fergus by Boldt, Mike 
Tough Like Mum by Button, Lana 
Abuelita and Me by Carranza, Leonarda Hug? Chua, Charlene 
Barnaby by Curtis, Andrea 
Mr. Postmouse's Rounds by Dubuc, Marianne 
Mr. Postmouse Takes a Trip by Dubuc, Marianne 
1, 2, 3, Off to School! by Dubuc, Marianne 
Bear and the Whisper of the Wind by Dubuc, Marianne 
Bear Wants to Sing by Fagan, Cary 
Ten Little Dumplings by Fan, Larissa 
Lizzy and the Cloud by Fan, Terry 
Mina by Forsythe, Matthew 
Pokko and the Drum by Forsythe, Matthew 
Out Into the Big Wide Lake by Harbridge, Paul 
ROAR-chestra!: A Wild Story of Musical Words by Heidbreder, Robert 
I Promise by Hernandez, Catherine
Weekend Dad by Hrab, Naseem 
Snow Days by Kerbel, Deborah 
The Better Tree Fort by Kerrin, Jessica Scott 
Thao by Lam, Thao 
Skunk on a String by Lam, Thao 
Nattiq and the Land of Statues: A Story from the Arctic by Landry, Barbara 
Over the Shop by Lawson, JonArno 
A Day for Sandcastles by Lawson, JonArno 
My City Speaks by Lebeuf, Darren 
Alligator Pie: The Beloved Canadian Classic by Lee, Dennis 
Going Up! by Lee, Sherry J. 
The Fog by Maclear, Kyo 
Story Boat by Maclear, Kyo 
The Big Bath House by Maclear, Kyo 
Time Is a Flower by Morstad, Julie 
The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Nason, Riel 
This Is Ruby by O'Leary, Sara 
Maud and Grand-Maud by O'Leary, Sara 
A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid by O'Leary, Sara 
Gemma and the Giant Girl by by O'Leary, Sara 
Choose Kindness by Ohi, Ruth 
Fox and Squirrel: The Best Christmas Ever by Ohi, Ruth 
My Wounded Island by Pasquet, Jacques 
Golden Threads by Rizzo, Suzanne Del 
I Talk Like a River by Scott, Jordan 
The Deepest Dig by Smith, Mark David 
When Emily Was Small by Soloy, Lauren 
I Sang You Down from the Stars by Spillett-Sumner, Tasha 
Knot Cannot by Stone, Tiffany 
Our Little Kitchen by Tamaki, Jillian 
The Doll by Tran-Davies, Nhung N. 
Lentil Soup by Tremblay, Carole 
Blue Rider by Valério, Geraldo 
At the Pond by Valério, Geraldo 
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak by Vickers, Roy Henry 
Scaredy Squirrel in a Nutshell (Scaredy's Nutty Adventures, #1) by  Watt, Mélanie
Animals Move by Whittingham, Jane 
My Day with Gong Gong by Yee, Sennah

NON FICTION PICTURE BOOKS


Emmy Noether: The Most Important Mathematician You've Never Heard Of by Becker, Helaine 
The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World's Largest Land Biome by Carmichael, L.E. 
The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story by Cho, Tina 
My Family, Your Family! by Cole, Kathryn 
The Bat (Disguting Critters #6) by  Gravel, Elise 
Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin by Kerbel, Deborah
Thao by Lam, Thao 
Terry Fox and Me by Leatherdale, Mary Beth 
Meet Mary Ann Shadd by MacLeod, Elizabeth & Deas, Mike
Time Is a Flower by Morstad, Julie 
A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid by O'Leary, Sara 
My Wounded Island by Pasquet, Jacques 
On the News: Our First Talk about Tragedy by Roberts, Jillian 
I Have the Right to Save My Planet by Serres, Alain 
111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl by Singh, Rina Etty
Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem by Soloy, Lauren 
The Bug Girl: A True Story by Spencer, Sophia 
Burt the Beetle Doesn't Bite! by Spires, Ashley

Here are links to my 2021 #IReadCanadian lists

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