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Paré, Roger. L'Alphabet. Montréal : La courte échelle, [1985].
Illustrations by Roger Paré.
An alphabet book with a difference. Winner of the 1985 Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. The book comes as part of a kit with words to make and games to play. The kit is also available in English as The Annick ABC Activity Set ([Willowdale, Ont.]: Annick Press, [1985]).
© Éditions de la court échelle.
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Poulin, Stéphane. Peux-tu attraper Joséphine? Montréal : Livres Toundra, c1987.
Illustrations by Stéphane Poulin.
A sequel to As-tu vu Joséphine? (Montréal : Livres Toundra, 1986). Once again we encounter the small boy with a small cat with an amazing ability to disappear. The books were published simultaneously in English as Have You Seen Josephine? (Montreal: Tundra Books, 1986) and Can You Catch Josephine? (Montreal: Tundra Books, 1987) respectively. Peux-tu attraper Joséphine? was awarded the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for its illustrations.
Used with permission of Tundra Books/Livres Toundra.
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Schinkel, David; Yves Beauchesne. Aller retour: roman. Montréal : Pierre Tisseyre, c1986. Collection Conquêtes.
A story for teenagers about a young boy's problems dealing with the uncle he lives with after his parents' death. The authors were winners of the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for a subsequent book, Le Don : roman (Montréal : Pierre Tisseyre, c1987).
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Sernine, Daniel. Ludovic : roman. Montréal : Pierre Tisseyre, c1983. Collection Conquêtes.
An epic fantasy set in the days when greater deeds were being done.
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Simmie, Lois. Auntie's Knitting a Baby. Saskatoon : Western Producer Prairie Books, c1984.
Illustrations by Anne Simmie.
Auntie, it turns out, is not a great knitter but Lois Simmie's rhymes are likely to be repeated over and over again.
© Anne Simmie. Cover reproduced by permission of Greystone Books (Vancouver).
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Smucker, Barbara. Underground to Canada. Harmondsworth, Eng.: Penguin Books, 1978. A Puffin Book.
Illustrations by Imre Hofbauer.
The journey of two young girls escaping slavery along the Underground Railroad. Winner of the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize.
Reprinted by permission of Penguin Books Canada Ltd.
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Smucker, Barbara. Les Chemins secrets de la liberté. [Paris] : Castor Poche Flammarion, 1982.
Translation from the English by Paule Daveluy. Illustrations by Yves Beaujard.
When writing her historical fiction novels, Barbara Smucker places herself in her main character's shoes, wondering how it would feel to be a child in that particular place and time.
With permission of Éditions Flammarion, the author, Barbara Smucker, and the illustrator, Anne Buguet.
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Soulières, Robert. L'Homme aux oiseaux. Montréal : Québec/Amérique, c1981.
Illustrations by Micheline Pelletier.
The story of a man whose flute brings birds to listen and who gives a whole community an opportunity to create harmony between man and beast.
© Robert Soulières.
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Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954.
The first book in the epic fantasy which has delighted readers throughout the world. It is included here for its inspiration on at least one of our featured writers.
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Traill, Catherine Parr. Canadian Crusoes : A Tale of the Rice Lake Plains. London: Arthur Hall, Virtue, 1852.
Illustrations by Harvey.
One of the earliest books known to have been written for Canadian children, this is a survival story.
Image in public domain.
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Truss, Jan. Jasmin. Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, c1982. A Groundwood Book.
A compelling story of a young girl's struggle to survive in the Northern Alberta bush. The story strikes deep chords and provides readers with a totally unforgettable experience. Available in French as Jasmine, translated by Marie-Andrée Clermont (Montréal : Pierre Tisseyre, c1986).
Illustration © Margaret Farrell Bruno. Cover reproduced by permission of Groundwood Books/Douglas & McIntyre (Toronto).
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Uren, Alfred E. Bob and Bill See Canada : A Travel Story in Rhyme for Boys and Girls. Toronto : Musson, c1919.
Illustrations by W. Goode.
An amusing example of an early concern that Canadian children should learn more about their country and that books should be there to help.
Reprinted by permission of Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited.
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Vernes, Henri. Le Diable du Labrador : Une aventure de Bob Morane. Verviers, Belgique: Éditions Gérard, c1960. Marabout junior.
Illustrations by Dino Attanasio.
Morane's adventures thrilled a generation of Quebec readers. His exploits were usually set in the desert so it was something of a departure for him to come to the land of ice and snow.
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Vigneault, Gilles. Les Gens de mon pays. Montréal : La courte échelle, [1980?].
Illustrations by Miyuki Tanobe.
A special edition of Gilles Vigneault's famous song about the lives and ways of the people of Quebec. The illustrations are full of the bold bright colours that typify artist Miyuki Tanobe's work.
© Miyuki Tanobe
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Williams, H. Darkin, editor. The Canadian Girl's Annual. [Toronto] : McClelland & Stewart, [1930].
An indication of why Canada needed a children's literature of its own, the annual has almost no Canadian content.
Used by written permission of McClelland & Stewart, Inc., The Canadian Publishers.
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Wilson, Eric. The Kootenay Kidnapper. Toronto : Collins, c1983. A Tom Austen Mystery.
Wilson sets out to write books for the less-than-enthusisatic reader. This story is filled with exciting episodes and deeds of daring to draw the reader in.
Reproduced by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.
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Yee, Paul. The Curses of Third Uncle. Toronto : James Lorimer, 1986. Adventures in Canadian History.
Illustrations by Don Besco.
Set in the period just before the Chinese Revolution, this book offers a revealing look into the richness of Chinese-Canadian life.
© James Lorimer & Co. Ltd.
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