Jeers, Cheers and Jeera: Treasure For Lunch
Author: Shenaaz Nanji Illustrator: Yvonne Cathcart Published: 2000 Second Story Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1896764320 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Bhajias, samosas and imaginative snowy play are front and centre...
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 ArticleRitual, Respect, Regret & Reflection: The Unknown Soldier
Author: Linda Granfield (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Scholastic Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 043993558X Chapters.ca Accessible narrative, detailed annotations and a thought-provoking collection of photographs,...
View ArticleNo Batteries Required: The Painted Circus
Author: Wallace Edwards (on JOMB) Illustrator: Wallace Edwards Published: 2007 Kids Can Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1553377206 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Mind boggling puzzles, optical illusions and layer after...
View ArticleMeteorological Madness: The Snow Show with Chef Kelvin
Author: Carolyn Fisher (on JOMB) Illustrator: Carolyn Fisher Published: 2008 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0152060197 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Hoopla, bloopers and the rantings of temperamental talent turn a...
View ArticlePaw-ject Runway: Doggie in the Window
Author: Elaine Arsenault Illustrator: Fanny Published: 2003 Groundwood Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0888996195 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Adorably hilarious illustrations and snappy, understated text make this...
View ArticleRevisiting Poesy Perfection: Sleeping Dragons All Around
Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB) Illustrator: Michele Nidenoff (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Nimbus Publishing (20th anniversary edition) ISBN: 1551096994 On August 30, 2006, we published episode 22 of Just...
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 ArticleRhyme and Measurement: On the Scale, a Weighty Tale
Author: Brian Cleary (on JOMB) Illustrator: Brian Gable (on JOMB) & how can I resist this? Published: 2008 Lerner Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 0822578514 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Saucy cartoon-style...
View ArticleCaptivating Conservation: Animals at the EDGE (Saving the World’s Rarest...
Authors: Jonathan Baillie (on JOMB) and Marilyn Baillie (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Maple Tree Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1897349335 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Fabulous photos of scarce, strange and, often,...
View ArticleBolstered by Zorgamazoo: An unusual post
Today was a tough day. But spending the evening reading aloud Zorgamazoo, Robert Paul Weston‘s incredibly uplifting, completely rhyming adventure novel, has actually whisked me away from the torment of...
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 ArticleMuch More Than Meets the Eye: Perfect Man
Author: Troy Wilson (on JOMB) Illustrator: Dean Griffiths (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Orca Book Publishers (on JOMB) ISBN: 1551434350 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Mark and I clearly had a tough time packing...
View ArticleTrapped Air Trickiness: Bubble Homes and Fish Farts
Author: Fiona Bayrock (on JOMB) Illustrator: Carolyn Conahan (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 1570916705 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Quick! What’s used for communication,...
View ArticleTraits, Stains & Self-Restraint: The Lime Green Secret
Author: Georgia Graham (on JOMB) Illustrator: Georgia Graham Published: 2009 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887768415 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Offbeat chalk pastel illustrations and delicious defiance are...
View ArticleThinking Big, Beautifully: I Am Small
Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB) Illustrator: Kim LaFave (on JOMB) Published: 1994 Doubleday Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 0385254555 “My eyes belong only to me, they tell me I’m me and nobody else. But if I...
View ArticleCultivating Hope: Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden
Author: Maxine Trottier (on JOMB) Illustrator: Paul Morin (on JOMB) Published: 1999 Fitzhenry and Whiteside (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550051520 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dazzling light glows against darkening...
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 ArticleOur Love of Reading Gallery Grows
As we prepared to celebrate the second anniversary of the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit original artwork for our Love of Reading Gallery. This week,...
View ArticleBookCamp Toronto: Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!
If you’re participating at BookCamp Toronto this weekend, be sure to say “Hi!” to Just One More Book’s Mark Blevis… Just look for the tall, handsome guy in the Wild Rumpus shirt!
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