Groundwood Books libros Tigrillo fall 2011 September recent awards and honors Ages 0 to 3 Full color / 22 pages / 7" × 6.625" Congratulations to Patsy Aldana, Publisher, Groundwood Books Board book $8.95 CDN / U.S. Named a Member of the Order of Canada ISBN: 978-1-55498-088-8 I Know Here Roslyn Rutabaga and the Rights: World Written by Laurel Croza Biggest Hole on Earth! JUV013040 Illustrated by Matt James Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay Juvenile Fiction horn book fanfare: amelia frances howard-gibbon Family / New Baby best books of 2010 illustrator's award ezra jack keats and new york capitol choices noteworthy public library new writer award books for children and teens capitol choices noteworthy toronto public library first books for children and teens and best books Canadian Railroad Trilogy Hound and Hare Gordon Lightfoot Written and illustrated by Illustrated by Ian Wallace Rotraut Susanne Berner H quill & quire starred review Translated by Shelley Tanaka H kirkus starred review This New Baby ola best bets honourable mention Written by Teddy Jam Illustrated by Virginia Johnson Broken Memory: Gangs: A Novel of Rwanda A Groundwork Guide Written by Élisabeth Combres mother caring for her baby through the night reflects on the joys and mysteries selected as outstanding by Written by Richard Swift parent council (texas) Translated by Shelley Tanaka of this new and precious life. With a simple poetic text and gorgeous Matisse- H booklist starred review A yalsa best fiction like illustrations by renowned textile designer Virginia Johnson, This New Baby is a for young adults perfect evocation of parental love. “Everything in this book evokes Any person who has ever had a baby, anyone who would like to have a baby and the beauty of parental love . anyone who has ever been a baby will be deeply touched by this beautiful book. Teddy Jam’s verse is powerful in The text for This New Baby was originally published in 1998. its spare use of language.” Loon A Gift from Childhood — Canadian Children’s Teddy Jam (Matt Cohen) was the pseudonymous author of many wonderful chil- Literature, CBRA Written by Susan Vande Griek Written and illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité Illustrated by Karen Reczuch dren’s books, including Night Cars, and The Year of Fire, The Stoneboat, The Kid Line smithsonian notable books and The Fishing Summer, now collected in the anthology How We Were. He was also “. ideal for bedtime story telling.” midwest booksellers for children — Midwest Book Review association midwest a novelist and won the Governor General’s Award for his novel Elizabeth and After. connections pick Virginia Johnson is a well-known textile designer who creates beautiful, color- ful prints for clothing and home furnishings. This is her first children’s book. Vir- ginia lives in Toronto, Ontario. We acknowledge for their financial support of our publishing program the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF). Cover illustration by Cybèle Young 1 August Ages 2 to 5 Full color / 40 pages / 9" × 9" Hardcover with jacket $17.95 CDN / U.S. ISBN: 978-1-55498-097-0 Rights: World JUV013070 Juvenile Fiction Family / Siblings Caramba and Henry Also by Marie-Louise Gay: Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay Caramba Hardcover with jacket $17.95 CDN / U.S. ISBN: 978-0-88899-667-1 ruth and sylvia aramba’s little brother Henry is a nightmare. He won’t share anything, he schwartz award C squishes Caramba’s favorite caterpillars and he screams all the time. But the marilyn baillie picture very worst thing about Henry is that he is learning how to fly — much to Caramba’s book award dismay — because Caramba is the only cat in the world who can’t fly. H “Highly Recommended.” Now Caramba can’t keep up with Henry, who gets into all sorts of trouble. He — Library Media Connection, tries to protect his little brother, but that only makes Henry unhappy. Finally, Car- starred review amba ties a string around Henry’s waist and lets him soar like a kite. But when Henry breaks free . “. a heartfelt tale.” — Horn Book Marie-Louise Gay’s beloved Caramba is back in this funny, sweet story about “. this book is a feast for the eye.” siblings. — Globe and Mail Marie-Louise Gay (www.marielouisegay.com) is a world-renowned author and illustrator of children’s books. She has won many prestigious awards, including the Governor General’s Award, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Her books have been translated into more than fifteen languages and are loved by children all over the world. Her recent book, Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! has received starred reviews from School Library Journal, Kirkus and Quill & Quire. She lives in Montreal, Quebec. 2 3 September August Ages 4 to 7 Ages 4 to 7 Full color / 32 pages / 7" × 9.125" Full color / 48 pages / 8.75" × 11" Hardcover with jacket Hardcover with jacket $16.95 CDN / U.S. $18.95 CDN / U.S. ISBN: 978-1-55498-084-0 ISBN: 978-1-55498-077-2 Rights: World Rights: World JUV030090 JNF003030 Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Nonfiction People & Places / Canada / Native Animals / Birds Canadian Also by Nicola I. Campbell and Kim LaFave: Shi-shi-etko Hardcover with jacket $18.95 CDN / U.S. ISBN: 978-0-88899-659-6 aboriginal children’s book of the year Grandpa’s Girls Loon Written by Nicola I. Campbell Written by Susan Vande Griek Shin-chi’s Canoe Hardcover with jacket Illustrated by Kim LaFave Illustrated by Karen Reczuch $18.95 CDN / U.S. ISBN: 978-0-88899-857-6 td canadian children’s literature award Also illustrated by Karen Reczuch: usbby outstanding international young girl delights in a visit to her grandpa’s farm. She and her cousins run his lyrical story follows the life cycle of two loon chicks. We see them breaking Salmon Creek books honor list through the fields, explore the root cellar where the salmon and jars of fruit are out of their eggshells, then learning to swim, find food and avoid predators A T Written by Annette LeBox stored, swing on a rope out the barn loft window, visit the Appaloosa in the corral such as snapping turtles and big bass fish. After they learn to fly, they migrate to and tease the neighbor’s pig. The visit is also an opportunity for this child to ask the ocean. And when their striking black-and-white feathers finally emerge, they fly Paperback Grandpa what her grandmother, Yayah, was like, and explore the “secret room,” inland, each to find a new lake territory and mate. $14.95 CDN / $12.95 U.S. with its old wooden trunk of ribbons, medals and photos of Grandpa in uniform. Susan Vande Griek’s poetic text is complemented by Karen Reczuch’s gorgeous ISBN: 978-0-88899-644-2 There is a wonderful blend of fun and family history in this visit to a grandpar- illustrations, which show the loons as they grow from tiny downy chicks to majestic H “. visually striking.” ent, but also the realization that there can be some things about the people we know adult birds. An afterword is also included that supplies other interesting facts about — Booklist, starred review and love that will always remain a mystery. the common loon as well as suggestions for further reading. Both the text and the illustrations have been carefully checked by an ornithologist for scientific accuracy. “. lovely and luminous.” Nicola I. Campbell is Interior Salish and Métis. In her two previous award- — Globe and Mail winning picture books, Shi-shi-etko and Shin-chi’s Canoe, she documented the tragic Susan Vande Griek is a teacher and writer. She has published two books with experiences that many children endured in residential schools. Nicola lives in Chilli- Groundwood — a junior novel, A Gift for Ampato, and The Art Room, illustrated wack, British Columbia. by Pascal Milelli, a picture-book biography of Emily Carr. She divides her time between Halifax, Nova Scotia, and St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Kim LaFave has won the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Chil- dren’s Book Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for his illustra- Karen Reczuch has illustrated many children’s books, including The Auction by tions in Amos’s Sweater by Janet Lunn. He has most recently illustrated a graphic Jan Andrews, a Governor General’s Award finalist, and Salmon Creek by Annette novel, Fishing with Gubby. He lives in Roberts Creek, British Columbia. Lebox, winner of the B.C. Book Prize for illustrated children’s literature. She lives in Acton, Ontario. 4 5 August Ages 4 to 7 Full color / 48 pages / 10.375" × 7.125" Hardcover with jacket $18.95 CDN / U.S. ISBN: 978-0-88899-995-5 Rights: World JUV051000 Juvenile Fiction Imagination & Play A Few Blocks Written and illustrated by Cybèle Young Also illustrated by Cybèle Young: Jack Pine “It was time for Ferdie and Viola to go to school. But Ferdie had eleven cars to wash, the Written by Christopher Patton highest tower ever to build and a snake drawing that wasn’t done . .” Hardcover erdie doesn’t want to go to school, but go to school he must, and fortunately his $18.95 CDN / U.S.