The Magic of facing ourselves: Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
Author: Lee Edward Fodi Illustrator: Lee Edward Fodi Published: 2005 Brown Books Publishing Group ISBN: 1933285117 Chapters Amazon This page-turning adventure packs a whollup of a lesson: what we fear...
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On this episode, we celebrate receiving a pre-release copy of Mike Artell’s upcoming book, Three Little Cajun Pigs, followed by two listener submitted reviews: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy...
View ArticleInterview with Amy Wachspress: The Call To Shakabaz
In honour of Martin Luther King Day on Monday January 15, 2007, Amy Wachspress will be launching The Call to Shakabaz, an innovative, non-violent fantasy which is set in an African American cultural...
View ArticleInterview with Rhody Cohon and Stacia Deutsch
Just One More Book! is a regular contributor to the online Children’s Literature Monthly Journal, The Edge of the Forest. This information-packed online resource includes book reviews, interviews, the...
View ArticleOf Worth and Wisdom: The King’s Equal
Author: Katherine Paterson Illustrator: Vladimir Vagin Published: 1992 Harper Trophy (on JOMB) ISBN: 006443396X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Generously illustrated and beautifully told, this story of...
View ArticleSoul Force and Spice Cake: The Call to Shakabaz
Author: Amy Wachspress Published: 2007 Woza Books ISBN: 0978835026 Amazon.com Colour, music, scents and sentiment spill out of this pictureless fantasy novel and sweep us into a story of suspense,...
View ArticleBlinking, Blunking Great Laughs: Little Wolf’s Book of Badness (series)
Author: Ian Whybrow (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tony Ross (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Carolrhoda Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1575055503 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Full of snappy wit and hilariously scrawled...
View ArticleTruth, Tyranny and Teamwork: The Mysterious Benedict Society
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart Illustrator: Carson Ellis Published: 2006 Little, Brown and Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0316003956 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Creativity, dexterity, integrity and retentivity are raised...
View ArticleLoss, Laughs and Loony-Proof Love: My Dad’s A Birdman
Author: David Almond (on JOMB) Illustrator: Polly Dunbar (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763636673 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Airy illustrations, playful, British dialogue and...
View ArticleStructure, Strengths, Strategies and Stretching: Clementine’s Letter
Author: Sara Pennypacker Illustrator: Marla Frazee (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Hyperion (on JOMB) ISBN: 0786838841 Chapters.ca Amazon.com In the voice of a creative and easily distracted third grader and...
View ArticleDesert Zest: 52 Days By Camel (My Sahara Adventure)
Author: Lawrie Raskin and Debora Pearson Photographer: Lawrie Raskin Published: 1998 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1554511364 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Passion sparked by childhood reading leads us through...
View ArticleA Captivating Chronicle: If I Die Before I Wake (The Flu Epidemic Diary of...
Author: Jean Little Published: 2007 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439988373 Chapters.ca Beautifully bound in a soft unevenly edged journal and told with humour, innocence, intimacy and affection, the...
View ArticleMettle, Mitvah & Remembrance: The Diary of Laura’s Twin
Author: Kathy Kacer (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Second Story Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1897187394 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Musings and melodrama of a modern twelve year old, careful chronicling of a young...
View ArticleSisterly Squeal-Induction: The Penderwicks On Gardam Street
Author: Jeanne Birdsall (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Knopf Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375840907 Chapters.ca Amazon.com No wizards, no potty-talk, no cell phones, no cynicism just four smart sisters, their...
View ArticleCelebrating our 500th Episode: Chapter Book Chatter
To celebrate the 500th episode of our JustOneMoreBook! Children’s Book Podcast, our daughters, Lucy (9) and Bayla (7), share their thoughts on a few of their favourite chapter books. Books mentioned:...
View ArticleOf Curiosity and Creationism: One Beetle Too Many (The Extraordinary...
Author: Kathryn Lasky (on JOMB) Illustrator: Matthew Trueman (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 076361436X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Wonderfully wonky, earth-toned images and...
View ArticleRhyme Is The New Prose: Zorgamazoo (A Novel in Rhyme)
Author: Robert Paul Weston (on JOMB) Illustrator: Victor Rivas (on JOMB) Published: 2008 RazorBill (on JOMB) ISBN: 1595141995 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Two hundred and eighty three pages of flawless rhyme...
View ArticleFlow and Freedom: Journey to the River Sea
Author: Eva Ibbotson (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 033039715X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Today, our 9 year old daughter, Lucy, tells us why she absolutely adores this beautifully...
View ArticleSwamps, Chainsaws & Solipsism: Fiendish Deeds (The Joy of Spooking)
Author: P.J. Bracegirdle (on JOMB) Published: 2008 McElderry Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1416934162 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Hard-core horror meets sumptuous simile in this gripping exploration of siblinghood,...
View ArticleBring Down the House: The Greatest Power (The Gecko & Sticky)
Author: Wendelin Van Draanen (on JOMB) Illustrator: Stephen Gilpin (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Knopf (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375843779 Chapters.ca Amazon.com One wisecracking lizard, one over-caffeinated monkey...
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