Editor’s Comments Resource Links Hello Everyone French titles reviewed in this issue growth of the school library learn- P. O. Box 9 which will be of great use to our ing commons in Canada and to Pouch Cove, NL Welcome to volume 22 of French first language and French developing a national network of Resource Links. I hope everyone immersion clientele. school library practitioners and A0A 3L0 had an enjoyable and relaxing I want to welcome Gail Sidonie supporters. For more information Tel: 709-335-2394 summer with lots of time to read Sobat to this issue. Gail is the new check out the website at http:// some of the great books which our editor of our October feature col- www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/ Fax: 709-335-2978 Canadian authors and publishers umn 2016 Contemporary Adult Also replacing the CLA we have E-mail:resourcelinks@nl. are bringing to our children and Titles for Strong Readers. She has the new Canadian Federation of rogers.com young adults. taken over from Margaret Mackey Library Associations which is be- This issue is full of new titles who started the column many years ing established to provide a united which our reviewers have been ago, and is bringing us the same voice for Canadian libraries. For busy reading and reviewing over quality reviews of these adult titles more information on this group Volume 22, Number 1 the summer months. We have which we have grown to expect. check out their website at https:// quite a number of books for the Thanks to Gail and her committee librarianship.ca/news/cfla-fcab- youngest readers and pre-readers of reviewers. 2016-07/ as well as many books with con- Now that the Canadian Library As we settle into the fall and October 2016 temporary topics - bullying, Association has disbanded we have winter months, I hope you have a LGBTQ, eating disorders, sexual a new school library association chance to take a look a some of the abuse, self-esteem, etc. - for the being established. Canadian titles reviewed in this issue and more mature audience. There are School Libraries is a new organi- share them with your readers. also quite a large number of zation dedicated to fostering the Vicki Inside this issue: Picture Books Picture Books 1 ALLENBY, Victoria rhymes are made to be read aloud Grandma - Anaanatsiaq - is always Rhino Rumpus E and the illustrations are equally as a fun treat for Jeela and her older Fiction: Grades 3-6 13 Illustrated by Tara exciting and expressive. Preschool- brother. The siblings are thrilled Anderson. Pajama Press, ers with siblings (or parents with when Anaanatsiaq tells them she is Awards & 2016. 24p. Gr. Preschool. 978-1- rambunctious little rhinos of their going to teach them the art of ice Announcements 16 927485-96-5. Hdbk. $16.95 own) will relate to this story and fishing. She instructs them on how have a lot of fun reading together. to dress, how to prepare the ice Non-Fiction : Three holes with a special chisel, and how Preschool – Grade 6 23 little rhi- Thematic Links: Rhinos; Siblings; to use the traditional Inuit jigging nos just Misbehaving stick. Fiction: Grades 7-12 27 can’t Since they have an extremely seem to Alice Albarda successful fishing session - catch- Non-Fiction: behave. ing more Arctic char than they Grades 7-12 40 Whether AVINGAQ, Susan and could possibly eat - Anaanatsiaq they’re at Maren Vsetula G tells the children about another im- Professional 41 the dinner table or in the tub, the Fishing with Grandma portant Inuit lesson. She brings three little rhinos keep pushing, Inhabit them around the town to deliver the Audio-Visual 42 fighting, tussling, and butting Media, fish to the many people who are French 42 heads until it turns into a full- 2016. 29p. unable to go fishing for themselves. blown RHINO RIOT! Mama Illus. Gr. 1 - Then, with pride at their success Reviewers 53 Rhino is getting tired. Will the 3. 978-1- and feeling grateful that they could three little rhinos ever get along? share with so many others, the chil- 772270846. Feature Column: 2016 Thanks to its bubbly rhythm, Pbk. $10.95 dren return home to prepare a feast Rhino Rumpus is a great candi- for themselves of the remaining Contemporary Adult date for story time with toddlers. Visiting fish. Titles for Strong The energetic language and with Sharing and passing down their Readers 59 traditions is an important part of Inuit culture, foundland. It would be a great asset to families Also available in French. See p. 43. and this book is a wonderful example of a fam- visiting the province and wondering where ily taking joy in doing just that. The book’s il- they should visit. It is also a great resource to Thematic Links: Dogs (Pugs and lustrations and writing style are somewhat less use with primary children when learning about Dachshunds); Winning and Losing; Competi- traditional than other recent picture books about their province or country in social studies cur- tion; Poor Sportsmanship; Friends the Inuit culture. This doesn’t take away from ricula. the story at all, and since the illustrations are Tanya Boudreau fun, animated, and colourful, it will actually Thematic Links: Newfoundland - Tourism; have a much broader appeal while still showcas- Art BLABEY, Aaron ing the cultural traditions in an exemplary fash- Thelma the Unicorn E ion. Victoria Pennell Scholastic Canada, 2016. 32p. Illus. Gr. Preschool - 1. 978-1-4431-4810-8. Hdbk. Thematic Links: Ice Fishing; Inuit People; BLABEY, Aaron $14.99 Grandmothers; Traditions Pig the Winner (Pig the Pug Series) Scholastic Canada, 2016. 32p. Illus. E Thelma the pony has Nicole Rowlinson Gr. Preschool - 1. 978-1-4431-4891-7. short legs, bland fur, and a Hdbk. $14.99 round belly. She longs to BAKER, Dawn look like a beautiful uni- Around Newfoundland G Blabey contrasts the corn even though her Pennywell Books/Flanker Press, 2016. good (Trevor the loyal friend Otis likes her as she Unp. Illus. Gr. K-3. 978-1-77117-530-2. Pbk. dachshund) with the bad is. When she finds a carrot $12.95 (Pig the selfish Pug) in his on the ground, her trans- hilarious rhyming picture formation begins. She In her latest book Dawn books. In this third story, coats herself in pink paint and glitter and en- Baker takes us on a tour of poor sportsmanship is the joys all the attention she receives when she Newfoundland. Beginning quality Pig exhibits when- becomes a celebrity. She poses for the media with the ferry ride across ever he and Trevor are and travels aboard yachts. For the first time, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, running, playing, or eating. Pig kicks Trevor in the acrylic, pen and pencil illustrations show Gary and Peter and their the face to slow him down during a race. He Thelma smiling and standing confidently. But families continue up the throws a temper tantrum when he loses to when she loses her privacy and her sense of northern peninsula and Trevor, and he brags when he wins a game self by spending all her time pleasing people across the island portion of the province stop- Trevor didn’t even want to play. On the day he who love her only because she looks like a ping at many of the tourist areas along the way. yells “GO!” at mealtime, Pig swallows all his unicorn, she gets rid of everything but the car- They visit places such as Gros Morne National food, and his over-sized bowl. “Lucky for Pig, rot because that is for her and Otis to eat; to- Park, L’Anse aux Meadows, the Newfoundland Trevor knew what to do. He squeezed out the gether, as horses. Insectarium at Deer Lake, the Salmonid Inter- bowl before Pig could turn blue.” Does Pig This rhyming picture book features a pretation Centre in Grand Fall-Windsor, the thank his friend? No. He says, “I win!” Pig sparkly cover and a clear, simple message Miawpukek Powwow at Conne River, Twillin- will never learn to be good, but his bad behav- about the importance of being kind to yourself gate, the Bonavista Lighthouse, and the Rooms, iour momentarily slows down by the end of and others. Fans of Blabey’s Pig the Pug Se- the Johnson Geo Centre and Signal Hill in St. each book because of injuries that result in ries of picture books will recognize his rhyth- John’s. All of these places are portrayed in the him looking like a mummy. mic humour and his wide-open eyed charac- wonderful full-page colour illustrations by Children and adults have enjoyed these ters. Dawn Baker, renowned Newfoundland artist. books when I read them aloud at story time. This book gives a great introduction to many One teacher I know even went out and bought Thematic Links: Horses; Unicorn; Identity; of the tourist attractions in the island of New- the books because they remind her of her pug. Self-Acceptance; Friends; Appearances Tanya Boudreau Notice to Publishers & Producers Review copies of learning resources for assessment and evaluation must be sent to the editor at : Resource Links Promoting an awareness of the availability Resource Links is published 5 times per P. O. Box 9, and use of Canadian learning resources, in year - October, December, February, April, Pouch Cove, NL A0A 3L0 print, electronic and other media, in schools June - for the Council for Canadian Learning Tel: 709-335-2394; Fax: 709-335-2978 and libraries, to sustain and enhance Canada’s Resources. All rights reserved.