Children's Books

Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge by Dian Day and Amanda White

Review and Interview with Dian Day

May 7 • The Seaboard Review of Books and James M. Fisher

Briarwood by Natalie Hyde

A wise and catchy YA novel about the power of determination + using your brain

May 4 • Melanie Jackson

We Match! Written by Chris Barton and illustrated by Sharon Glick

A lively, inspiring children’s story.

Apr 28 • Melanie Jackson

Calamity Before Jane by Noah Van Sciver

A graphic novel for young readers 8 and up

Apr 14 • Melanie Jackson

The Inventive Disorder of Childhood

A Review of A Magical Passover (Starring the Tooth Fairy) by Danyael Halprin

Mar 23 • The Seaboard Review of Books

The Mixed-Up Owl, story by Marzena Sowa, Pictures by Joanna Lorho

This charming children’s book takes on stereotypes—including an owl who starts out anything but wise.

Mar 11 • Melanie Jackson

Yes! To Canada: When Grampa Refused to Fight in The Vietnam War

By Roger Davies, watercolours by Inae Kim, this poignant, powerful book for ages 10 and up illuminates both the courage and the self-doubts of U.S…

Mar 2 • Melanie Jackson

Seamus and the Shiny Things, written and illustrated by Cara Kansala

Truly a children’s picture book to crow about

Feb 16 • Melanie Jackson

The Inquisitive Raven by Richard Wagamese, illustrated by Bridget George

The virtues of curiosity

Dec 29, 2025 • Melanie Jackson

Cats and Us: A Ten-Thousand Year Fascination; and This Is a Tiny Fragile Snake

Refreshingly, two kids’ picture books show animals as reality rather than myth

Nov 10, 2025 • Melanie Jackson

A Stubborn Elephant Seal and a Dreamer Pig

Try, just try, not to love these kidlit protagonists

Sep 29, 2025 • Melanie Jackson

Beverley, Bat Your Service by Kelly Collier

Beverley the bat lives by himself in a big old house and dreams of having visitors.

Sep 24, 2025 • Heather McBriarty

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