A Selection of CANADIAN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
by Judith Saltman
by Judith Saltman
THE EARLY YEARS – NINETEENTH CENTURY TO 1969
TRAIL, CATHERINE PARR CANADIAN CRUSOES: A TALE OF THE RICE LAKE PLAINS LONDON: HALL, 1852
SETON, ERNEST THOMPSON WILD ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN: BEING THE PERSONAL HISTORIES OF LOBO, SILVERSPOT, RAGGYLUG, BINGO, THE SPRINGFIELD FOX, THE PACING MUSTANG, WULLY AND REDRUFF ILLUS. BY THE AUTHOR NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, 1898
MONTGOMERY, LUCY MAUD ANNE OF GREEN GABLES BOSTON: PAGE, 1908
MOWAT, FARLEY LOST IN THE BARRENS ILLUS. BY CHARLES GEER BOSTON: LITTLE, 1956
CLARK, CATHERINE ANTHONY THE GOLDEN PINE CONE ILLUS. BY CLARE BICE TORONTO: MACMILLAN, 1950
BURNFORD, SHEILA THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, 1961
TOYE, WILLIAM THE MOUNTAIN GOATS OF TEMLAHAM ILLUS. BY ELIZABETH CLEAVER TORONTO: OXFORD, 1969
2 THE NEW LITERATURE 1970 - 1985
PICTURE BOOKS
BLADES, ANN MARY OF MILE 18 MONTREAL: TUNDRA, 1971
KURELEK, WILLIAM A PRAIRIE BOY’S WINTER MONTREAL: TUNDRA, 1973
WALLACE, IAN CHIN CHIANG AND THE DRAGON’S DANCE TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1984
ALDERSON, SUE ANN BONNIE McSMITHERS, YOU’RE DRIVING ME DITHERS ILLUS. BY FIONA GARRICK EDMONTON: TREE FROG, 1975
WYNNE-JONES, TIM ZOOM AT SEA ILLUS. BY KEN NUTT TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1983
POETRY
LEE, DENNIS ALLIGATOR PIE ILLUS. BY FRANK NEWFELD TORONTO: MACMILLAN, 1974
FICTION
LITTLE, JEAN MAMA’S GOING TO BUY YOU A MOCKINGBIRD TORONTO: PENGUIN, 1984
3 MAJOR, KEVIN HOLD FAST TORONTO/VANCOUVER: CLARKE, 1978
DOYLE, BRIAN ANGEL SQUARE VANCOUVER/TORONTO: DOUGLAS, 1984
HUGHES, MONICA HUNTER IN THE DARK TORONTO/VANCOUVER: CLARKE, 1982
TRUSS, JAN JASMIN VANCOUVER: DOUGLAS & McINTYRE, 1982
HUDSON, JAN SWEETGRASS EDMONTON: TREE FROG, 1984
SMUCKER, BARBARA UNDERGROUND TO CANADA TORONTO/VANCOUVER: CLARKE, 1977
CLARK, JOAN THE HAND OF ROBIN SQUIRES TORONTO: CLARKE, IRWIN, 1977
LUNN, JANET THE ROOT CELLAR TORONTO: LESTER AND ORPEN, 1981
HUGHES, MONICA THE KEEPER OF THE ISIS LIGHT TORONTO: NELSON, 1980
RICHLER, MORDECAI JACOB TWO-TWO MEETS THE HOODED FANG TORONTO: McCLELLAND, 1975
4 CONTEMPORARY TITLES AND TRENDS 1986 - PRESENT
PICTURE BOOKS
OPPENHEIM, JOANNE HAVE YOU SEEN BIRDS? ILLUS. BY BARBARA REID RICHMOND HILL, ONT.: NORTH WINDS, 1986
JAM, TEDDY NIGHT CARS ILLUS. BY KEN NUTT TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1988
GAY, MARIE-LOUISE STELLA, STAR OF THE SEA TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1999
GAY, MARIE-LOUISE GOOD NIGHT SAM TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2003
O’LEARY, SARA WHEN YOU WERE SMALL ILLUS. BY JULIE MORSTAD VANCOUVER: SIMPLY READ BOOKS, 2006
KHALSA, DAYAL KAUR I WANT A DOG MONTREAL: TUNDRA, 1987
BOURGEOIS, PAULETTE. FRANKLIN IN THE DARK ILLUS. BY BRENDA CLARK TORONTO: KIDS CAN, 1986
LUNN, JANET AMOS'S SWEATER ILLUS. BY KIM LaFAVE TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1988
5 WATT, MELANIE SCAREDY SQUIRREL TORONTO: KIDS CAN PRESS, 2006
BAILEY, LINDA STANLEY’S PARTY ILLUS. BILL SLAVIN TORONTO: KIDS CAN PRESS, 2003
GREGORY, NAN HOW SMUDGE CAME ILLUS. BY RON LIGHTBURN RED DEER, ALTA.: RED DEER COLLEGE PRESS, 1995
McFARLANE, SHERYL WAITING FOR THE WHALES ILLUS. BY RON LIGHTBURN VICTORIA: ORCA, 1991
ALDERSON, SUE ANN IDA AND THE WOOL SMUGGLERS ILLUS. BY ANN BLADES TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1987
YEE, PAUL GHOST TRAIN ILLUS. BY HARVEY CHAN TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1996
McGUGAN, JIM JOSEPHA: A PRAIRIE BOY'S STORY ILLUS. BY MURRAY KIMBER RED DEER: RED DEER COLLEGE PRESS, 1994
BANNATYNE-CUGNET, JO A PRAIRIE YEAR ILLUS. BY YVETTE MOORE MONTREAL: TUNDRA, 1994
SMUCKER, BARBARA SELINA AND THE BEAR PAW QUILT ILLUS. BY JANET WILSON TORONTO: LESTER PUBLISHING, 1995
6 POULIN, STEPHANE CAN YOU CATCH JOSEPHINE? MONTREAL: TUNDRA, 1987
CARRIER, ROCH THE HOCKEY SWEATER ILLUS. BY SHELDON COHEN MONTREAL: TUNDRA, 1984
KUSUGAK, MICHAEL NORTHERN LIGHTS: THE SOCCER TRAILS ILLUS. BY VLADYANA KRYKORKA TORONTO: ANNICK, 1993
YERXA, LEO LAST LEAF FIRST SNOWFLAKE TO FALL ILLUS. BY THE AUTHOR TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1993
YERXA, LEO ANCIENT THUNDER TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2006
VAN CAMP, RICHARD WHAT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING YOU KNOW ABOUT HORSES ILLUS. BY GEORGE LITTLECHILD SAN FRANCISCO: CHILDREN’S BOOK PRESS, 1998
KING, THOMAS A COYOTE COLUMBUS STORY ILLUS. BY WILLIAM KENT MONKMAN TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1992
HIGHWAY, TOMSON CARIBOU SONG ILLUS. BY BRIAN DEINES TORONTO: HARPERCOLLINS, 2001
GILMORE, RACHNA LIGHTS FOR GITA ILLUS. BY ALICE PRIESTLEY TORONTO: SECOND STORY, 1994
7 NICHOL, BARBARA DIPPERS ILLUS. BY BARRY MOSER TORONTO: TUNDRA BOOKS, 1997
EDWARDS, WALLACE MONKEY BUSINESS TORONTO: KIDS CAN PRESS, 2004
LEMIEUX, MICHELE STORMY NIGHT TORONTO: KIDS CAN PRESS, 1999
THE ORAL TRADITION
TAYLOR, C. J. THE GHOST AND LONE WARRIOR MONTREAL, TUNDRA, 1991
McLELLAN, JOSEPH NANABOSHO STEAL FIRE ILLUS. BY DON MONKMAN WINNIPEG: PEMMICAN, 1990
MOLLEL, TOLOLWA THE ORPHAN BOY ILLUS. BY PAUL MORIN TORONTO: OXFORD, 1990
KEENS-DOUGLAS, RICHARDO LA DIABLESSES AND THE BABY: A CARIBBEAN FOLKTALE ILLUS. BY MARIE LAFRANCE TORONTO: ANNICK, 1994
GILMAN, PHOEBE SOMETHING FROM NOTHING RICHMOND HILL, ONT.: SCHOLASTIC, 1992
LITTLE, JEAN and MAGGIE DE VRIES ONCE UPON A GOLDEN APPLE ILLUS. BY PHOEBE GILMAN TORONTO: VIKING, 1991
8 ATWOOD, MARGARET PRINCESS PRUNELLA AND THE PURPLE PEANUT ILLUS. BY MARYANN KOVALSKI TORONTO: KEY PORTER KIDS, 1995
LOTTRIDGE, CELIA. TEN SMALL TALES ILLUS. BY JOANNE FITZGERALD TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1993
ANDREWS, JAN OUT OF THE EVERYWHERE ILLUS. BY SIMON NG TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2000
ZEMAN, LUDMILLA SINBAD MONTREAL: TUNDRA, 1999
POETRY
BOOTH, DAVID, ED. TIL ALL THE STARS HAVE FALLEN: CANADIAN POEMS FOR CHILDREN ILLUS. BY KADY MACDONALD DENTON TORONTO: KIDS CAN, 1989
MOTHER GOOSE A CHILD’S TREASURY OF NURSERY RHYMES ILLUS.BY KADY MACDONALD DENTON TORONTO: KIDS CAN, 1998
BOOTH, DAVID, ED. DOCTOR KNICKERBOCKER AND OTHER RHYMES ILLUS. BY MARYANN KOVALSKI TORONTO: KIDS CAN, 1993
LEE, DENNIS THE ICE CREAM STORE ILLUS. BY DAVID McPHAIL TORONTO: HARPER COLLINS, 1991
9 HEIDBREDER, ROBERT EENIE MEENIE MANITOBA ILLUS. BY SCOT RITCHIE TORONTO: KIDS CAN PRESS, 1996
FITCH, SHEREE I AM SMALL ILLUS. BY KIM LA FAVE TORONTO: DOUBLEDAY, 1994
ALDERSON, SUE ANN POND SEASONS ILLUS. BY ANN BLADES TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1997
LESYNSKI, LORIS DIRTY DOG BOOGIE TORONTO: ANNICK, 1999
GRANFIELD, LINDA IN FLANDERS FIELDS: THE STORY OF THE POEM BY JOHN McCRAE ILLUS. BY JANET WILSON TORONTO: LESTER PUBLISHING, 1995
CARROLL, LEWIS JABBERWOCKY ILLUS. BY STEPHANE JORISCH TORONTO: KIDS CAN PRESS, 2004
FICTION: REALISM
WYNNE-JONES, TIM THE MAESTRO TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1995
ELLIS, SARAH THE BABY PROJECT TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1986
CUMYN, ALAN THE SECRET LIFE OF OWEN SKYE TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2002
10 BAILEY, LINDA HOW CAN A FROZEN DETECTIVE STAY HOT ON THE TRAIL? TORONTO: KIDS CAN PRESS, 1996
WATERTON, BETTY QUINCY RUMPEL AND THE ALL-DAY BREAKFAST TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1996
HORVATH, POLLY THE TROLLS TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD; NEW YORK: FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX, 1999
HORVATH, POLLY EVERYTHING ON A WAFFLE TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD; NEW YORK: FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX, 2001
ELLIS, SARAH ODD MAN OUT TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2006
STERLING, SHIRLEY MY NAME IS SEEPEETZA TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1992
ELLIS, DEBORAH THE BREADWINNER TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2000
YOUNG ADULT REALISM
TREMBATH, DON. THE TUESDAY CAFÉ VICTORIA: ORCA, 1996
JUBY, SUSAN ALICE, I THINK HARPER COLLINS, 2000
WIELER, DIANA BAD BOY TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1989
11 SELVADURAI, SHYAM SWIMMING IN THE MONSOON SEA TORONTO: TUNDRA, 2005
BROOKS, MARTHA BONE DANCE TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1997
GOOBIE, BETH BEFORE WINGS VICTORIA: ORCA, 2000
MAC, CARRIE THE BECKONERS VICTORIA: ORCA, 2004
TAMAKI, MARIKO SKIM ILLUS. BY JILLIAN TAMAKI TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2008
BROOKS, MARTHA MISTIK LAKE TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2007
BROOKS, MARTHA TRAVELLING ON INTO THE LIGHT TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1994
WILSON, BUDGE THE LEAVING TORONTO: ANANSI, 1990
WYNNE-JONES, TIM SOME OF THE KINDER PLANETS TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1993
PORTER, PAMELA THE CRAZY MAN TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 2005
12 HISTORICAL FICTION
LUNN, JANET SHADOW IN HAWTHORNE BAY TORONTO: LESTER & ORPEN DENNYS, 1986
YEE, PAUL TALES FROM GOLD MOUNTAIN ILLUS. BY SIMON NG TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1989
LUNN, JANET THE HOLLOW TREE TORONTO: ALFRED KNOPF, 1997
CURTIS, CHRISTOPHER PAUL ELIJAH OF BUXTON TORONTO: SCHOLASTIC, 2007
ELLIS, SARAH A PRAIRIE AS WIDE AS THE SEA TORONTO: SCHOLASTIC, 2001
McKAY, SHARON PENELOPE: TERROR IN THE HARBOUR TORONTO: PENGUIN, 2001
McNAUGHTON, JANET TO DANCE AT THE PALAIS ROYALE TORONTO: ST JOHN’S, NFLD, 1998
DOYLE, BRIAN UNCLE RONALD TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1996
CURTIS, CHRISTOPHER PAUL BUD, NOT BUDDY NEW YORK: DELACORTE, 1999
LAWRENCE, IAIN LORD OF THE NUTCRACKER NEW YORK: DELACORTE, 2001
13 PEARSON, KIT THE SKY IS FALLING MARKHAM: VIKING KESTREL, 1989
HENEGHAN, JAMES WISH ME LUCK TORONTO: HARPERCOLLINS, 1997
KOGAWA, JOY NAOMI’S ROAD TORONTO: OXFORD. 1986; NEW EDITION-TORONTO: FITZHENRY AND WHITESIDE, 2005
MATAS, CAROL DANIEL’S STORY TORONTO: SCHOLASTIC, 1993
LEVINE, KAREN HANA’S SUITCASE TORONTO: SECOND STORY PRESS, 2002
WATTS, IRENE GOOD-BYE MARIANNE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL ILLUS. BY KATHRYN SHOEMAKER TORONTO: TUNDRA, 2008
LAWRENCE, IAIN THE WRECKERS NEW YORK: DELACORTE, 1998
FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION
LAWSON, JULIE WHITE JADE TIGER VICTORIA: BEACH HOLME, 1993
NICKEL, BARBARA HANNAH WATERS AND THE DAUGHTER OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH TORONTO: PENGUIN, 2005.
BEDARD, MICHAEL A DARKER MAGIC DON MILLS: COLLIER, 1987
14 KATZ, WELWYN WILTON THE THIRD MAGIC TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD, 1988
MELLING, O. R. THE HUNTER’S MOON TORONTO: HARPER COLLINS, 1993
OPPEL, KENNETH SILVERWING SCARBOROUGH: HARPERCOLLINS, 1997
SCRIMGER, RICHARD THE NOSE FROM JUPITER TORONTO: TUNDRA, 1998
SLADE, ARTHUR DUST TORONTO: HARPERCOLLINS, 2001
OPPEL, KENNETH AIRBORN TORONTO: HARPERCOLLINS, 2004
ELLIS, SARAH BACK OF BEYOND: STORIES TORONTO: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS/DOUGLAS & McINTYRE, 1996
GALLOWAY, PRISCILLA TRULY GRIM TALES TORONTO: LESTER, 1995
McNAUGHTON, JANET AN EARTHLY KNIGHT TORONTO: HARPERCOLLINS, 2003
PEARSON, KIT AWAKE AND DREAMING TORONTO: VIKING/PENGUIN, 1996
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LEFT > Educator, librarian and author Sheila Egoff (1918 – 2005) with then student Judith Saltman, who is now professor and MACL chair at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia
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