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The Warrior Theme Updated: 2009-11-16 01:36:46 Description: The day after Andrea was diagnosed with breast cancer, Mark sent a personal email to every one of the 220 interview guests of Just One More Book!! asking each if they would leave a voice message on our hotline sending good wishes to Andrea. The plan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Soup du Jour: Unwavering Self-Worth Inside and Outside the Box Updated: 2009-10-02 06:00:35 Description: Today we look at a “clump” of four books about independent thinkers who, without fanfare or animosity, disregard the judgements of others and are simply happy being who they are. Ingredients (books discussed): Odd Velvet The Recess Queen Suki’...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Rukhsana Khan Updated: 2009-09-29 10:10:07 Description: It’s no mystery that books are powerful. They teach us skills and history, and take us to places we’ve never been or that never existed. Many of the best books take us to a place inside of ourselves where we can connect with other stori...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery – Lily (age 6) Updated: 2009-09-25 11:00:50 Description: I’ve had the privilege of interviewing authors, illustrators and book people of all walks of life and spanning both ends of careers. Today, I break new ground for me as I interview a six year-old who’s not my own daughter. Lily was five...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Shauntay Grant Updated: 2009-09-21 17:20:32 Description: While her book Up Home may be set in the one of Canada’s most important black communities, author Shauntay Grant’s story is universal. As noted in the jacket flap, the book celebrates growing up and remembering our roots. On this edition ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery – Isaac (age 10) Updated: 2009-09-18 06:00:30 Description: We opened our Love of Reading Gallery in July 2008 and invited all illustrators to submit original artwork that promotes a love of reading. Submissions spanned the globe including Venezuela and Romania and covered all age ranges. On this edition, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery – Gracie (age 7) Updated: 2009-09-16 06:00:59 Description: We opened our Love of Reading Gallery in July 2008 and invited all illustrators to submit original artwork that promotes a love of reading. Submissions came from as far as Brazil, Vietnam and South Africa and covered all age ranges. On this edition...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery – Aaron Zenz Updated: 2009-09-14 06:00:15 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit artwork that promotes a love of reading. Now, well into our fourth year, we’re still conducting short interviews...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Capital Lament: The End of an Era Updated: 2009-09-11 06:00:13 Description: It’s Poetry Friday and, since I’ve been pushed beyond my limits by members of the book industry’s dark side, we present a poem I wrote back in the spring of 2005 to lament the loss of CBC Ottawa’s much loved afternoon host, Br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reach For the Stars: Bad News for Outlaws (The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal) Updated: 2009-09-09 06:00:05 Description: Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (on JOMB) Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie (on JOMB) Published: 2009 CarolRhoda Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780822567646 This true tale of swindlers, slayers, smarts and skill will lasso listeners of all stripes. Other biog...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery – Patricia Storms Updated: 2009-09-07 17:18:01 Description: As we find ourselves soldiering into our fourth year of Just One More Book!!, we’re still catching up on interviews with illustrators that contributed original work to our Love of Reading Gallery as part of our second anniversary celebration...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Worth A Thousand Words: It’s A Snap! George Eastman’s First Photograph Updated: 2009-09-04 06:00:47 Description: Author: Monica Kulling (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bill Slavin Published: 2009 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780887768811 Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was the compact camera. This sprightly tale of curiosity and determination puts the spot...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wondering Why to Read: Amadi’s Snowman Updated: 2009-09-02 06:00:08 Description: Author: Katia Novet Saint-Lot (on JOMB) Illustrator: Dimitrea Tokunbo (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Tilbury House (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780884482987 Earth toned images of bustling Nigerian swelter contrast with the book-bound allure of a world of frost and sn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Candace Trew Camling Updated: 2009-08-31 06:00:42 Description: As we find ourselves soldiering into our fourth year of Just One More Book!!, we remain in the process of catching up on interviews with illustrators that contributed original work to our Love of Reading Gallery — part of our second anniversary...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Are You Serious??? Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog Updated: 2009-08-28 06:00:02 Description: Author: Jeanne Willis (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tony Ross (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Andersen Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780761351511 Unrealistically scrawny pop culture ideals, issues of acceptance and fears of unhealthy body image have made fitness and hea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ruff Rhyme: Hairy Maclary’s Caterwaul Caper Updated: 2009-08-14 06:00:39 Description: Author: Lynley Dodd (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lynley Dodd Published: 1987 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 9781582463070 Six bark-along pooches, homey illustrations and spirited verse — what youngster could resist this slightly retro, rhyming micro-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bridges to Obama: Let Freedom Sing Updated: 2009-08-26 10:00:23 Description: Author: Vanessa Newton (on JOMB) Illustrator: Vanessa Newton Published: 2009 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9781934706909 Spot-on sixties-style illustrations, simple, springboard text and a soulful, sing along refrain shine a celebratory light on 18...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Donalyn Miller Updated: 2009-08-24 06:00:54 Description: She can turn even the most reluctant — or, in her words, dormant — reader into a student who can’t put their books down. With talent and passion like that, it’s a benefit to children that she abandoned her career as an accou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dimple-matic Immunity: I Always, Always Get My Way Updated: 2009-08-21 06:00:13 Description: Author: Thad Krasnesky (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Parkins (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Flashlight Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780979974649 Cute only gets you so far in the real world. Capturing the glee of victory and the sting of defeat, this hilariously ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Caring Countdown: Ten Days and Nine Nights (An Adoption Story) Updated: 2009-08-19 06:00:35 Description: Author: Yumi Heo (on JOMB) Illustrator: Yumi Heo Published: 2009 Schwartz & Wade (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780375847189 Simple first person narrative, cheerful illustrations and charming child-like details make this task-by-task countdown to the arrival o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ruff Rhyme: Hairy Maclary’s Caterwaul Caper Updated: 2009-08-14 06:00:39 Description: Author: Lynley Dodd (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lynley Dodd Published: 1987 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 9781582463070 Six bark-along pooches, homey illustrations and spirited verse — what youngster could resist this slightly retro, rhyming micro-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Crystal Beshara Updated: 2009-08-17 06:00:45 Description: There’s a cosmic connection between farm animals and children. So, as long as there are farms, we’ll have ample inspiration for children’s books. On this edition, Mark visits the Central Experimental Farm with Ottawa author and il...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Hugh Brewster Updated: 2009-08-10 06:00:51 Description: There are parts of being in this world that many parents want to shield their children from. War, with its toll on lives, communities and countries is one of those controversial topics for children’s books that’s either hotly debated or...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Waves, Ruts and Resilience: Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus Updated: 2009-08-12 06:00:35 Description: Author: Kristen Tracy (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780385736879 A big thanks to guest host Lucy (10) for joining Andrea today to discuss this book. Life can be challenging and fair’s got nothing to do with it. Parents...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lunar Learning: Faces of the Moon Updated: 2009-08-05 06:00:05 Description: Author: Bob Crelin (on JOMB) Illustrator: Leslie Evans (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 9781570917851 New, crescent, quarter, gibbous and full then all the way back to new, this ingeniously illustrated poem gives us a solid und...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Back to the Future: Neo Leo (The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci) Updated: 2009-08-07 06:00:24 Description: Author: Gene Barretta (on JOMB) Illustrator: Gene Barretta Published: 2009 Henry Holt and Co (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780805087031 Playful, edge-to-edge illustrations and cheerily worded nuggets of history, mystery, physics, and biology paint a thrilling pic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mission Nutrition: Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli Updated: 2009-07-31 06:00:14 Description: Author: Barbara Jean Hicks (on JOMB) Illustrator: Sue Hendra (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Knopf (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780375956867 Gasping, gobbling, grinning, crunching and belching, seven sherbet-coloured monsters revel in outrage at their broccoli-loving ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Francesca Simon Updated: 2009-07-27 06:00:09 Description: Here’s something unusual… there’s a series of books, 17 strong, that have been growing in popularity in more than 24 countries since the first book came out in 1994. And, would you believe, these books are just now becoming availa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pay-It-Forward In Practice: One Smile Updated: 2009-07-29 06:01:53 Description: Author: Cindy McKinley (on JOMB) Illustrator: Mary Gregg Byrne (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Illumination Arts (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780935699234 Simple gestures, rippling kindness and true smiles are the stars of this inspiring invitation to share some brigh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Bliss of Forgiveness: New Year at the Pier (A Rosh Hashanah Story) Updated: 2009-07-22 06:00:03 Description: Author: April Wayland (on JOMB) Illustrator: Stéphane Jorisch (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Dial Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780803732797 Crisp salt air and sunshine breeze from airy, upbeat illustrations in this chattily shared and poignant reminder of the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Competition for The Captain: Lunch Lady Updated: 2009-07-24 06:00:49 Description: Author: Jarrett Krosoczka (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jarrett Krosoczka Published: 2009 Knopf (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780375846847 Lunch Lady arrived this week and our young Jarrett fans were on these books “like cheese on macaroni”. Today Lucy (10)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Raul Colón Updated: 2009-07-20 06:00:03 Description: His art has graced the New York Times, Time Magazine, The New Yorker and the Wall Street Journal as well as record sleeves, theatre posters, annual reports and advertisements. His most important work, though, has been as an illustrator of children&#...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let Your Hair Down: Max Said “Yes!” (The Woodstock Story) Updated: 2009-07-10 06:00:44 Description: Author: Abigail Yasgur & Joseph Lipner Illustrator: Barbara Mendes (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Change The Universe Press ISBN: 9780615211442 Exuberant, edge-to-edge illustrations and simple rhyme salute a generous dairy farmer who took a chance on ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploring Jewish Books and Literacy Programs at AJL09 Updated: 2009-07-13 19:52:59 Description: The 44th annual convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries took place July 5-9, 2009 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel. I was honoured this year to be part of the speaking program having been invited to talk about the role of social media in prom...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD True Love: Hunwick’s Egg Updated: 2009-07-15 06:00:42 Description: Author: Mem Fox (on JOMB) Illustrator: Pamela Lofts (on JOMB) Published: 2005 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780152163181 Amidst mauve and pink Australian sunsets, this lyrically told and beautifully illustrated tale reminds us of the underrated pleasures...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Spunk and Dunking: The Princesses Have a Ball Updated: 2009-07-17 06:00:02 Description: Author: Teresa Bateman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lynne Cravath (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Albert Whitman (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780807566282 Swapping dainty dancing for hoops and hoots, this upbeat spin on The Twelve Dancing Princesses brings rhyme, spring an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Helene Boudreau Updated: 2009-07-06 06:00:52 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit artwork that promotes a love of reading. Now, as we head towards our third anniversary, we’re in the process of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Character Capers: The Sleepy Little Alphabet Updated: 2009-07-03 06:00:51 Description: Author: Judy Sierra (on JOMB) Illustrator: Melissa Sweet (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Knopf (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780375840029 From skittery stalling to splendorous, sweet slumber, alphabet families do the bedtime wrestle in this fabulously illustrated presc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Northern Comfort: Ocean’s Child Updated: 2009-06-26 06:00:59 Description: Author: Christine Ford (on JOMB) & Trish Holland (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Diaz (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Golden Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 978-0-375-84752-3 Warmth and well being radiate from stylized Inuit seascapes and gently lapping prose in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Compassion and Captivity: Itsy Bitsy & Teeny Weeny Updated: 2009-07-01 06:00:39 Description: Author: Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen Illustrator: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Published: 2009 Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781585364176 Doey eyes, gangly legs and silent, tangible devotion make this true tale of rescue, regret and release a thought pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Talent, Teamwork & Triumph: The Dunderheads Updated: 2009-06-19 06:00:07 Description: Author: Paul Fleischman (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Roberts (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763624985 Clean lines, comical details and snappy, generous first person narration sweep us into this suspenseful tale of strateg...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Up From The Ashes: Fatima the Spinner and the Tent Updated: 2009-06-24 06:00:05 Description: Author: Idries Shah (on JOMB) Illustrator: Natasha Delmar (on JOMB) Published: 2006 Hoopoe Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1883536421 This delicately illustrated tale of travel and tragedy reminds us that today’s disaster just might be a necessary step t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Product Jingles: The Best Of Times (Math Strategies that Multiply) Updated: 2009-06-12 06:00:02 Description: Author: Gregory Tang (on JOMB) Illustrator: Harry Briggs (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439210445 Catchy, four-line rhymes and an energetic animal cast aim to take the sting out of multiplication long before the onset of Times ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Daniele Rossi Updated: 2009-06-15 06:00:53 Description: You meet a lot of talented people in the podcast community. Daniele Rossi, illustrator and producer of the Stuttering is Cool podcast, is a perfect example. We became good friends after meeting at the Podcasters Across Borders conference in 2007 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Globe-Trotting Gastronomy: The King’s Taster Updated: 2009-06-17 06:00:40 Description: Author: Kenneth Oppel (on JOMB) Illustrators: Steve Johnson (on JOMB) & Lou Fancher (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Harper Collins (on JOMB) ISBN: 0060753722 Dexterous textile, text and recipe clipping collage are the pièce de résistance of this dele...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sheree Fitch on Awards, Writing and Movie Deals Updated: 2009-05-25 06:00:26 Description: In one of our very early interviews on Just One More Book!!, Sheree Fitch shared her thoughts on writing for children, the Theology of Nonsense and the power of poetry (A Conversation with Sheree Fitch). A few months ago she returned to talk about ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rules, Rudeness & Rivalry: Little Sister and the Month Brothers Updated: 2009-05-27 06:00:19 Description: Author: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (on JOMB) Illustrator: Margot Tomes (on JOMB) Published: 1976 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780761455462 Chapters.ca Amazon.com With its chatty narrative, droll dialogue and playfully illustrated play-by-play...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Katie Davis Updated: 2009-06-01 06:00:44 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit artwork that promotes a love of reading. We are now catching on our series of short interviews with each of 51...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bring Down the House: The Greatest Power (The Gecko & Sticky) Updated: 2009-06-03 06:00:08 Description: 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 and 200 pages of action, attitude and assombroso...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Stinky, Tinka Ditty: Fun Dog, Sun Dog Updated: 2009-06-05 06:00:31 Description: Author: Deborah Heiligman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tim Bowers (on JOMB) Published: 2005 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761455310 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sunshine, shenanigans and loads of jingly rhyme make this cheery little board book a perfect pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Family That Reads Together…. Updated: 2009-06-06 21:00:28 Description: There’s a lot of talk about the benefits of reading aloud to children. But it’s usually focused on the benefits to the children! Today, we pause to consider how reading aloud to our children benefits us as adults, our family and our relat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Roberta Baird Updated: 2009-06-08 06:00:35 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit artwork that promotes a love of reading. Now, as we head towards our third anniversary, we’re in the process...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Left Reeling: You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! Updated: 2009-06-10 06:00:45 Description: Author: Jonah Winter (on JOMB) Illustrator: André Carrilho (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Schwartz & Wade (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375837388 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Gilded, stylized illustrations, scads of stats and lilting, laid back narration present an ins...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD May 2009 version of our featured children’s book list Updated: 2009-05-14 06:00:35 Description: We’ve updated the printable list of books featured on the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast. To download the PDF of the May 2009 edition of our featured children’s book list, click on the image immediately to the right of this text. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 21: The Drive Home Updated: 2009-05-20 01:30:57 Description: The drive home from Northampton was the longest eight hours of our lives not because of the weather (we experienced sun, clouds and a spectacular if short snow storm) or the traffic (there wasn’t much) but because of the amazing memories that ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Noticing and Nurturing Each Other: How to Heal a Broken Wing Updated: 2009-05-21 14:45:26 Description: Author: Bob Graham (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bob Graham Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763639036 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Airy illustrations and sparse poetic prose paint a poignant picture of hope, help and healing in this unspoken inv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD May 2009 version of our featured children’s book list Updated: 2009-05-14 06:00:35 Description: We’ve updated the printable list of books featured on the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast. To download the PDF of the May 2009 edition of our featured children’s book list, click on the image immediately to the right of this text. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who Needs Weddings?: The Fiesta Dress (A Quinceanera Tale) Updated: 2009-05-15 06:00:33 Description: Author: Caren McCormack (on JOMB) Illustrator: Martha Avilés (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761454675 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Earth toned preparations and pastel pomp treat us to a slightly slighted little sibling’...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swamps, Chainsaws & Solipsism: Fiendish Deeds (The Joy of Spooking) Updated: 2009-05-13 06:00:33 Description: 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, self-destruction and sanitized sameness. We’d ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 15: Lesléa Newman Updated: 2009-05-04 06:00:25 Description: Author/poet Lesléa Newman, author of the groundbreaking book Heather Has Two Mommies, talks to Mark about seeing in words (not images), writing for adults and children, and treasures in our brains. MUSIC Theme: Woolly Mammoth by Robert Farrell...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 16: Paul Jacobs Updated: 2009-05-05 06:00:24 Description: Listen in as Mark and Author/Poet, Paul Jacobs, chat about the differences between children and adults as book and reading audiences, writing with a playful spirit and the collaborative nature of children’s books. Books you may have seen by Pa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 17: Jane Dyer Updated: 2009-05-06 06:00:31 Description: Listen to Mark and illustrator Jane Dyer (on JOMB) talk about Jane’s fine brushwork, painting movement and imagination, and her own masterpiece. Books by Jane Dyer you may have seen… MUSIC Theme: Woolly Mammoth by Robert Farrell (fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 18: Mordicai Gerstein Updated: 2009-05-07 06:00:41 Description: Listen to author/illustrator Mordicai Gerstein tell Mark about his turbulent career, imagination and his idea that children’s books as the perfect combination of film, theatre and drawing. Books by Mordicai Gerstein that you may recognizeR...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 19: Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple Updated: 2009-05-08 06:00:38 Description: Authors Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple (Jane’s daughter) tell stories about the good writing genes in their family, growing up with Jane Yolen as a mother and how Jane and her late husband David Stemple inspired their three children (all now work...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Mothers and Love: Elizabeti’s Doll Updated: 2009-05-01 06:00:03 Description: Author: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (on JOMB) Illustrator: Christy Hale (on JOMB) Published: 1998 Lee & Low Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1584300817 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Earthy tones and textiles of Tanzania softly serve warm embraces and learned love in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 13: Making Children’s Books Count Updated: 2009-04-27 16:56:46 Description: Mark, Richard Michelson (on JOMB), Tony Diterlizzi and Scott Fisher spoke for three hours about almost everything related to children’s books and the publishing industry. It was a very cerebral conversation, much of which revolved around pri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remembering for Grandma: Mile-High Apple Pie Updated: 2009-04-29 06:00:49 Description: Author: Laura Langston (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lindsey Gardiner (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0099443880 Chapters.ca bn.com Happily sloppy artwork and perfectly picked words and pace present the first-person ponderings of a yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rules for Ruff Rendezvous: Don’t Lick the Dog Updated: 2009-04-17 06:00:44 Description: Author: Wendy Wahman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Wendy Wahman Published: 2009 Henry Holt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0805087338 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Outrageously bright and pointy, stylized illustrations and catchy how-to rhyme deliver digestible tips for canine en...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jason Low speaks to the New York PEN Group Updated: 2009-04-20 06:00:09 Description: According to pen.org, PEN is an association of writers working to advance literature, defend free expression and foster international literary fellowship. There are chapters all over the world and not long ago, we connected with author Fran Manush...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cultivating Hope: Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden Updated: 2009-04-22 06:00:24 Description: 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 shadow as this warmly told memory of friendship and f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don’t Dis Diversity: Silly Tilly Updated: 2009-04-24 06:00:07 Description: Author: Eileen Spinelli (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Slonim (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761455256 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Rhyming triplets and edge-to-edge smile-inducing illustrations follow the carefree foolishness ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 6: Corinne Demas Updated: 2009-04-11 23:01:22 Description: Listen in as we grab a spot of floor in the home office of author Corinne Demas to talk about books and how stories are researched, the similarity between poets and picture book creators and the best job in the world. Lucy started us off with a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with Robert Paul Weston Updated: 2009-04-13 06:00:27 Description: Among the many jobs he’s held is trampolinist, lifeguard, computer programmer, English teacher and editor. He’s written short stories and scripts, and his book Zorgamazoo — 283 pages of flawless rhyme — was one of thirty book...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading part 7: Creators of the Round Table Updated: 2009-04-14 05:19:14 Description: Mark spent two amazing hours at a table with Jeanne Birdsall (on JOMB), Jane Dyer, Jarrett Krosoczka (on JOMB) and David Ezra Stein, sharing a common love of children’s books and talking about how each found their way into writing and illustra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inventions, Adventure & Conservation: The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau Updated: 2009-04-15 06:00:49 Description: Author: Dan Yaccarino (on JOMB) Illustrator: Dan Yaccarino Published: 2009 Knopf Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375855734 Chapters.ca Colour drenched, stylized illustrations, carefully selected quotes and simple, informative text open our eyes and imaginati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with Troy Wilson Updated: 2009-04-06 06:00:26 Description: It’s a winning combination of comic book superheroes, children’s book storytelling and real life role models. It’s a book called Perfect Man and it’s written by super down-to-earth guy, Troy Wilson. The same Troy Wilson th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brawls, Burps and Business: Come to the Castle (A Visit to a Castle in Thirteenth-Century England) Updated: 2009-04-10 06:00:44 Description: Author: Linda Ashman (on JOMB) Illustrator: S. D. Schindler (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Roaring Brook Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1596431555 Humour, grimaces, gluttony and grime cleverly deliver a bonanza of not-soon forgotten feudal facts in this rhyming ru...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love and Lucre: Hana in the Time of the Tulips Updated: 2009-04-01 23:15:56 Description: Author: Deborah Noyes (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bagram Ibatoulline (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763641316 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Luxurious illustrations and enchanting text paint poignant images of a father consumed by an ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thinking Big, Beautifully: I Am Small Updated: 2009-04-03 06:00:25 Description: 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 were not inside my body, who would be m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beyond the Book: Can a creator’s background boost your enjoyment? Updated: 2009-04-04 21:00:08 Description: Today on Just One More Book!!, we break from our standard format to discuss connection with a book’s creator and how it impacts our enjoyment of a book. Are you swayed by background of or connection with a book’s creator (geographically,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with Greg Pincus about 30 Poets in 30 Days Updated: 2009-03-30 06:00:17 Description: April is poetry month. Which means that if you haven’t spent much time with poetry, you can enjoy it guilt-free — and maybe discover you like it. There should be lots to enjoy. Especially since the people who love poetry are going to b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flow and Freedom: Journey to the River Sea Updated: 2009-03-21 20:20:55 Description: 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 written and inspiring Amazon adventure. Click here to l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Buiding a Library for Flying Horse Farms Updated: 2009-03-23 05:26:23 Description: We learned about a public service video for Flying Horse Farms when author Sara Lewis Holmes blogged on October 27 that her twelve-year old niece, Emily, stars in it. Emily was diagnosed with cancer a little over two years ago and has attended Hole...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tending and Tenderness: Before You Were Here, Mi Amor Updated: 2009-03-25 06:00:49 Description: Author: Samantha Vamos (on JOMB) Illustrator: Santiago Cohen (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Viking (on JOMB) ISBN: 0670063010 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Generously speckled with spanish phrases and illustrated in homey hot oranges, pinks and golds, this intim...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Stars of Reading video series coming March 31 Updated: 2009-03-26 18:07:49 Description: Finally!!! Mark has produced more than half of the videos from our six-day holiday to Connecticut and Northampton — our November 2008 Rock Stars of Reading road trip. This means we’ll begin publishing the video series, one video at-a-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Adorable Adventure: Duck Tents Updated: 2009-03-27 06:00:09 Description: Author: Lynne Berry (on JOMB) Illustrator: Hiroe Nakata (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Henry Holt and Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 080508696X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sweet and spunky with a tingling hint of backyard camp-out scariness, this irresistibly upbeat rhym...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Comfort and Coping: Michael Rosen’s Sad Book Updated: 2009-03-20 06:00:50 Description: Author: Michael Rosen (on JOMB) Illustrator: Quentin Blake (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763641049 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This beautifully honest confession of the ups, the downs, the confusion and fond memories of a fat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jane Cutler Updated: 2009-03-16 13:48:31 Description: Some children’s authors end up in their career following a series of events, even misadventures. In the process, they discover that writing was the right fit all along. Author Jane Cutler is a perfect example. After serving as an editor and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Traits, Stains & Self-Restraint: The Lime Green Secret Updated: 2009-03-18 06:00:40 Description: 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 the stars of this giggle-inducing tale of weddin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Accept No Substitute: I Need My Monster Updated: 2009-03-07 21:00:34 Description: Author: Amanda Noll (on JOMB) Illustrator: Howard McWilliam (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Flashlight Press ISBN: 0979974623 Masterfully lit fisheyed views, fur, fangs, claws and interesting perspectives make six monsters just scary enough to spotlight th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Kathryn Lasky Updated: 2009-03-09 06:00:49 Description: We’ve heard it said that a writer should write what they know. So, it stands to reason that many authors write from personal experience. That doesn’t explain how some authors can write amazing books on subjects that they haven’t d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Trapped Air Trickiness: Bubble Homes and Fish Farts Updated: 2009-03-11 06:00:09 Description: 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, transportation, self defence, sound-dampening, warmth,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Open to More: A Penguin Story Updated: 2009-03-13 06:00:31 Description: Author: Antoinette Portis (on JOMB) Illustrator: Antoinette Portis Published: 2009 HarperCollins (on JOMB) ISBN: 0061456888 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Delightfully expressive body language and the thrill of missed details make this artfully simple-seemin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Kim Hix Updated: 2009-03-02 06:00:47 Description: Most people are likely to pretend that mental and emotional health issues do not affect them or their loved ones. Yet, whether you’re prepared to admit it or not, mental and emotional health problems do exist in children. Kim Hix wrote the book...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Get the Super-Sonic Scoop: Astronaut Handbook Updated: 2009-03-04 06:00:54 Description: Author: Meghan McCarthy (on JOMB) Illustrator: Meghan McCarthy Published: 2008 Knopf Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375844597 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Starring pop-eyed recruits and friendly second-person narrative, this Cybils 2008-2009 NonFiction Picture Boo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Much More Than Meets the Eye: Perfect Man Updated: 2009-03-06 06:00:34 Description: 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 all our love for this fabulously inspiring and ente...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rethinking JustOneMoreBook: Feedback Welcome Updated: 2009-02-28 15:54:49 Description: A lot is changing for our family these days. On this edition of Just One More Book!! we discuss some of these changes, talk about some of the ways in which this podcast has been affected and ask for your feedback as we work toward building new routin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Gijsbert (Nic) van Frankenhuyzen Updated: 2009-02-23 06:00:58 Description: No matter how you look at it, picture book illustration is art. And when it comes to realism, illustrators face many challenges including visual storytelling and being true to the subject. It took Gijsbert (Nic) van Frankenhuyzen about forty years ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Canine Cure: Dr. White Updated: 2009-02-25 06:00:33 Description: Author: Jane Goodall (on JOMB) Illustrator: Julie Litty (on JOMB) Published: 1999 North-South Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0735818681 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Gentle, realistic illustrations and intriguing text tell the true tale of an adorable stray dog that...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fun Facts & Foolishness: There’s a Babirusa in My Bathtub Updated: 2009-02-27 06:00:08 Description: Author: Maxine Rose Schur (on JOMB) Illustrator: Michael Maydak (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Dawn Publications (on JOMB) ISBN: 1584691182 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Startling facts, silly poems and the thrill of a hidden picture hunt make this warmly illust...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Giselle Potter Updated: 2009-02-16 20:26:00 Description: Some authors and illustrators have a knack for weaving personal experiences and family history into children’s books. The written and illustrated stories compliment each other in a way that invites the reader to be a part of the book. On this...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 2008-09 Cybils Winner: Nic Bishop’s Frogs Updated: 2009-02-18 06:00:22 Description: Author: Nic Bishop (on JOMB) Illustrator: Nic Bishop Published: 2008 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439877555 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Don’t judge this Cybils 2008-2009 NonFiction Picture Book category winner by its cover. This gorgeously photograph...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rhyme Is The New Prose: Zorgamazoo (A Novel in Rhyme) Updated: 2009-02-20 06:00:48 Description: 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 whisk us through joy, sorrow, suspense, giggles,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reading Romance: The Storytelling Princess Updated: 2009-02-11 06:00:39 Description: Author: Rafe Martin (on JOMB) Illustrator: Kimberly Bulcken Root (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0142500852 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Zest for life, heaps of books and double twists that tingle time after time, this newfangled fairy ta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marryin’ into Money: Smoky Mountain Rose (An Appalachian Cinderella) Updated: 2009-02-13 06:00:53 Description: Author: Alan Schroeder (on JOMB) Illustrator: Brad Sneed (on JOMB) Published: 1997 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0140566732 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Fierce, phonetically written slang and softly stretched, fish-eye illustrations make this twangin’ twis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meet The Parents, Pondside: The Frog Princess Updated: 2009-02-14 19:05:14 Description: Author: Rosalind Allchin (on JOMB) Illustrator: Rosalind Allchin Published: 2001 KidsCan Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1553375262 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Happy Valentine’s Day! Even the most wonderful romance can come with the challenge of fitting in wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with Paul Rogers Updated: 2009-02-09 06:00:03 Description: His work has included posters, murals, magazine art and logos. Only recently has he become known for his children’s picture book illustrations with two books that carry musical themes; Jazz A-B-Z: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits with p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Captivating Conservation: Animals at the EDGE (Saving the World’s Rarest Creatures) Updated: 2009-02-08 00:27:05 Description: 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, sweet-looking animals and intimate glimpses of the you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Choosing Love over Luxury: Ella’s Big Chance (A Jazz-Age Cinderella) Updated: 2009-02-06 06:00:05 Description: Author: Shirley Hughes (on JOMB) Illustrator: Shirley Hughes Published: 2003 Simon & Schuster (on JOMB) ISBN: 0689873999 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Rife with bobs, crops and cloche hats, beads, bangles and silk, this refreshing Roaring Twenties rendi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD After Ever After: The Frog Prince Continued Updated: 2009-01-31 21:40:56 Description: Author: Jon Scieszka (on JOMB) Illustrator: Steve Johnson (on JOMB) Published: 1991 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 014054285X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Delightfully flippant dialogue and dark, stylized illustrations laced with familiar, fun-to-find details tak...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with Barry Root Updated: 2009-02-02 06:00:21 Description: The economics of his first book experience had him doubting if being a children’s book illustrator was a viable career. We’ll spoil the story for you; it all works out. He continues to illustrate, and we get to enjoy books like The Arab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Just One More Book! on British Airwaves Updated: 2009-02-03 16:43:22 Description: We’re thrilled to announce that our Just One More Book! podcast is being re-broadcast on terrestrial radio in Birmingham, UK (Thursday evenings at 9pm GMT). You can also tune in to Unity FM live using the internet, by clicking here. Unity FM ai...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chuckles, Chats & Controversy: Mummy Never Told Me Updated: 2009-02-04 06:00:33 Description: Author: Babette Cole (on JOMB) Illustrator: Babette Cole (on JOMB) Published: 2003 Random House UK (on JOMB) ISBN: 0099407132 Amazon.com Kids do wonder. Kids do ask. If you can think of questions that might make you squirm, you’ll likely find ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with Matt Tavares Updated: 2009-01-26 06:00:43 Description: Natural talent and dedication still need good role models, mentors and a few lucky breaks. In the context of today’s conversation, that applies equally to baseball and being a creator of children’s books. To continue with the baseball mo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Neil Gaiman Updated: 2009-01-27 21:56:13 Description: He’s the inspiration for many things in pop-culture including a race of aliens on Babylon 5, the name of a planet in the Star Wars: Rebellion video game and a CD of music. He’s written almost every type of literature. His book Coraline ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tossed in Place: Falling For Rapunzel Updated: 2009-01-30 06:00:43 Description: Author: Leah Wilcox (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lydia Monks (on JOMB) Published: 2005 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0142403997 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sweet, silly collage and guess-the-next-gag rhyme turn the traditional tale of tossed tresses into a merry car...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woolly’s Got His Number: Mammoth Pie Updated: 2009-01-24 21:32:10 Description: Author: Jeanne Willis (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tony Ross (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Andersen Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1842706594 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Comedic visual details and snappy, cumulative verse remind us that cunning and co-operation can’t ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mettle, Mitvah & Remembrance: The Diary of Laura’s Twin Updated: 2008-11-01 20:00:32 Description: 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 prisoner of the Warsaw Ghetto and dozens of potent ph...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Richard Michelson on the 19th Annual Children’s Illustration Show Updated: 2008-11-03 05:00:27 Description: On November 16, The Richard Michelson Gallery will host it’s 19th annual Children’s Illustration Show. The event which is open to the public coincides with the launch of a new exhibit of children’s picture book art and attracts so...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ritual, Respect, Regret & Reflection: The Unknown Soldier Updated: 2008-11-05 05:00:42 Description: 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, postcards, pins and poems shed light on the cerem...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warmth, Waiting & Woolly Friends: A New Coat for Anna Updated: 2008-11-07 05:00:13 Description: Author: Harriet Ziefert (on JOMB) Illustrator: Anita Lobel (on JOMB) Published: 1986 Dragonfly Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0394898613 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Soothing images and clear, generous text allow us to follow the year-long creation of an overdue wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What do you think of read-a-thons? Updated: 2008-11-09 00:00:47 Description: Read-a-thons are a common tool used by schools and literacy organizations to motivate children to read. In fact, the school that our two daughters attend has an annual read-a-thon and their summer camp acknowledged reading achievements. On this edit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Bear in War Updated: 2008-11-10 06:00:24 Description: It’s November 8, 2008, three days before the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day, the end of World War I. A crowd has gathered in a big hall in the Canadian War Museum. Among the historic military machines on exhibit is a small glass display ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stuck on Classics: Lester Fizz, Bubble-Gum Artist Updated: 2008-11-12 05:00:33 Description: Author: Ruth Spiro (on JOMB) Illustrator: Thor Wickstrom (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0525478612 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Celebrated works of art pop up in the silliest of circumstances in this cleverly illustrated tale of a frustr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Makes No Difference Who You Are: Wish (Wishing Traditions Around the World) Updated: 2008-11-14 11:00:14 Description: Author: Roseanne Thong (on JOMB) Illustrator: Elisa Kleven (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811857166 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Splashing, soaring, leaping and dreaming, gorgeously detailed watercolour and collage illustrations...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Roving Rover: Owney the Mail-Pouch Pooch Updated: 2008-11-15 21:00:52 Description: Author: Mona Kerby (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lynne Barasch (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Farrar, Straus and Giroux (on JOMB) ISBN: 0374356858 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Neither wind nor rain nor the dog-catchers of Quebec can keep the unofficial mascot of the A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Peggy Collins and Kendra Marcus and the pursuit of representation Updated: 2008-11-17 06:00:39 Description: On Saturday, October 4, 2008, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators held an event in Ottawa, Canada that focused on the relationship between children’s book creators and agents. The day included presentations, group di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD No Batteries Required: The Painted Circus Updated: 2008-11-19 06:00:52 Description: 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 layer of fascinating detail draws the reader into...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Everybody Got Their Somethin’: Bird Updated: 2008-11-21 06:00:28 Description: Author: Zetta Elliott (on JOMB) Illustrator: Shadra Strickland (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Lee & Low Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 160060241X Amazon.com Delicate first-person verse and a stirring orchestration of watercolour, charcoal and ballpoint pen ill...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meteorological Madness: The Snow Show with Chef Kelvin Updated: 2008-11-22 21:39:08 Description: 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 lesson in the science of snow into a boisterous b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Rebecca Sherman Updated: 2008-11-24 06:00:01 Description: It’s probably safe to say that most people, even when holding one in their hand, don’t consider all of the work and the people involved in creating a children’s picture book. Behind the names of the authors illustrators, within and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Both Sides Now: Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie Updated: 2008-11-26 06:00:05 Description: Author: Norton Juster (on JOMB) Illustrator: Chris Raschka (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439929431 Chapters.ca Amazon.com There was a little girl, who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Soothing Celebration: Snow Updated: 2008-11-28 06:00:41 Description: Author: Cynthia Rylant (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lauren Stringer (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0152053034 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Welcoming snowscapes, glowing orange coziness and carefully, crafted verse capture our very personal ye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poetry of Motion: Silent Music (A Story of Baghdad) Updated: 2008-11-30 00:23:42 Description: Author: James Rumford Illustrator: James Rumford Published: 2008 Roaring Book Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1596432764 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Loops, dots, masts and curves glide gracefully across exotically patterned images of football, friends and family as...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Karen Raab Updated: 2008-12-01 06:00:02 Description: Perhaps because of the dedicated children’s picture book art galleries there has been a rise in dedicated children’s picture book art sections in traditional galleries and we keep learning about special events for children’s picture...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paw-ject Runway: Doggie in the Window Updated: 2008-12-03 06:00:48 Description: 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 imaginative tale of a truly crafty canine a swoon a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Readie Jeebies: When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat Updated: 2008-12-05 05:00:02 Description: Author: Muriel Harris-Weinstein (on JOMB) Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811851311 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Blithe bobbling, babbling and blowing of bubbles in cheery sherbet pinks and lime g...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Word Count Worries? What’s your opinion? Updated: 2008-12-06 21:00:50 Description: In today’s busy and fast-paced world, there are perhaps as many reasons to not read a book as there are to read one. On this edition, we consider word count as one of the key reasons why many adults, parents and teachers alike, pass on reading ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Zetta Elliott Updated: 2008-12-08 06:00:11 Description: Remember that ad in which a not-so-grown boy said “things sure have changed since when I was a little kid”? We like to think that’s true of children’s books and, when we think about it, it must be. If children’s book...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hands-on Holiday Helping: Give A Goat Updated: 2008-12-10 06:00:24 Description: Author: Jan West-Schrock (on JOMB) Illustrator: Aileen Darragh (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Tilbury House Publishers (on JOMB) ISBN: 0884483010 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Friendly, conversational narrative and breezy humour-splashed illustrations take us fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sometimes Siblinghood Stinks: When I Was King Updated: 2008-12-12 06:00:18 Description: Author: Linda Ashman (on JOMB) Illustrator: David McPhail (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Harper Collins (on JOMB) ISBN: 006029051X Chapters.ca Amazon.com When we feel better about ourselves, we feel better about everything. Shadowy, Sendakian illustration...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Revisiting Poesy Perfection: Sleeping Dragons All Around Updated: 2008-12-13 20:00:03 Description: 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 One More Book!! It was a review of a permanent f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sheree Fitch: Reviving Sleeping Dragons Updated: 2008-12-15 06:00:19 Description: You could say that Sheree Fitch became a part of our family long before we met her in 2006. Ahhh… the mark of a great author, that their books are so good that you wake up with them each morning, hang out with them all day and go to bed with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Fibre and Friendship: The Story Blanket Updated: 2008-12-17 06:00:24 Description: Author: Ferida Wolff (on JOMB), Harriet May Savitz (on JOMB) Illustrator: Elena Odriozola (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Peachtree Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 1842706942 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sparingly sprinkled with plump, porcelain people, folky knitwea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be a Rock Star Reader: On Top of Spaghetti Updated: 2008-12-19 06:00:35 Description: Author: Paul Brett Johnson and Tom Glazer Illustrator: Paul Brett Johnson Published: 2006 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439749441 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Not much impresses young listeners more than their reading adult opening up a book and belting out ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Children’s Book Bank of Toronto, Canada Updated: 2008-12-22 06:00:56 Description: The Children’s Book Bank of Toronto, Canada is a charitable organization designed to support children’s literacy by providing free books and literacy support to children in lower income neighbourhoods. We learned about it from our good f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sisterly Squeal-Induction: The Penderwicks On Gardam Street Updated: 2008-12-24 06:00:01 Description: 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 dad, their schemes, their dog, their neighbours, the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Poem Run: Baseball Hour Updated: 2008-12-26 06:00:28 Description: Author: Carol Nevius (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bill Thomson (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761453806 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Smooth, action-packed close-ups and enthusiastic rhyme focus on the glorious details of little lea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celebrating our 500th Episode: Chapter Book Chatter Updated: 2008-12-31 06:00:09 Description: 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: Anne of Green Gables Before Green Gables ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rug Rat Rhyme: My Pup Updated: 2009-01-02 06:00:38 Description: Author: Margaret O’Hair (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tammie Lyon (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 076145389X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Large, happy images and simple, four line “one potato, two, potato” style rhy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Handling Hairlessness: Dad’s Bald Head Updated: 2009-01-03 21:00:54 Description: Author: Paul Many (on JOMB) Illustrator: Kevin O’Malley (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Walker & Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 080279579X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Issues of body image impact lives young and old but too rarely make it to picture books where t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Betsy Bird Updated: 2009-01-05 06:00:23 Description: Long before Mark turned thirty-eight, his vision of a librarian was that of a stiff, grey-haired woman with horned-rimmed glasses and a bun who shushed people. Now, he sees that librarians are increasingly younger than he and they’ve embraced ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Death Defying, Doubted Deeds: Marco Polo Updated: 2009-01-07 06:00:36 Description: Author: Demi (on JOMB) Illustrator: Demi Published: 2008 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761454330 Chapters.ca Amazon.com It’s hard to believe that fifty-six pages of 700 year old travel details could consistently engross two seven and ni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Curiosity and Creationism: One Beetle Too Many (The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin) Updated: 2009-01-09 06:00:05 Description: 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 casual, lilting narration treat us to the antics, adve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don’t miss PAB2009! Updated: 2009-01-10 23:40:27 Description: Are you ready to be inspired? Do you podcast? Are you thinking about podcasting? Do you use social media or social networking sites? Are you looking for new and amazing ways to use social media and new media to build communities and engage wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with David A. Carter Updated: 2009-01-12 06:00:32 Description: There’s something about pop-up books, and books with tabs, levers and dials; they make a two dimensional book extend into the world of the child in a way that makes the opposite seem true. The book literally explodes off the page. You’v...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celebrate Family Literacy Day January 27, 2009 Updated: 2009-01-13 06:00:28 Description: January 27, 2009 is Family Literacy Day here in Canada and, internationally, on our Just One More Book! podcast. We hope to celebrate Family Literacy Day on JustOneMoreBook by publishing FLD Celebration Plans of various members of our online kidlit ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flimflam Flawlessness: The Empty Pot Updated: 2009-01-14 06:00:08 Description: Author: Demi (on JOMB) Illustrator: Demi Published: 1990 Henry Holt and Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0805082271 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This delicately illustrated tale of integrity and patience invites us to examine the perplexing pervasiveness of professed...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rhyme and Measurement: On the Scale, a Weighty Tale Updated: 2009-01-16 06:00:18 Description: 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 illustrations and catchy rhyme make this gritty dit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extra! Extra! My Own Book to distribute 8000 books! Updated: 2009-01-16 21:32:45 Description: I first spoke with Kyle and Brady Baldwin in August of 2007. They were 16 and 14 respectively and the founders of the My Own Book Foundation, created to bring top quality books to the less fortunate. It’s 2009, now. Kyle is 18 and a freshman ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dorian Green: What’s with author and illustrator photos? Updated: 2009-01-17 23:28:34 Description: Why are author and illustrator photos so often so far out of date? Listen to our discussion about author and illustrator photos then share your thoughts by either leaving a comment on our blog or leaving a voice message on our listener hotline, +1.2...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Kinuko Craft Updated: 2009-01-19 06:00:47 Description: There’s long been a distinction made between pure art and children’s picture book art. Picture book art has a tradition of being playful in all manner of stories, fun and serious, an approach not yet adopted by art puritans. Inspired by ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Far-Out Friendship: The Way Back Home Updated: 2009-01-21 06:00:53 Description: Author: Oliver Jeffers (on JOMB) Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers Published: 2007 Harper Collins (on JOMB) ISBN: 0007182325 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Cheery, matter-of-fact narration and gorgeous fridge-door worthy art give us a mind’s eye view of one...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Homemade Harmony: Cookies (Bite-Size Life Lessons) Updated: 2009-01-23 06:00:22 Description: Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jane Dyer (on JOMB) Published: 2006 Harper Collins (on JOMB) ISBN: 006058081X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sweet, silly, scrumptious little scenarios sneakily cement understanding of twenty-two slippery s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rhyme and Measurement: On the Scale, a Weighty Tale Updated: 2009-01-16 06:00:18 Description: 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 illustrations and catchy rhyme make this gritty dit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extra! Extra! My Own Book to distribute 8000 books! Updated: 2009-01-16 21:32:45 Description: I first spoke with Kyle and Brady Baldwin in August of 2007. They were 16 and 14 respectively and the founders of the My Own Book Foundation, created to bring top quality books to the less fortunate. It’s 2009, now. Kyle is 18 and a freshman ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dorian Green: What’s with author and illustrator photos? Updated: 2009-01-17 23:28:34 Description: Why are author and illustrator photos so often so far out of date? Listen to our discussion about author and illustrator photos then share your thoughts by either leaving a comment on our blog or leaving a voice message on our listener hotline, +1.2...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don’t miss PAB2009! Updated: 2009-01-10 23:40:27 Description: Are you ready to be inspired? Do you podcast? Are you thinking about podcasting? Do you use social media or social networking sites? Are you looking for new and amazing ways to use social media and new media to build communities and engage wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conversation with David A. Carter Updated: 2009-01-12 06:00:32 Description: There’s something about pop-up books, and books with tabs, levers and dials; they make a two dimensional book extend into the world of the child in a way that makes the opposite seem true. The book literally explodes off the page. You’v...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celebrate Family Literacy Day January 27, 2009 Updated: 2009-01-13 06:00:28 Description: January 27, 2009 is Family Literacy Day here in Canada and, internationally, on our Just One More Book! podcast. We hope to celebrate Family Literacy Day on JustOneMoreBook by publishing FLD Celebration Plans of various members of our online kidlit ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flimflam Flawlessness: The Empty Pot Updated: 2009-01-14 06:00:08 Description: Author: Demi (Charlotte Hitz Huang) (on JOMB) Illustrator: Demi (Catherine Dumaresq Hunt) Published: 1990 Henry Holt and Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0805082271 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This delicately illustrated tale of integrity and patience invites us to ex...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Curiosity and Creationism: One Beetle Too Many (The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin) Updated: 2009-01-09 06:00:05 Description: 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 casual, lilting narration treat us to the antics, adve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Handling Hairlessness: Dad’s Bald Head Updated: 2009-01-03 21:00:54 Description: Author: Paul Many (on JOMB) Illustrator: Kevin O’Malley (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Walker & Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 080279579X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Issues of body image impact lives young and old but too rarely make it to picture books where t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Betsy Bird Updated: 2009-01-05 06:00:23 Description: Long before Mark turned thirty-eight, his vision of a librarian was that of a stiff, grey-haired woman with horned-rimmed glasses and a bun who shushed people. Now, he sees that librarians are increasingly younger than he and they’ve embraced ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Death Defying, Doubted Deeds: Marco Polo Updated: 2009-01-07 06:00:36 Description: Author: Demi (Charlotte Hitz Huang) (on JOMB) Illustrator: Demi (Catherine Dumaresq Hunt) Published: 2008 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761454330 Chapters.ca Amazon.com It’s hard to believe that fifty-six pages of 700 year old travel deta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celebrating our 500th Episode: Chapter Book Chatter Updated: 2008-12-31 06:00:09 Description: 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: Anne of Green Gables Before Green Gables ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rug Rat Rhyme: My Pup Updated: 2009-01-02 06:00:38 Description: Author: Margaret O’Hair (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tammie Lyon (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 076145389X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Large, happy images and simple, four line “one potato, two, potato” style rhy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Poem Run: Baseball Hour Updated: 2008-12-26 06:00:28 Description: Author: Carol Nevius (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bill Thomson (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761453806 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Smooth, action-packed close-ups and enthusiastic rhyme focus on the glorious details of little lea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hands-on Holiday Helping: Give A Goat Updated: 2008-12-10 06:00:24 Description: Author: Jan West-Schrock (on JOMB) Illustrator: Aileen Darragh (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Tilbury House Publishers (on JOMB) ISBN: 0884483010 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Friendly, conversational narrative and breezy humour-splashed illustrations take us fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sometimes Siblinghood Stinks: When I Was King Updated: 2008-12-12 06:00:18 Description: Author: Linda Ashman (on JOMB) Illustrator: David McPhail (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Harper Collins (on JOMB) ISBN: 006029051X Chapters.ca Amazon.com When we feel better about ourselves, we feel better about everything. Shadowy, Sendakian illustration...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Revisiting Poesy Perfection: Sleeping Dragons All Around Updated: 2008-12-13 20:00:03 Description: 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 One More Book!! It was a review of a permanent f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sheree Fitch: Reviving Sleeping Dragons Updated: 2008-12-15 06:00:19 Description: You could say that Sheree Fitch became a part of our family long before we met her in 2006. Ahhh… the mark of a great author, that their books are so good that you wake up with them each morning, hang out with them all day and go to bed with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Fibre and Friendship: The Story Blanket Updated: 2008-12-17 06:00:24 Description: Author: Ferida Wolff (on JOMB), Harriet May Savitz (on JOMB) Illustrator: Elena Odriozola (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Peachtree Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 1842706942 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sparingly sprinkled with plump, porcelain people, folky knitwea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be a Rock Star Reader: On Top of Spaghetti Updated: 2008-12-19 06:00:35 Description: Author: Paul Brett Johnson and Tom Glazer Illustrator: Paul Brett Johnson Published: 2006 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439749441 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Not much impresses young listeners more than their reading adult opening up a book and belting out ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Children’s Book Bank of Toronto, Canada Updated: 2008-12-22 06:00:56 Description: The Children’s Book Bank of Toronto, Canada is a charitable organization designed to support children’s literacy by providing free books and literacy support to children in lower income neighbourhoods. We learned about it from our good f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sisterly Squeal-Induction: The Penderwicks On Gardam Street Updated: 2008-12-24 06:00:01 Description: 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 dad, their schemes, their dog, their neighbours, the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Rebecca Sherman Updated: 2008-11-24 06:00:01 Description: It’s probably safe to say that most people, even when holding one in their hand, don’t consider all of the work and the people involved in creating a children’s picture book. Behind the names of the authors illustrators, within and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Soothing Celebration: Snow Updated: 2008-11-28 06:00:41 Description: Author: Cynthia Rylant (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lauren Stringer (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0152053034 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Welcoming snowscapes, glowing orange coziness and carefully, crafted verse capture our very personal ye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poetry of Motion: Silent Music (A Story of Baghdad) Updated: 2008-11-30 00:23:42 Description: Author: James Rumford Illustrator: James Rumford Published: 2008 Roaring Book Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1596432764 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Loops, dots, masts and curves glide gracefully across exotically patterned images of football, friends and family as...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Karen Raab Updated: 2008-12-01 06:00:02 Description: Perhaps because of the dedicated children’s picture book art galleries there has been a rise in dedicated children’s picture book art sections in traditional galleries and we keep learning about special events for children’s picture...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paw-ject Runway: Doggie in the Window Updated: 2008-12-03 06:00:48 Description: 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 imaginative tale of a truly crafty canine a swoon a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Readie Jeebies: When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat Updated: 2008-12-05 05:00:02 Description: Author: Muriel Harris-Weinstein (on JOMB) Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811851311 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Blithe bobbling, babbling and blowing of bubbles in cheery sherbet pinks and lime g...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Word Count Worries? Whats your opinion? Updated: 2008-12-06 21:00:50 Description: In today’s busy and fast-paced world, there are perhaps as many reasons to not read a book as there are to read one. On this edition, we consider word count as one of the key reasons why many adults, parents and teachers alike, pass on reading ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Zetta Elliott Updated: 2008-12-08 06:00:11 Description: Remember that ad in which a not-so-grown boy said “things sure have changed since when I was a little kid”? We like to think that’s true of children’s books and, when we think about it, it must be. If children’s books ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Book in the Hand is Worth.? Updated: 2008-10-02 11:00:22 Description: Well, our listeners didn’t weigh in yesterday on the perils of reading to a class with the help of a document camera and projector, but we did put the question out to Twitter and the few responses we received were highly in favour of book-in-ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meteorological Madness: The Snow Show with Chef Kelvin Updated: 2008-11-22 21:39:08 Description: 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 lesson in the science of snow into a boisterous b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ritual, Respect, Regret & Reflection: The Unknown Soldier Updated: 2008-11-05 05:00:42 Description: 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, postcards, pins and poems shed light on the cerem...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Warmth, Waiting & Woolly Friends: A New Coat for Anna Updated: 2008-11-07 05:00:13 Description: Author: Harriet Ziefert (on JOMB) Illustrator: Anita Lobel (on JOMB) Published: 1986 Dragonfly Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0394898613 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Soothing images and clear, generous text allow us to follow the year-long creation of an overdue wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What do you think of read-a-thons? Updated: 2008-11-09 00:00:47 Description: Read-a-thons are a common tool used by schools and literacy organizations to motivate children to read. In fact, the school that our two daughters attend has an annual read-a-thon and their summer camp acknowledged reading achievements. On this edit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Bear in War Updated: 2008-11-10 06:00:24 Description: It’s November 8, 2008, three days before the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day, the end of World War I. A crowd has gathered in a big hall in the Canadian War Museum. Among the historic military machines on exhibit is a small glass display ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stuck on Classics: Lester Fizz, Bubble-Gum Artist Updated: 2008-11-12 05:00:33 Description: Author: Ruth Spiro (on JOMB) Illustrator: Thor Wickstrom (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0525478612 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Celebrated works of art pop up in the silliest of circumstances in this cleverly illustrated tale of a frustr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Makes No Difference Who You Are: Wish (Wishing Traditions Around the World) Updated: 2008-11-14 11:00:14 Description: Author: Roseanne Thong (on JOMB) Illustrator: Elisa Kleven (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811857166 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Splashing, soaring, leaping and dreaming, gorgeously detailed watercolour and collage illustrations...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Roving Rover: Owney the Mail-Pouch Pooch Updated: 2008-11-15 21:00:52 Description: Author: Mona Kerby (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lynne Barasch (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Farrar, Straus and Giroux (on JOMB) ISBN: 0374356858 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Neither wind nor rain nor the dog-catchers of Quebec can keep the unofficial mascot of the A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Peggy Collins and Kendra Marcus and the pursuit of representation Updated: 2008-11-17 06:00:39 Description: On Saturday, October 4, 2008, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators held an event in Ottawa, Canada that focused on the relationship between children’s book creators and agents. The day included presentations, group dis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD No Batteries Required: The Painted Circus Updated: 2008-11-19 06:00:52 Description: 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 layer of fascinating detail draws the reader into...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Everybody Got Their Somethin: Bird Updated: 2008-11-21 06:00:28 Description: Author: Zetta Elliott (on JOMB) Illustrator: Shadra Strickland (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Lee & Low Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 160060241X Amazon.com Delicate first-person verse and a stirring orchestration of watercolour, charcoal and ballpoint pen ill...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeers, Cheers and Jeera: Treasure For Lunch Updated: 2008-10-29 05:00:41 Description: 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 in this appetizing tale of friendship, acceptance...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Frightfully Fascinating: Baba Yaga & Vasilisa the Brave Updated: 2008-10-31 05:00:19 Description: Author: Marianna Mayer (on JOMB) Illustrator: K. Y. Craft (on JOMB) Published: 1994 Harper Collins (on JOMB) ISBN: 0688085008 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dark, detailed and delightfully distasteful, this splendid version of the gruesome Russian Cinderell...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mettle, Mitvah & Remembrance: The Diary of Lauras Twin Updated: 2008-11-01 20:00:32 Description: 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 prisoner of the Warsaw Ghetto and dozens of potent ph...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Richard Michelson on the 19th Annual Childrens Illustration Show Updated: 2008-11-03 05:00:27 Description: On November 16, The Richard Michelson Gallery will host it’s 19th annual Children’s Illustration Show. The event which is open to the public coincides with the launch of a new exhibit of children’s picture book art and attracts som...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bone to be Wild: The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe Updated: 2008-10-22 05:00:59 Description: Author: Tony Johnston Illustrator: S.D. Schindler Published: 1996 Penguin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0140562672 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Haunting, humour and expertly crosshatched seventeenth century detail make the moonlit migrations of a borrowed bone a slightl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD October 2008 version of our featured childrens book list Updated: 2008-10-23 22:43:39 Description: Weve updated the printable list of books featured on the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast. To download the PDF of the October 2008 edition of our featured childrens book list, click on the image immediately to the right of this text. T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Feast for Phantoms: One Witch Updated: 2008-10-24 05:00:38 Description: Author: Laura Leuck Illustrator: S. D. Schindler (on JOMB) Published: 2003 Walker Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0802777295 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A ghastly cast of grinning graveyard neighbours pool revolting resources to concoct (and consume) an oozing, gur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happiness Even After: Angel Girl Updated: 2008-10-25 20:00:57 Description: Author: Laurie Friedman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Ofra Amit (on JOMB) Published: 2008 CarolRhoda (on JOMB) ISBN: 0822587394 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dark, heart wrenching yet beautiful images and aching, intimate first person narrative tell the true tale...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Werner Zimmermann Updated: 2008-10-27 05:00:14 Description: There’s no shortage of amazing people in the children’s book industry, and since Just One More Book!! is a mere two-and-a-quarter years-old, we’re still meeting people we’ve never heard of on a regular basis. Werner (pron. Ver...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Flash and Forgiveness: The Worst Best Friend Updated: 2008-10-08 05:00:55 Description: Author: Alexis ONeill (on JOMB) Illustrator: Laura Huliska-Beith (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0545010233 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sunny school-yard action, frisky text and heaps of humorous details propel us through bliss, boas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Captivating Chronicle: If I Die Before I Wake (The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor) Updated: 2008-10-10 05:00:15 Description: Author: Jean Little Published: 2007 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439988373 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Beautifully bound in a soft unevenly edged journal and told with humour, innocence, intimacy and affection, the daily entries of a fictional twelve year ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ruminating on the Rules of Reading Aloud Updated: 2008-10-12 05:00:57 Description: Today we stray from our standard format to read a few listener comments about the importance of holding an actual book while reading aloud to a group of students. If you feel strongly one way or the other, we’d love to hear your view. HOTLINE ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Philip Lee Updated: 2008-10-13 05:00:29 Description: Mark recently attended the second annual Kidlit Conference, a gathering of bloggers, podcasters, authors and illustrators, in Portland, Oregon. During the conference Mark had the opportunity to meet and speak with some fascinating people. Take for e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Soundalike Silliness: Dear Deer Updated: 2008-10-15 05:00:16 Description: Author: Gene Barretta Illustrator: Gene Barretta Published: 2007 Henry Holt and Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0805081046 Chapters.ca Amazon Fabulously friendly, humorous illustrations and silly tongue twisting text aside, who would have guessed that a book hig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Politics and Poetry: Sandy Mackenzie, Why Look So Glum? Updated: 2008-10-17 05:00:08 Description: Author: Gordon Henderson Illustrator: Peter Pickersgill Published: 1979 Deneau and Greenberg ISBN: 0888790422 Captivating caricatures, fact-filled rhyme and pithy biographical chasers make this entertaining introduction to the first sixteen Canadian ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reading Aloud: How Old is Too Old? Updated: 2008-10-18 20:07:15 Description: On this edition of Just One More Book!! we ask the question “Reading aloud: how old is too old?” Be sure to share your thoughts on this topic by leaving a voice message on our listener hotline, +1.267.350.6487, or leave a comment on this ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Alexis ONeill and Laura Huliska-Beith Updated: 2008-10-20 05:00:15 Description: In our family, a book needs more than just a great story to be engaging. The words and images need to be tightly connected with each other and yet tell slightly different story lines at the same time. That kind of magic doesn’t just happen be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Were on Sounds Like Canada Updated: 2008-06-23 19:32:10 Description: We are thrilled to announce that the Just One More Book! podcast was featured, along with Daniele Rossi’s Stuttering is Cool and Melinda Mason’s My Marilyn podcasts, on this morning’s edition of “Sounds Like Canada” R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sounds Like Canada (June 23, 2008) Updated: 2008-06-24 10:22:07 Description: At the request of the CBC, we have removed the excerpt of the Sounds Like Canada radio interview Mark was a part of. The interview aired across Canada on Monday, June 23. The interview is available online as an episode of the Sounds Like Canada podc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Vice and Mensch: Such A Prince Updated: 2008-06-25 05:00:46 Description: Author: Dan Bar-el (on JOMB) Illustrator: John Manders (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Clarion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618714685 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Tabloid-style coverage, Looney-Toonesque illustrations and the feisty narration of a bohemian godmother t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cat Chance: A Very Improbable Story Updated: 2008-06-27 05:00:44 Description: Author: Edward Einhorn (on JOMB) Illustrator: Adam Gustavson (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Charlesbridge Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 1570918716 Chapters.ca Amazon.com What’s the likelihood that a crusty feline sticking stubbornly to a boy’s sk...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #22 Updated: 2008-06-29 01:19:12 Description: This listener submitted review comes from Kevin Hodgson of Kevins Meandering Mind blog. This is Kevin’s fifth review for our show! He’ll soon need his own theme music. This time, Kevin shares his thought about Aunt Chip and the Great Tr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Connecting with Val Willis: The Magic of My Horse, My Passion Updated: 2008-06-30 05:00:18 Description: Val Willis is connected to an extraordinary number of people through two things: My Horse, My Passion: Riding tips for all ages, a book written by her daughter, Kenra, when Kenra was 11 years old; and, Val’s energetic way of spreading good che...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Crackerjack Crankiness: Im Not Cute! Updated: 2008-07-02 05:00:32 Description: Author: Johnathan Allen (on JOMB) Illustrator: Johnathan Allen Published: 2005 Hyperion (on JOMB) ISBN: 0786837209 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Caustic scowls and harried helplessness take turns on the face of an overtired owlet in this hilariously endeari...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flipped Fundamentals: A isnt for Fox (An Isnt Alphabet) Updated: 2008-07-04 05:00:52 Description: Author: Wendy Ulmer (on JOMB) Illustrator: Laura Knorr (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Sleeping Bear Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1585363197 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Smiling eyes, tumbling rhyme and richly illustrated mischief take centre stage in this roundabout ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bewitching Beginnings: How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet (Native American Animal Origin Stories) Updated: 2008-07-05 23:00:21 Description: Author: Gerald Hausman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Ashley Wolff (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Irie Books ISBN: 0970911262 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Earthy, folk art and simple, friendly narrative intrigue and entertain us with seven traditional Coushatta, Tsimsh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kevin Bolger becomes a first time published author Updated: 2008-07-07 05:00:32 Description: By day he’s the popular Mr. B, a reading and writing teacher at First Avenue Public School in Ottawa. At night, he’s the creator of a fantasy world from medieval times — a time of not-so-brave-knights. Kevin Bolger launched his fir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heeding Homelessness: Lily and the Paper Man Updated: 2008-07-09 05:00:45 Description: Author: Rebecca Upjohn (on JOMB) Illustrator: Renne Benoit (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Second Story Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 189718719X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Fall rain surrenders to vividly blustering snow as a young girl thinks her way from fear through...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Roamin Numerals: Missing Math (A Number Mystery) Updated: 2008-07-11 05:00:39 Description: Author: Loreen Leedy (on JOMB) Illustrator: Loreen Leedy Published: 2007 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761453857 Shocked expressions, rhyming clamor and high contrast chaos create a dazzling disguise for this sneaky introduction to the importan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A celebration of 400 episodes in two years Updated: 2008-07-13 01:25:28 Description: We celebrate 400 episodes in two years by reflecting on what we’ve accomplished, what we’ve learned and what we’d like to see in children’s literature. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode. Books, reviews, in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Katie McAllaster Weaver Updated: 2008-07-14 05:00:42 Description: Some books are so perfect, you’d swear the idea must have just poured out of the author’s head and on to the pages of their notebook. It might have taken an afternoon. Not so with the picture book Bill in a China Shop. Author Katie McAll...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Bob Staake Updated: 2008-07-15 04:26:16 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book children’s book podcast, we’ve been conducting short interviews with each of this spring’s Love of Reading Gallery contributors. These interviews will be publ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Loving Your Label: Patrick the Somnambulist Updated: 2008-07-16 05:00:09 Description: Author: Sarah Ackerley (on JOMB) Illustrator: Sarah Ackerley Published: 2008 Blooming Tree Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1933831073 Amazon.com Quiet absurdity and understated text relay the hilarious tale of a unique young penguin who swaps stigma for stupen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Lee Edward Fodi Updated: 2008-07-17 05:00:43 Description: When we put out the call for illustrations that promote a love of reading, we didn’t expect to receive 51 submissions in about a month. As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book childrens book podcast, were cond...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Structure, Strengths, Strategies and Stretching: Clementines Letter Updated: 1970-01-01 03:59:59 Description: 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 brimming with insight and humour, this clever a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Putting Peckish in Perspective: The Butter Man Updated: 2008-07-23 05:00:05 Description: Author: Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou Illustrator: Julie Klear Essakalli Published: 2008 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 1580891276 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Mouth-watering memories of fresh bread and butter and the crawling gnawing of famine’s w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Deborah Zemke Updated: 2008-07-24 05:00:15 Description: It’s a fun job and somebody has to do it. We’re talking about interviewing 51 artists — professionals, hobbyists and children — about their drawings for our Love of Reading Gallery. It’s all part of the celebration of t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Contagious Wordplaygious: The HICCUPotamus Updated: 2008-07-25 05:00:32 Description: Author: Aaron Zenz (on JOMB) Illustrator: Aaron Zenz Published: 2005 Dogs in Hats Publishing ISBN: 1594450331 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Frantic antics and logically nonsensical rhyme make this hiccup-halting tactic extravaganza an addictive pick for pre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #23 Updated: 2008-07-27 00:21:04 Description: This listener submitted review comes from Kevin Hodgson of Kevins Meandering Mind blog. As a gift to Kevin for this, his sixth listener submitted review, we have provided Kevin with his own theme music. In this entertaining contribution, Kevin share...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Siri Weber Feeney Updated: 2008-07-28 05:00:15 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast, were conducting short interviews with each of 51 contributors to our Love of Reading Gallery. These interviews will be published three times a week a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading - Rebecca Gavney Driscoll Updated: 2008-07-29 05:00:55 Description: When we put out the call for illustrations that promote a love of reading, we didnt expect to receive 51 submissions in about a month. As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast, were conducti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Desert Zest: 52 Days By Camel (My Sahara Adventure) Updated: 2008-07-30 05:00:17 Description: 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 snow, salt, sandstorms, camel spit and souks in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Lapdogs and Legends: Biscuits in the Cupboard Updated: 2008-08-01 05:00:45 Description: Author: Barbara Nichol (on JOMB) Illustrator: Philippe Beha Published: 1997 Fitzhenry & Whiteside (on JOMB) ISBN: 0773759360 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Packed with punchlines, puzzles, spookiness and spunk, these forty fabulous fur-filled poems keep ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #24 Updated: 2008-08-03 01:17:59 Description: On this edition, we play a listener submitted review from New Zealand and two that we recorded in the Rogers Television green room in Ottawa. Kate Redmond, Librarian at Sue Thomson-Casey Memorial Library (Westport, New Zealand), reviews Blanche and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Ruth Sanderson Updated: 2008-08-04 05:00:22 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast, were conducting short interviews with each of 51 contributors to our Love of Reading Gallery. These interviews will be published three times a week a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Oliver Jeffers Updated: 2008-08-05 05:00:49 Description: When we put out the call for illustrations that promote a love of reading, we didnt expect to receive 51 submissions in about a month. As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast, were conducti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creative Vision: My Travelin Eye Updated: 2008-08-06 05:00:22 Description: Author: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw Published: 2008 Henry Holt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0805081690 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Funky paint and collage artwork and breezy first person narrative provide an eye-opening peek...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Lucy Autrey Wilson Updated: 2008-08-07 05:00:24 Description: There’s no turning back, now. We’re eight interviews into fifty-one with illustrators and children — artists all — who’ve contributed amazing illustrations that promote a love of reading for the Just One More Book!! pod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Soul Tonic and Spoonerisms: If I Had a Million Onions Updated: 2008-08-08 05:00:41 Description: Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB) Illustrator: Yayo (Diego Herrera) Published: 2005 Tradewind Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1896580785 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Tangy rainbow-fashioned sketches and popping, crackling, soaring, gliding rhyme make these sixty three...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #25 Updated: 2008-08-09 21:21:16 Description: On this edition, we play one listener submitted review: The Penderwicks (by Jeanne Birdsall) reviewed by Jennifer Other books mentioned: Little House on the Prairie Anne of Green Gables Check out our lively coverage of the launch of Before Green ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Gregory Walters Updated: 2008-08-11 05:00:23 Description: Every now and then we’re contacted by an author or illustrator that’s passing through town and would like to meet us where the Just One More Book!! action really happens — our favourite coffee shop. On this edition, we’re join...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Idol Ambition: The Fisherman and the Turtle Updated: 2008-08-13 05:00:38 Description: Author: Eric Kimmel (on JOMB) Illustrator: Martha Aviles (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761453873 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Cheery, stylized illustrations and friendly, informal narration breath new life into this traditio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sizzling Rhythm: Dirty Dog Boogie Updated: 2008-08-15 05:00:08 Description: Author: Loris Lesynski (on JOMB) Illustrator: Loris Lesynski Published: 1999 Annick (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550375725 Chapters.ca Amazon.com If these thirty-two pages of flipping, flopping, bouncing, buzzing, twitching, itching, hissing, humming, fizzing, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Peeps, Projectiles and Prima Donnas: Thing-Thing Updated: 2008-08-20 05:00:47 Description: Author: Cary Fagan (on JOMB) Illustrator: Nicolas Debon (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887768393 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dizzying perspectives, deadpan musings and the small scale dramas of everyday life turn a slo-mo tumble f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Denise Simon Updated: 2008-08-21 05:00:20 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast, were conducting short interviews with each of 51 contributors to our Love of Reading Gallery. These interviews are being published as extra shows in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life is Good: Jillian Jiggs Updated: 2008-08-22 05:00:00 Description: Author: Phoebe Gilman Illustrator: Phoebe Gilman Published: 1985 Scholastic Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0590413406 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Good friends, good intentions and an unstoppable stream of creativity: this infectiously upbeat tale of disarray, dist...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Addictive Non-Fiction: Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds Updated: 2008-08-24 02:00:32 Description: Author: Jeff Crosby & Shelley Ann Jackson Illustrator: Shelley Ann Jackson & Jeff Crosby Published: 2008 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887768156 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Rich, realistic, edge-to-edge illustrations full of action, maps and lovab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Lane Smith Updated: 2008-08-25 05:00:52 Description: Whether the theme is politics, science or math, Lane Smith is always able to entertain his readers with a striking relationship between words and art. And today, August 25, 2008, he’s celebrating his 49th birthday. Happy birthday, Lane! On th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Diane deGroat Updated: 2008-08-26 05:00:55 Description: Its a fun job and somebody has to do it. Were talking about interviewing 51 artists, professionals, hobbyists and children artists all about their drawings for our Love of Reading Gallery. Its all part of the celebration of the second annivers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Slapstick Mapwork: The Scrambled States of America Talent Show Updated: 2008-08-27 05:00:32 Description: Author: Laurie Keller (on JOMB) Illustrator: Laurie Keller Published: 2008 Henry Holt and Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0805079971 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Gaffes, guffaws and gargantuan grins explode from page after page of frantic action as fifty fervent Ameri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Tom Bojarczuk Updated: 2008-08-28 05:00:25 Description: Theres no turning back, now. Were eleven interviews into fifty-one with illustrators and children artists all whove contributed amazing illustrations that promote a love of reading for the Just One More Book!! podcasts Love of Reading Gallery...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seasons, Silk & Separation: Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep Updated: 2008-08-29 05:00:41 Description: Author: Susan Lendroth Illustrator: Ral Alln Published: 2008 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1582462321 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Haunting illustrations and tranquil, heartfelt rhyme describe a young girl’s yearning, worry and unyielding love fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Kevin Levell Updated: 2008-08-30 21:00:18 Description: When we put out the call for illustrations that promote a love of reading, we didnt expect to receive 51 submissions in about a month. As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast, were conducti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Cyd Moore Updated: 2008-09-01 05:00:35 Description: There’s one thing you can count on when it comes children’s book creators; they’re wildly passionate about what they do and what they believe in which is typically literacy and a love of reading. Count illustrator Cyd Moore among th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Welcome Ramadan: Night of the Moon (A Muslim Holiday Story) Updated: 2008-09-03 05:00:40 Description: Author: Hena Khan Illustrator: Julie Paschkis Published: 2008 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811860620 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Luminous geometric patterning, spacious blue views of the changing moon and warm orange spreads of bustling celebration gi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Prehistoric Rock: Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp Updated: 2008-09-05 05:00:29 Description: Author: Carol Diggory Shields Illustrator: Scott Nash Published: 1997 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763638870 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Thirty one pages of rowdy, rhyming rumpus slide sneakily to a snuggly spread of catchy yawns and snores in this s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love of Reading Gallery - Andy J. Smith Updated: 2008-09-06 22:00:39 Description: As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! childrens book podcast, weve been conducting short interviews with each of 51 contributors to our Love of Reading Gallery. These interviews are being published as extra show...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Suzan Nadimi Updated: 2008-09-08 05:00:06 Description: It seems obvious now, but before conducting the interview you’re about to hear I had never considered how each culture, each part of the world has its own unique style to storytelling. On this edition of Just One More Book!!, Suzan Nadimi, auth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sterility is the Smother of Invention: Inventor McGregor Updated: 2008-09-10 05:00:06 Description: Author: Kathleen T. Pelley Illustrator: Michael Chesworth Published: 2006 Farrar, Strauss and Giroux (on JOMB) ISBN: 0374336067 Snappy storytelling and lively illustrations convey how disorder and diversions inspire an oasis of creativity while a ste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bedbug Busters: But If They Do Updated: 2008-09-12 05:00:52 Description: Author: Bill Richardson Illustrator: Marc Mongeau (on JOMB) Published: 2003 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550377868 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Toasty tones, a hint of terror and boisterous, confident rhyme make this gleeful triumph over imagined dangers ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art and Books of Maurice Sendak Updated: 2008-09-14 02:00:04 Description: Mark was in Philadelphia last weekend to attend a conference called PodCamp Philly. The sessions focused on social media and podcasting. After delivering a session, Mark was approached by Melissa Thiessen who told him about an exhibit of art and chi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Gloria Houston: Grieving, Life and Childrens Books Updated: 2008-09-15 05:00:49 Description: We’ve often suggested on Just One More Book!! that children’s books are an important way to introduce children to complex topics. Death and the celebration of life is one such topic and we’ve reviewed books such as My Great-Aunt Ar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chilly Silliness: The Shivers in the Fridge Updated: 2008-09-17 05:00:27 Description: Author: Fran Manushkin Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky Published: 2006 Dutton (on JOMB) ISBN: 0525469435 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Crankiness, chattering teeth and camouflaged edible architecture make this unusual icebox exodus a surprisingly popular adv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Dogs Eye View: Stella, Unleashed Updated: 2008-09-19 05:01:16 Description: Author: Linda Ashman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Paul Meisel (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Sterling Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 1402739877 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Unabashed autobiographical poems and hilariously expressive illustrations provide the observatio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dogged Determination: Night Running (How James Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog) Updated: 2008-09-20 19:00:06 Description: Author: Elisa Carbone Illustrator: E. B. Lewis (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Knopf Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 037582247X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Haunting, heartbreaking and not for the faint of heart, this gorgeously illustrated true tale of trial and triumph ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jon Scieszka: The True Story of The National Book Festival Updated: 2008-09-22 05:00:47 Description: For the last 8 years, the United States Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council have hosted an amazing celebration of literacy and children’s books. It’s called The National Book Festival. This year’s Festival wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD No Holts Barred: Do Unto Otters (A Book About Manners) Updated: 2008-09-24 05:01:14 Description: Author: Laurie Keller (on JOMB) Illustrator: Laurie Keller Published: 2007 Henry Holt and Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0805079963 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Cluttered with comedy, melodrama and earthy, Looney-Toonesque artwork, this brilliant guide to social succ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fear-free Flying: The Noisy Airplane Ride Updated: 2008-09-26 05:00:41 Description: Author: Mike Downs Illustrator: David Gordon Published: 2003 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1582461570 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Whirrrs, roars, thuds, clunks and dings are exposed as the expected soundtrack of a safe and exciting flight in this warm an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pondering Self-Publishing Updated: 2008-09-27 20:00:06 Description: Today we stray from our standard format for an unplanned and extremely rambly chat about our observations of and unqualified opinions about self-publishing children’s books. Books mentioned: Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers Spotty ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chat with Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky Updated: 2008-09-29 05:00:16 Description: Picture book art comes in many forms and styles. It can be vibrant and playful, lush and detailed, sketch-like and minimalist, and even explosive like pop-up books. Because he has so effectively used different styles of art and writing in his books ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Horror and Heroism: The Donkey of Gallipoli (A True Story of Courage in World War I) Updated: 2008-10-01 05:00:09 Description: Author: Mark Greenwood (on JOMB) Illustrator: Fran Lessac (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763639133 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Deceptively simple looking folk art illustrations, uncluttered narration and sparse, intimate utte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Book in the Hand is Worth.? Updated: 2008-10-02 11:00:22 Description: Well, our listeners didn’t weigh in yesterday on the perils of reading to a class with the help of a document camera and projector, but we did put the question out to Twitter and the few responses we received were highly in favour of book-in-ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Slick Bedtime Soft Shoe: Darkness Slipped In Updated: 2008-10-03 05:00:34 Description: Author: Ella Burfoot Illustrator: Ella Burfoot Published: 2008 Kingfisher (on JOMB) ISBN: 0753462095 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Glossy black skulking is no match for unflappable spunk in this inventively illustrated bedtime ditty. Other books mentioned: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comic Currency: The Hilarious Adventures of Mish and Mash Updated: 2008-10-04 20:00:01 Description: Illustrator: Remie Geoffroi Published: 2008 OwlKids ISBN: 2895792089 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Loads of grade-school laughs, visual variety and the ongoing antics of the two exuberant monsters who are building the book make this collection of riddles, j...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Ian Whybrow on Booktrust and Booktime Updated: 2008-10-06 05:00:28 Description: Not everyone has the means to own children’s books; some have other priorities. And, with the increasing pace of the modern era, a growing number of parents are finding it difficult to find the time or energy to sit down with their children to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Truth, Tyranny and Teamwork: The Mysterious Benedict Society Updated: 2008-06-11 05:00:43 Description: 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 to the rank of super-power as four stray eleven ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Looking For Me: Ruby the Copycat Updated: 2008-06-13 05:00:54 Description: Author: Peggy Rathmann Illustrator: Peggy Rathmann Published: 1991 Scholastic (on JOMB) ISBN: 0590474235 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Spare, natural dialogue, carefully chosen details and keenly expressive illustrations keep us alternately giggling and cri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Yael Schy Updated: 2008-06-02 05:00:43 Description: Simply put, collaboration can make good things great. Now, more than ever, individuals and organizations have embraced the concept of we are smarter than me, internally and in partnerships with their competitors in something that’s been dubbed...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scribes, Shadows and Freedom of Speech: The Story of the Search for the Story Updated: 2008-06-04 05:00:00 Description: Author: Bjorn Sortland Illustrator: Lars Elling Published: 1995 CarolRhoda (on JOMB) ISBN: 1575053756 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A swirling stew of settings, characters and literary greats drift between puzzling nested plots and enticing factual referenc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Are You Podcrastinating? Join us at Podcasters Across Borders Updated: 2008-06-07 23:10:21 Description: Today we stray from our beloved childrens books to invite you into the podcasting fold. If youre a podcaster or a podcaster-to-be who is in need of a nudge Kingston, Ontario is the place to be the weekend of June 20-22, 2008. Podcasters Across ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Gloria Spielman Updated: 2008-06-09 05:00:27 Description: If you were to judge a book by its cover, or a biographical story by what you may already have learned, you may miss out on some incredible characters and plot elements. For example, the book Janusz Korczak’s Children. If you were to dismiss t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Orchestrating Inspiration: Lady Liberty - A Biography Updated: 2008-05-28 05:00:18 Description: Author: Doreen Rappaport Illustrator: Matt Tavares Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763625302 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Stunningly warm, intimate illustrations and eleven candid first person accounts capture the crescendo of Lady Libert...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Panting Play-by-Play: A Day in the life of Murphy Updated: 2008-05-30 05:00:13 Description: Author: Alice Provensen Illustrator: Alice Provensen Published: 2003 Simon & Schuster (on JOMB) ISBN: 1416918000 Chapters.ca Amazon.com If you’ve ever wondered what’s going on in the mind of a yipping, sniffing, hustling, jumping, man...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Loving Living: Some Helpful Tips For A Better World And A Happier Life Updated: 2008-06-01 01:27:14 Description: This episode of Just One More Book!! is dedicated to the memory of a good friend, Marcel Boudreau, a man who not only knew how to live a happy life, but helped others understand how to live their own happy lives. He made this a better world. We miss ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Naomis tree book launch with Joy Kogawa and Ruth Ohi Updated: 2008-05-19 05:00:10 Description: On May 8, 2008, The Japan Foundation in Toronto, Canada, hosted the launch of Naomi’s Tree, a picture book about friendship written by Joy Kogawa and illustrated by Ruth Ohi. It was a fascinating event that included a display of the real sketc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pleasantly Perplexing: Happy as a Tapir Updated: 2008-05-21 05:00:40 Description: Author: Terry Carbone Illustrator: Keith DuQuette Published: 1992 Viking Juvenile (on JOMB) ISBN: 0670842273 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Rich, imaginative illustrations and generous, poetic text present an endearing fantasy that leaves us pondering issues...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Folktale Fusion: Love and Roast Chicken (A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains) Updated: 2008-05-23 05:00:51 Description: Author: Barbara Knutson Illustrator: Barbara Knutson Published: 2004 Carolrhoda Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1575056577 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A spunky free-ranging guinea pig hero, an equally lovable, gullible villain and the happy mash-up of several famil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heartwarming Silliness: Sleepover Larry Updated: 2008-05-25 01:32:41 Description: Author: Daniel Manus Pinkwater (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jill Pinkwater (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761453148 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Grease your muffin tins and defrost your blueberries, it’s time for another adve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with David Schwartz Updated: 2008-05-26 05:00:18 Description: We generally expect children’s books to educate and entertain children. It’s a special book that inspires a child to experiment and explore the world around them. It takes an author that conducted experiments during their own childhood,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celebrate two years and 400 episodes of promoting childrens books Updated: 2008-05-16 02:42:08 Description: This July, the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast will celebrate its second anniversary and 400th episode of promoting children’s books and literacy. As part of our celebration, we are redesigning our website and would like the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Catchy Coral Chorus: Over in the Ocean (in a Coral Reef) Updated: 2008-05-16 09:00:46 Description: Author: Marianne Berkes Illustrator: Jeanette Canyon Published: 2004 Dawn Publications (on JOMB) ISBN: 1584690623 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Brilliantly peppy polymer clay sculpture and enticing, educational details transform the traditional “...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flowers, Philanthropy and Freedom: Priscilla and the Hollyhocks Updated: 2008-05-17 22:41:15 Description: Author: Anne Broyles Illustrator: Anna Alter (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 1570916756 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Creamy, rounded illustrations and smooth southern narration tell the heartbreaking yet hopeful, true tale of a youn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jason Wells (part 2 of 2) Updated: 2008-05-12 05:00:52 Description: Last week, in part one of a two-part series, I spoke with Jason Wells, Director of Marketing and Publicity for Harry N. Abrams Inc. about the role and career path of the publicist, the high turnover rate in the industry and the evolution of book mark...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Tantrums and Turn-Taking: Pumpkin Soup Updated: 2008-05-14 05:00:26 Description: Author: Helen Cooper Illustrator: Helen Cooper Published: 1998 Farrar, Straus & Giroux (on JOMB) ISBN: 0374460310 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Warmly glowing orange and gold coziness and the hilariously familiar fluctuation from harmony to hysteria and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Permission and Patience: Waiting For Benjamin (A Story about Autism) Updated: 2008-05-09 05:00:30 Description: Author: Alexandra Jessup Altman Illustrator: Susan Keeter Published: 2008 Albert Whitman (on JOMB) ISBN: 0807573647 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Warm, realistic artwork and candid first person narrative highlight the hidden hopes and hardships of an easily...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kicking the Handout Habit: Gracie, The Public Gardens Duck Updated: 2008-05-10 05:00:47 Description: Author: Judith Meyrick Illustrator: Richard Rudnicki Published: 2007 Nimbus Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 1551096455 With spring upon us and green spaces awash with waddling waterfowl, this humourous account of an outraged donation-dependent duck provi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jason Wells (part 1 of 2) Updated: 2008-05-05 05:00:47 Description: It takes a team — an author, illustrator, editor and publisher to name a few — to publish a children’s book. There’s still the matter of getting the word out. On this edition of Just One More Book!!, Mark speaks with Jason We...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Emulating Spaces: McFig & McFly (A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge, and Death with a Happy Ending) Updated: 2008-05-07 05:00:11 Description: Author: Henrik Drescher Illustrator: Henrik Drescher Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763633860 A veneer of feigned pleasantries can’t conceal the ceaseless, senseless competition that corrupts then consumes former friends in t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reading Frenzy: Fire Up With Reading! Updated: 2008-05-04 00:45:05 Description: Author: Toni Buzzeo Illustrator: Sachiko Yoshikawa Published: 2007 Upstart Books ISBN: 1602130191 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Arm-waving exuberance and ear-to-ear grins explode from every page of this energizing literary extravaganza. Other books mentione...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Feudal Food, Facts & Fanfare: A Medieval Feast Updated: 2008-04-20 03:00:33 Description: Author: Aliki (a.k.a. Aliki Liacouras Brandenberg) Illustrator: Aliki Published: 1983 HarperTrophy (on JOMB) ISBN: 0064460509 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Generous illustrations with a fifteenth century flair combine with friendly, accessible narrative to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Andrea Beaty Updated: 2008-04-21 05:00:51 Description: It can be easy to overlook how much enjoyment a young bear and an obsessive student can derive from life. That’s probably why we invented picture books and creative writers. On this edition of Just One More Book!!, Mark speaks with author Andr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Oh, Give Me A Home: Buffalo Music Updated: 2008-04-23 05:00:05 Description: Author: Tracey Fern Illustrator: Lauren Castillo Published: 2008 Clarion (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618723412 A feisty, self-aware pioneer woman, the man who knows and loves her and the coddling of a cabin full of beautiful baby bison — what more could a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seek First To Understand: No English Updated: 2008-04-25 05:01:00 Description: Author: Jacqueline Jules Illustrator: Amy Huntington Published: 2007 Mitten Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1587264749 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Familiar schoolyard dynamics, effective body language and detailed personal narrative relay a story of friendship fum...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #20 Updated: 2008-04-27 01:19:48 Description: This listener submitted review comes from Kevin Hodgson of Kevins Meandering Mind blog. This is Kevin’s fourth review for our show (keep them coming!), and this time he reviews The Three Pigs by David Wiesner. Wed love to hear your thoughts ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Kyra Hicks Updated: 2008-04-28 05:00:06 Description: Children’s books are a phenomenal way to share the remarkable stories of real people. It makes you wonder how generations before us managed to enjoy stories exlusively through the oral tradition, without the combined talents of storytellers an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Superheroes, Sabayad and SUVs: My Friend Jamal Updated: 2008-04-30 05:00:16 Description: Author: Anna McQuinn Illustrator: Anna McQuinn and Ben Frey Published: 2008 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1554511224 Beaming boyhood bliss pops from zesty action-packed photography-and-paint collage as a spunky seven year old proudly presents the shar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pet Peeve: Not Norman (A Goldfish Story) Updated: 2008-05-02 05:00:15 Description: Author: Kelly Bennett Illustrator: Noah Z. Jones Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763627631 Sunny stylized digital images and giggle-inducing grins, grimaces and gestures make a disgruntled pet-owners gradual shift in perspective an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wheelchair Accessible: Best Friend on Wheels Updated: 2008-04-18 05:00:06 Description: Author: Debra Shirley Illustrator: Judy Stead Published: 2008 Albert Whitman (on JOMB) ISBN: 0807588687 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Cheery illustrations and fast moving rhyme expose our awkward first encounters with physical challenges and the rich reward...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sun, Snubs and Striving: My Best Friend Updated: 2008-04-16 05:00:45 Description: Author: Mary Ann Rodman Illustrator: E. B. Lewis (on JOMB) Published: 2005 Puffin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0142408069 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sunshine bounces from dancing water on every page of this gorgeously captured exploration of poolside politics and th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Sting of the Sidelined Sibling: Chlos Birthday. . . and Me Updated: 2008-03-21 06:00:15 Description: Author: Giselle Potter (on JOMB) Illustrator: Giselle Potter Published: 2004 Atheneum/Anne Schwartz (on JOMB) ISBN: 068986230X Chapters.ca Amazon.com In minty blues, greens and creams stirred with rich reds and chocolates, like childhood drawings br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #19 Updated: 2008-03-23 02:08:11 Description: One of the many things we enjoy about producing Just One More Book!! is receiving listener feedback and book reviews. We’ve heard from children, parents, and podcasters… and on a few occasions we’ve even accosted people to tell us...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Shannon Riggs Updated: 2008-03-24 05:00:43 Description: Children’s books are well known to be portals to worlds unknown, entertainment and new ideas. They can also be — and are increasingly becoming — a great tool to help children understand the real world of which they are a part. On t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Slime, Crime and Greediness: The Three Fishing Brothers Gruff Updated: 2008-03-26 05:00:00 Description: Author: Ben Galbraith Illustrator: Ben Galbraith Published: 2007 Hodder & Stoughton (on JOMB) ISBN: 0340893427 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Stubble, nastiness, dead fish and debris transform foul fishing tactics into a riveting affair in this glorio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aaaaaaaaaah, Spring At Last: Hogwood Steps Out (A Good, Good Pig Story) Updated: 2008-03-28 05:00:22 Description: Author: Howard Mansfield Illustrator: Barry Moser Published: 2008 Roaring Brook Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1596432691 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Spilling sunlight, squishy ground and the bliss of a fragrant breeze make the pleasant ponderings of a precocious ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greatness, Gratitude and Generosity: Piano Starts Here (The Young Art Tatum) Updated: 2008-03-29 21:38:42 Description: Author: Robert Andrew Parker Illustrator: Robert Andrew Parker Published: 2008 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375839658 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Breezy, evocative images and fondly recalled, first-person narrative provide an intimate — if imagine...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown Updated: 2008-03-31 05:00:09 Description: More than a few parents — mostly fathers — have long dreaded that fateful question: Where do babies come from? It’s a stress that’s been handed down like an heirloom from generation to generation. Why are we so uncomfortabl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Canine Coastguard: Heroes of Isle aux Morts Updated: 2008-04-02 05:00:36 Description: Author: Alice Walsh Illustrator: Geoff Butler (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887765017 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Based on a true story and starring a Newfoundland dog, this suspenseful account of a daring maritime rescue is an i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Story-coated Storytelling Skills: Show; Dont Tell (Secrets of Writing) Updated: 2008-04-04 05:00:17 Description: Author: Josephine Nobisso Illustrator: Eva Montanari Published: 2001 Gingerbread House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0940112132 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Push-button glass crashing, scratch-and-sniff scent and a cast of warmly illustrated and lovable animal character...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greats Misbehaving: The Book Of Time Outs (A Mostly True History of the Worlds Biggest Troublemakers) Updated: 2008-04-05 16:42:42 Description: Author: Deb Lucke Illustrator: Deb Lucke Published: 2007 Simon & Schuster (on JOMB) ISBN: 1416928294 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Chatty, irreverent narrative and outrageous edge-to-edge illustrations portray the crimes and punishments of fourteen famo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Bob Staake Updated: 2008-04-07 05:00:39 Description: Some people have the gift of being able to communicate ideas and inspire audiences in several industries, in both text and images. It’s particularly exciting when those people draw on their many talents to inspire children with books. On this ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love, Loss and Luxury: Taj Mahal Updated: 2008-04-09 05:00:34 Description: Authors: Caroline Arnold and Madeleine Comora Illustrator: Rahul Bhushan Published: 2007 CarolRhoda Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 076132609X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Strikingly intricate illustrations and lush, detailed narrative transform this four hundred ye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brothers With Borders: The Puddle Pail Updated: 2008-04-11 02:00:59 Description: Author: Elisa Kleven (on JOMB) Illustrator: Elisa Kleven Published: 1997 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1582462062 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This wonderfully cluttered and sweetly retro story of a sibling’s soft struggle for individuality is a he...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Feedback Updated: 2008-04-12 20:50:15 Description: On this edition we play an audio comment from John Meadows of the On the Log podcast (one of Mark’s favourite podcasts), Mark explains K7 days and announces the sketch of us by Bob Staake. Relevant links: On the Log (podcast by John Meadows) I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Lizann Flatt Updated: 2008-04-14 05:00:40 Description: Writing a great story is about knowing the role you’re taking on as the author, the audience you’re trying to reach and the media you’re using. On this edition of Just One More Book!!, Mark speaks with Lizann Flatt, former editor of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brothers With Borders: The Puddle Pail Updated: 2008-04-11 02:00:59 Description: Author: Elisa Kleven (on JOMB) Illustrator: Elisa Kleven Published: 1997 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1582462062 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This wonderfully cluttered and sweetly retro story of a sibling’s soft struggle for individuality is a he...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love, Loss and Luxury: Taj Mahal Updated: 2008-04-09 05:00:34 Description: Authors: Caroline Arnold and Madeleine Comora Illustrator: Rahul Bhushan Published: 2007 CarolRhoda Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 076132609X Chapters.ca Amazon.com Strikingly intricate illustrations and lush, detailed narrative transform this four hundred ye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Bob Staake Updated: 2008-04-07 05:00:39 Description: Some people have the gift of being able to communicate ideas and inspire audiences in several industries, in both text and images. It’s particularly exciting when those people draw on their many talents to inspire children with books. On this ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greats Misbehaving: The Book Of Time Outs (A Mostly True History of the Worlds Biggest Troublemakers) Updated: 2008-04-05 16:42:42 Description: Author: Deb Lucke Illustrator: Deb Lucke Published: 2007 Simon & Schuster (on JOMB) ISBN: 1416928294 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Chatty, irreverent narrative and outrageous edge-to-edge illustrations portray the crimes and punishments of fourteen famo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greatness, Gratitude and Generosity: Piano Starts Here (The Young Art Tatum) Updated: 2008-03-29 21:38:42 Description: Author: Robert Andrew Parker Illustrator: Robert Andrew Parker Published: 2008 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375839658 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Breezy, evocative images and fondly recalled, first-person narrative provide an intimate — if imagine...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown Updated: 2008-03-31 05:00:09 Description: More than a few parents — mostly fathers — have long dreaded that fateful question: Where do babies come from? It’s a stress that’s been handed down like an heirloom from generation to generation. Why are we so uncomfortabl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Canine Coastguard: Heroes of Isle aux Morts Updated: 2008-04-02 05:00:36 Description: Author: Alice Walsh Illustrator: Geoff Butler (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887765017 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Based on a true story and starring a Newfoundland dog, this suspenseful account of a daring maritime rescue is an i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Story-coated Storytelling Skills: Show; Dont Tell (Secrets of Writing) Updated: 2008-04-04 05:00:17 Description: Author: Josephine Nobisso Illustrator: Eva Montanari Published: 2001 Gingerbread House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0940112132 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Push-button glass crashing, scratch-and-sniff scent and a cast of warmly illustrated and lovable animal character...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aaaaaaaaaah, Spring At Last: Hogwood Steps Out (A Good, Good Pig Story) Updated: 2008-03-28 05:00:22 Description: Author: Howard Mansfield Illustrator: Barry Moser Published: 2008 Roaring Brook Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1596432691 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Spilling sunlight, squishy ground and the bliss of a fragrant breeze make the pleasant ponderings of a precocious ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #19 Updated: 2008-03-23 02:08:11 Description: One of the many things we enjoy about producing Just One More Book!! is receiving listener feedback and book reviews. We’ve heard from children, parents, and podcasters… and on a few occasions we’ve even accosted people to tell us...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Shannon Riggs Updated: 2008-03-24 05:00:43 Description: Children’s books are well known to be portals to worlds unknown, entertainment and new ideas. They can also be — and are increasingly becoming — a great tool to help children understand the real world of which they are a part. On t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Slime, Crime and Greediness: The Three Fishing Brothers Gruff Updated: 2008-03-26 05:00:00 Description: Author: Ben Galbraith Illustrator: Ben Galbraith Published: 2007 Hodder & Stoughton (on JOMB) ISBN: 0340893427 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Stubble, nastiness, dead fish and debris transform foul fishing tactics into a riveting affair in this glorio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Smart Thinking: Is A Worry Worrying You? Updated: 2007-11-21 05:00:56 Description: Author: Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz Illustrator: Marie Le Tourneau Published: 2005 Tanglewood Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1933718056 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Collossal, consuming and yet so confoundedly intangible, that elusive gnawing that steals ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bliss, Slips and Forgiveness: Jamelas Dress Updated: 2007-11-23 05:00:35 Description: Author: Niki Daly (on JOMB) Illustrator: Niki Daly Published: 1999 Farrar Straus Giroux (on JOMB) ISBN: 0374437203 Chapters.ca BN.com Gorgeously expressive illustrations capture the small pleasures of a dreamy preschooler, the chaos of failed judgmen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Siblings and Solitude: Cuddly Dudley Updated: 2007-11-25 01:59:08 Description: Author: Jez Alborough Illustrator: Jez Alborough Published: 1995 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1564025055 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A determined crowd of affectionate penguins, acres of cartoon ice floes and a healthy balance of group hugging and ir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Christine Tripp Updated: 2007-11-26 05:00:52 Description: I’d always thought the children’s book publishing industry demanded its community to be based in obvious big cities like New York, Toronto and London so it’s exciting to find out that there are amazing children’s book authors ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fishy Water-Coloured Memories: When-I-Was-a-Little-Girl Updated: 2007-11-28 05:00:39 Description: Author: Rachna Gilmore (on JOMB) Illustrator: Renne Benoit Published: 2006 Second Story Press ISBN: 1897187122 Chapters.ca Amazon.com They say comparison is the source of all suffering. Yet, while we can usually resist comparing one child to anothe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Infectious Burlesque: Science Verse Updated: 2007-11-30 05:00:01 Description: Author: Jon Scieszka Illustrator: Lane Smith Published: 2004 Penguin Young Reader (on JOMB) ISBN: 0670062693 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Mother Goose, Longfellow and Edgar Allen Poe get a jolt of unshakable Scieszkan nonsense in this addictive collectio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #14 Updated: 2007-12-02 02:29:10 Description: In this episode, we play a listener submitted review: The Goat in the Rug reviewed by Susan Connell Biggs We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to ju...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Dr. Charlotte Cowan Updated: 2007-12-03 05:00:46 Description: How many parents have been woken up in the middle of the night by a child with an incredibly sore ear? It’s the unknown for both the child and the parent that causes concern, especially at a time when their own doctor may not be available. Ent...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keeping All Our Fingers: May I Pet Your Dog? (How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs) Updated: 2007-12-05 06:00:24 Description: Author: Stephanie Calmenson (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jan Ormerod Published: 2007 Clarion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618510346 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Three adorable dogs and plenty of vicarious petting cleverly disguise the delivery of essential, clearly st...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Caged Wisdom: The Rich Man and the Parrot Updated: 2007-12-07 06:00:42 Description: Author: Suzan Nadimi Illustrator: Ande Cook Published: 2007 Albert Whitman & Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0807550590 Amazon.ca Amazon.com Lyrical dialog and sweet, somehow soothing illustrations bring to life an 800 year old story of fondness and freedo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #15 Updated: 2007-12-09 02:56:22 Description: In this episode, we play a listener submitted review: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick reviewed by Kevin Hodgson We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in emai...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Joan Buzick Updated: 2007-12-10 06:00:21 Description: Let me ask you a question. What went right today? It’s a powerful question that makes you think about your day and prompts you to give it a positive shine. It can also be a great conversation starter. On this edition of Just One More Book, au...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Frankincense and Mirth: Humphreys First Christmas Updated: 2007-12-12 06:00:40 Description: Author: Carol Heyer Illustrator: Carol Heyer Published: 2007 Ideals Publications ISBN: 0824955595 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Relayed with the pomp of an indignant camel and replete with starlit sandscapes, stunning, sometimes comical close-ups and loads ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Enkindling Generosity: Wenceslas Updated: 2007-12-14 06:00:20 Description: Author: Geraldine McCaughrean Illustrator: Christian Birmingham Published: 2005 Random House Group (on JOMB) ISBN: 0552549096 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Richly retold with storytelling flair and depicted by enveloping impressionist artwork, the tradition...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jen Robinson Updated: 2007-12-17 06:00:51 Description: There’s a feature of children’s books that’s often talked about, though a surprisingly high number of people are not willing to admit; you don’t have to be a child to enjoy one. In fact, you don’t even need to have a ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Art, Anxiety and Inspiring Acceptance: Emily Updated: 2007-12-19 06:00:12 Description: Author: Michael Bedard Illustrator: Barbara Cooney Published: 1992 Dell Dragonfly Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0440417406 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Warm, evocative illustrations and beautifully worded, thought provoking narration make this fictional encounte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Our feeble attempt at a Desert Island 10 Updated: 2007-12-21 06:00:44 Description: You’d think it would be easy to pick favourite children’s books. Indeed, that’s what Mark thought. As it turns out, there are far too many amazing children’s books, authors and illustrators to limit ourselves to just ten choi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Carol Heyer Updated: 2007-12-24 06:00:44 Description: Relatable characters and stories facilitate a strong connection between the reader and the book. It doesn’t matter whether or not the stories are real, only that the reader can relate to the feelings that are core to the story. The same is tr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plucky in Pink: Ballerina Dreams - A True Story Updated: 2007-12-26 06:00:22 Description: Author: Lauren Thompson Illustrator: James Estrin Published: 2007 Feiwel & Friends (on JOMB) ISBN: 0312370296 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sixty photographs packed with joy, beauty and palpable excitement tell the inspiring, true story of five beauti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Macro, Micro and Moonlight: Yuck. A Love Story Updated: 2007-12-28 06:00:17 Description: Author: Don Gillmor Illustrator: Marie-Louise Gay (on JOMB) Published: 2000 Fitzhenry & Whiteside (on JOMB) ISBN: 0773732187 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Enchanting moonlit expanses, snappy, intelligent narration and plenty of clever details turn the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dinner with James McCann, Kirsti Wakelin and Lee Edward Fodi Updated: 2007-12-31 06:00:18 Description: One of the amazing things about producing Just One More Book!! is getting geek out on subjects of literature and literacy with the incredible people behind children’s books. One such occasion took place at the Steamworks Brewing Company in Van...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happy New Year!!! Updated: 2008-01-01 03:06:04 Description: Happy new year to everyone in the Just One More Book!! community. Thank you and all the best for a fantastic 2008! – Mark and Andrea ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II Updated: 2008-01-02 06:00:25 Description: Author: Lita Judge Illustrator: Lita Judge Published: 2007 Hyperion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1423100085 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Eye-opening scatterings of yellowed newspaper footprints, handwritten lists and aged, intimate snapshots make vivid this beau...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cybil Resistance: Go To Bed, Monster! Updated: 2008-01-04 06:00:45 Description: Author: Natasha Wing Illustrator: Sylvie Kantorovitz Published: 2007 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0152057757 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Featuring playful, childlike drawings, imaginary adventure and the familiar ping-pong interaction of every stall tactic in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with 2007 Cybils Non-Fiction Picture Book Panelists Tricia Stohr-Hunt and Fiona Bayrock Updated: 2008-01-07 05:01:29 Description: Fall 2007 reading at our house had a higher than usual non-fiction slant as Andrea joined kidLit bloggers: Tricia Stohr-Hunt of The Miss Rumphius Effect Fiona Bayrock of Books and ???????Rocks Emily Beeson of Whimsy Books Jennifer Schultz of Kiddos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sneaky, Cheeky, Catchy: Where in the Wild? Updated: 2008-01-09 06:00:05 Description: Author: David Schwartz & Yael Schy Illustrator: Dwight Kuhn Published: 2007 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1582462070 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Ten pleasantly familiar animals perch boldly exposed — yet cleverly concealed — in full page...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Rhyming Bedtime Romp: Roar of a Snore Updated: 2008-01-11 06:00:09 Description: Author: Marsha Diane Arnold (on JOMB) Illustrator: Pierre Pratt (on JOMB) view portfolio Published: 2006 Penguin Young Reader (on JOMB) ISBN: 0803729367 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Gorgeously funky, dark but glowing illustrations and soon-to-be classic r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #16 Updated: 2008-01-13 02:06:39 Description: In this episode, we read a a listener submitted review and our daughter Lucy tells us about one of her current favourite authors. Books reviewed: Kapow! and Ker-splash! reviewed by Kris Ehmen Dial-a-Ghost, Monster Mission, The Beasts of Clawstone Ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jane Ray Updated: 2008-01-14 06:00:42 Description: For twenty years, Jane Ray has been dazzling the children’s book world with rich and exotic illustrations for stories that include fairy tales, cultural and biblical stories, Shakespeare and more. She’s become involved in promoting aware...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Songbirds and Suffrage: Shes Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head Updated: 2008-01-16 06:00:37 Description: Author: Kathryn Lasky (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Catrow (on JOMB) Published: 1995 Hyperion (on JOMB) ISBN: 0786811641 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Scowls, gasps and frowns abound in this surprisingly informative yet thoroughly entertaining account of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Straight from the Pooches Mouths: Good Dog Updated: 2008-01-18 06:00:22 Description: Author: Maya Gottfried Illustrator: Robert Rahway Zakanitch Published: 2005 Dragonfly Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0553113836 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Full page, personality-packed portraits, deceptively adorable sketched studies and frank, enthusiastic poems...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Margaret Eaton about Family Literacy Day Updated: 2008-01-19 23:00:28 Description: January 27 is the ABC Canada Literacy Foundation’s Family Literacy Day; an event that celebrates and promotes literacy, with a family twist. Across the country, libraries, schools, community centres, arts centres, and homes — maybe even y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Henry Winkler Updated: 2008-01-21 06:00:56 Description: According to the website ReadingSuccessLab.com, Government statistics show 25 million Americans are functionally illiterate. The primary cause is dyslexia or one of its many variants. Through their children’s book series, Hank Zipzer: The World...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Eva Ibbotson Updated: 2008-01-22 02:00:18 Description: Her books are wonderfully imaginative, action-packed, suspenseful and filled with vividly humourous characters and situations with great messages about human nature. And today, January 21, 2008, she’s celebrating her 83rd birthday. (Happy Birth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earned Learning: Rubys Wish Updated: 2008-01-23 06:00:35 Description: Author: Shirin Yim Bridges Illustrator: Sophie Blackall (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811834905 Chapters.ca Amazon.com The hush of dependable peaches and greens gently gives way to a crescendo of red in this thoughtfull...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exquisite Insanity: There Were Monkeys in my Kitchen! Updated: 2008-01-25 06:00:55 Description: Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB) Illustrator: Marc Mongeau (on JOMB) Published: 1992 Doubleday Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 0385254709 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Concentrated comedy, chaos, and commotion explode from every detail-packed image and fervent vers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Bees Knees: Jazz ABZ (An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits) Updated: 2008-01-26 23:00:16 Description: Author: Wynton Marsalis Phil Schaap Illustrator: Paul Rogers Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763621358 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Vintage poster-style illustrations and meticulously crafted poems pay tribute to the skill, spirit and sty...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Natasha Wing Updated: 2008-01-28 06:00:23 Description: When she was little she wanted to be a teacher, in high school a tennis player and in college a paleontologist. She eventually went into advertising before starting her own public relations firm and since 1992 has been an author of children’s ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reptilian Rivalry: Spotty & Eddie Learn to Compromise Updated: 2008-01-30 06:01:02 Description: Author: Lisa M. Chalifoux Illustrator: Heather Castles Published: 2008 Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1425155472 Trafford.com Amazon.com What could be more giggle-inducing than recognizing our own human foibles in a pair of sweet and spunky turtles? With...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sixths Sense: Full House (An Invitation to Fractions) Updated: 2008-02-01 06:00:52 Description: Author: Dayle Ann Dodds (on JOMB) Illustrator: Abby Carter (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763624683 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Cheerfully wobbly illustrations combine with rhyme, repetition and a cast of colourful character...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skill & Survival: The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish Updated: 2008-02-03 04:00:21 Description: Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin (on JOMB) Illustrator: Beth Krommes (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Houghton Mifflin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618548955 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Soothing speculation, striking details and spellbinding scratchboard art present a gri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Simon James Updated: 2008-02-04 06:00:12 Description: As a child, he spent much of his time drawing and stapling stories into little books. His path to eventually becoming a children’s book author and illustrator — and ambassador of learning — included stops as a police officer, resta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lace, Lore and Laughter: Aunt Claires Yellow Beehive Hair Updated: 2008-02-06 06:00:04 Description: Author: Deborah Blumenthal Illustrator: Mary GrandPre Published: 2007 Pelican Publishing Company (on JOMB) ISBN: 1589804910 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Warmth, humour and fond remembrance waft through this beautifully worded and evocatively illustrated e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Criticism, Confidence and Caring: A Very Unusual Dog Updated: 2008-02-08 06:00:27 Description: Author: Dorothy Joan Harris Illustrator: Kim LaFave (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Scholastic Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439937183 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Hazy, gold and red, retro artwork and snappy, all-too-familiar bickering make this simple yet surprisin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Refined Irreverence: Lady Lupins Book of Etiquette Updated: 2008-02-10 00:20:56 Description: Author: Babette Cole Illustrator: Babette Cole Published: 2001 Peachtree Publishers ISBN: 1561452572 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Growls, scowls and rowdiness meet high-brow how-to in this boisterous blend of rules and rule-breaking. Speaking of civility, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Oliver Jeffers Updated: 2008-02-11 06:00:28 Description: As an artist, he says that his work in children’s picture books is only a small part of what he does; however, because the books are for children, people may view his work as being of less value. His fine art is powerful and children’s b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Before Green Gables and 100 Years of Anne Shirley Updated: 2008-02-13 06:56:45 Description: This episode comes to you from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, where a large group of people braved a moderate snowstorm to attend the launch of Before Green Gables, the prequel of Anne of Green Gables. The book launch coincides with the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Lack and Levity: Up Updated: 2008-02-15 06:00:10 Description: Author: Jim LaMarche (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jim LaMarche Published: 2006 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811844455 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dreamy, maritime seascapes and homespun charm are brushed lightly with a glimmer of the extraordinary in this ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #17 Updated: 2008-02-17 00:27:25 Description: In this episode, we play a listener submitted review: Madlenka reviewed by Kevin Hodgson We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to justonemorebook@gm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Judy Sierra Updated: 2008-02-18 06:00:13 Description: A love of folk tales and puppetry, a drive to create and a childhood that included rewards for memorizing poems has made a natural children’s book author of Judy Sierra. Her long list of books and story collections include one of our favourite...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Its Not Easy Being Mean: Mrs. Goat and Her Seven Little Kids Updated: 2008-02-20 06:00:02 Description: Author: Tony Ross (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tony Ross Published: 2004 Andersen Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1842703382 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Thumps, chomps, head butts and the might of the spunky youngest make this refreshingly ridiculous version of the origi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Acceptance Almighty: A Bird About To Sing Updated: 2008-02-22 06:00:42 Description: Author: Laura Nyman Montenegro Illustrator: Laura Nyman Montenegro Published: 2003 Houghton Mifflin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618188657 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dancing, character-filled artwork in rich apricots and olives complements honest first-person expr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skill, Suspense and Standing Tall: Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer Updated: 2008-02-23 23:00:08 Description: Author: Bill Wise Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth Published: 2007 Lee & Low Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1584302690 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This riveting roller coaster of taunts, talent and tenterhooks relays a true story of suffering and success and inv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Pamela Edwards Updated: 2008-02-25 06:00:12 Description: For many of the authors we interview, their first book is a distant memory. Not so with Pamela Edwards. In March 2008 she’ll celebrate the first anniversary of the publication of her first book, Oliver Has Something to Say! On this edition of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plundering Unplugged: Pirate Bob Updated: 2008-02-27 06:00:40 Description: Author: Kathryn Lasky (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Clark (on JOMB) Published: 2006 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 1570915954 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Surprisingly descriptive, thought-provoking text and a cast of goofy, grinning hooligans provide a pee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Peeps, Squeaks and an AWOL Cavy: Oh, Theodore! (Guinea Pig Poems) Updated: 2008-02-29 06:00:16 Description: Author: Susan Katz Illustrator: Stacey Schuett Published: 2007 Clarion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618702229 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Forty-six pages of engaging illustration and thirty-four distinct, rhyme-free poems share the reluctant introduction, susp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #18 Updated: 2008-03-02 04:39:15 Description: In this episode, we play listener submitted reviews recorded on the spot at PodCamp Toronto: Rob Lee (Purl Diving) - Groundsel Paul Boelen - Richard Scary books Jeff Higgins - The Cat in the Hat Mark Boudreau (Rock and Roll Report) - Treasure Islan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Sharron McElmeel Updated: 2008-03-03 03:50:07 Description: According to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Character education involves teaching children about basic human values including honesty, kindness, generosity, courage, freedom, equality, and respect. Sharron McElmeel is a l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Constructing Community: Mattland Updated: 2008-03-05 05:00:16 Description: Author: Hazel Hutchins & Gail Herbert Illustrator: Dusan Petricic (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1554511208 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A clever combination of first person illustration and third-person narrative sweep us fro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monumental Humanity: The Clay Ladies Updated: 2008-03-07 06:00:19 Description: Author: Michael Bedard (on JOMB) Illustrator: Les Tait (on JOMB) Published: 1999 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887765734 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Thoughtful, unhurried narrative and rich, enveloping art capture the clutter and compassion of two celebr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dimples and Double Takes: Baby! Baby! Updated: 2008-03-09 00:27:00 Description: Author: Vicky Ceelen Illustrator: Vicky Ceelen Published: 2008 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375842071 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Facial expression and body language steal the show in this wordless photo gallery starring human infants and their astonish...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Laura McGee Kvasnosky Updated: 2008-03-10 06:00:22 Description: Many writers will tell you to draw on your own experiences as inspiration. This is true of adult and children’s literature. On this edition of Just One More Book!!, Mark speaks with Laura McGee Kvasnosky about her childhood experiences and how...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hilarious Homemade Healing: Doctor Ted Updated: 2008-03-12 06:00:45 Description: Author: Andrea Beaty (on JOMB) Illustrator: Pascal Lemaitre Published: 2008 Margaret K. McElderry (on JOMB) ISBN: 1416928200 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Neither glares nor germs nor a principal’s rage can squelch the earnest examinations and ridicu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sharing Shaggy Friendship: Rosie A Visiting Dogs Story Updated: 2008-03-14 06:00:16 Description: Author: Stephanie Calmenson (on JOMB) Illustrator: Justin Sutcliffe Published: 1994 Clarion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0395654777 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Crisp, candid photographs and friendly, fact-filled text tell the true tale of an exceptionally lovab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Matchless Compassion: Janusz Korczaks Children Updated: 2008-03-16 01:14:09 Description: Author: Gloria Spielman Illustrator: Matthew Archambault Published: 2007 Kar-Ben Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 0822570505 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Uncommonly rich illustrations and detailed, yet accessible, early reader text relay the haunting, true sto...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Lita Judge Updated: 2008-03-16 06:00:34 Description: Imagine finding treasure in your attic, or the attic of a loved one. I’m not talking about a trunk filled with gold and precious stones. I’m talking about a box filled with the pieces of an amazing and true story. On this edition of Jus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plotting a Perfect Parent: Mama Robot Updated: 2008-03-19 06:00:34 Description: Author: Davide Cali Translator: Marcel Danesi Illustrator: Anna Laura Cantone Published: 2008 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887768733 Chapters.ca Amazon.com The cheeky mother-replacement schemings of a disgruntled son and a crackerjack combination o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Sting of the Sidelined Sibling: Chlo??s Birthday. . . and Me Updated: 2008-03-21 06:00:15 Description: Author: Giselle Potter (on JOMB) Illustrator: Giselle Potter Published: 2004 Atheneum/Anne Schwartz (on JOMB) ISBN: 068986230X Chapters.ca Amazon.com In minty blues, greens and creams stirred with rich reds and chocolates, like childhood drawings br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Lita Judge Updated: 2008-03-16 06:00:34 Description: Imagine finding treasure in your attic, or the attic of a loved one. I’m not talking about a trunk filled with gold and precious stones. I’m talking about a box filled with the pieces of an amazing and true story. On this edition of Jus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plotting a Perfect Parent: Mama Robot Updated: 2008-03-19 06:00:34 Description: Author: Davide Cali Translator: Marcel Danesi Illustrator: Anna Laura Cantone Published: 2008 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887768733 Chapters.ca Amazon.com The cheeky mother-replacement schemings of a disgruntled son and a crackerjack combination o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Constructing Community: Mattland Updated: 2008-03-05 05:00:16 Description: Author: Hazel Hutchins & Gail Herbert Illustrator: Dusan Petricic (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Annick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1554511208 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A clever combination of first person illustration and third-person narrative sweep us fro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monumental Humanity: The Clay Ladies Updated: 2008-03-07 06:00:19 Description: Author: Michael Bedard (on JOMB) Illustrator: Les Tait (on JOMB) Published: 1999 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0887765734 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Thoughtful, unhurried narrative and rich, enveloping art capture the clutter and compassion of two celebr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dimples and Double Takes: Baby! Baby! Updated: 2008-03-09 00:27:00 Description: Author: Vicky Ceelen Illustrator: Vicky Ceelen Published: 2008 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375842071 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Facial expression and body language steal the show in this wordless photo gallery starring human infants and their astonish...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Laura McGee Kvasnosky Updated: 2008-03-10 06:00:22 Description: Many writers will tell you to draw on your own experiences as inspiration. This is true of adult and children’s literature. On this edition of Just One More Book!!, Mark speaks with Laura McGee Kvasnosky about her childhood experiences and how...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hilarious Homemade Healing: Doctor Ted Updated: 2008-03-12 06:00:45 Description: Author: Andrea Beaty (on JOMB) Illustrator: Pascal Lemaitre Published: 2008 Margaret K. McElderry (on JOMB) ISBN: 1416928200 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Neither glares nor germs nor a principal’s rage can squelch the earnest examinations and ridicu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sharing Shaggy Friendship: Rosie A Visiting Dogs Story Updated: 2008-03-14 06:00:16 Description: Author: Stephanie Calmenson (on JOMB) Illustrator: Justin Sutcliffe Published: 1994 Clarion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0395654777 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Crisp, candid photographs and friendly, fact-filled text tell the true tale of an exceptionally lovab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Matchless Compassion: Janusz Korczaks Children Updated: 2008-03-16 01:14:09 Description: Author: Gloria Spielman Illustrator: Matthew Archambault Published: 2007 Kar-Ben Publishing (on JOMB) ISBN: 0822570505 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Uncommonly rich illustrations and detailed, yet accessible, early reader text relay the haunting, true sto...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Peeps, Squeaks and an AWOL Cavy: Oh, Theodore! (Guinea Pig Poems) Updated: 2008-02-29 06:00:16 Description: Author: Susan Katz Illustrator: Stacey Schuett Published: 2007 Clarion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618702229 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Forty-six pages of engaging illustration and thirty-four distinct, rhyme-free poems share the reluctant introduction, susp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #18 Updated: 2008-03-02 04:39:15 Description: In this episode, we play listener submitted reviews recorded on the spot at PodCamp Toronto: Rob Lee (Purl Diving) - Groundsel Paul Boelen - Richard Scary books Jeff Higgins - The Cat in the Hat Mark Boudreau (Rock and Roll Report) - Treasure Islan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Sharron McElmeel Updated: 2008-03-03 03:50:07 Description: According to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Character education involves teaching children about basic human values including honesty, kindness, generosity, courage, freedom, equality, and respect. Sharron McElmeel is a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plundering Unplugged: Pirate Bob Updated: 2008-02-27 06:00:40 Description: Author: Kathryn Lasky (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Clark (on JOMB) Published: 2006 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 1570915954 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Surprisingly descriptive, thought-provoking text and a cast of goofy, grinning hooligans provide a pee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Acceptance Almighty: A Bird About To Sing Updated: 2008-02-22 06:00:42 Description: Author: Laura Nyman Montenegro Illustrator: Laura Nyman Montenegro Published: 2003 Houghton Mifflin (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618188657 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dancing, character-filled artwork in rich apricots and olives complements honest first-person expr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skill, Suspense and Standing Tall: Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer Updated: 2008-02-23 23:00:08 Description: Author: Bill Wise Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth Published: 2007 Lee & Low Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1584302690 Chapters.ca Amazon.com This riveting roller coaster of taunts, talent and tenterhooks relays a true story of suffering and success and inv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Pamela Edwards Updated: 2008-02-25 06:00:12 Description: For many of the authors we interview, their first book is a distant memory. Not so with Pamela Edwards. In March 2008 shell celebrate the first anniversary of the publication of her first book, Oliver Has Something to Say! On this edition of Just ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Judy Sierra Updated: 2008-02-18 06:00:13 Description: A love of folk tales and puppetry, a drive to create and a childhood that included rewards for memorizing poems has made a natural childrens book author of Judy Sierra. Her long list of books and story collections include one of our favourites, Mon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Its Not Easy Being Mean: Mrs. Goat and Her Seven Little Kids Updated: 2008-02-20 06:00:02 Description: Author: Tony Ross (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tony Ross Published: 2004 Andersen Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1842703382 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Thumps, chomps, head butts and the might of the spunky youngest make this refreshingly ridiculous version of the origi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #17 Updated: 2008-02-17 00:27:25 Description: In this episode, we play a listener submitted review: Madlenka reviewed by Kevin Hodgson Wed love to hear your thoughts on a favourite childrens book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to justonemorebook@gmail.com, or ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Lack and Levity: Up Updated: 2008-02-15 06:00:10 Description: Author: Jim LaMarche (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jim LaMarche Published: 2006 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811844455 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dreamy, maritime seascapes and homespun charm are brushed lightly with a glimmer of the extraordinary in this ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Refined Irreverence: Lady Lupins Book of Etiquette Updated: 2008-02-10 00:20:56 Description: Author: Babette Cole Illustrator: Babette Cole Published: 2001 Peachtree Publishers ISBN: 1561452572 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Growls, scowls and rowdiness meet high-brow how-to in this boisterous blend of rules and rule-breaking. Speaking of civility, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Oliver Jeffers Updated: 2008-02-11 06:00:28 Description: As an artist, he says that his work in childrens picture books is only a small part of what he does; however, because the books are for children, people may view his work as being of less value. His fine art is powerful and childrens books engagin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Before Green Gables and 100 Years of Anne Shirley Updated: 2008-02-13 06:56:45 Description: This episode comes to you from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, where a large group of people braved a moderate snowstorm to attend the launch of Before Green Gables, the prequel of Anne of Green Gables. The book launch coincides with the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Criticism, Confidence and Caring: A Very Unusual Dog Updated: 2008-02-08 06:00:27 Description: Author: Dorothy Joan Harris Illustrator: Kim LaFave (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Scholastic Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 0439937183 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Hazy, gold and red, retro artwork and snappy, all-too-familiar bickering make this simple yet surprisin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Natasha Wing Updated: 2008-01-28 06:00:23 Description: When she was little she wanted to be a teacher, in high school a tennis player and in college a paleontologist. She eventually went into advertising before starting her own public relations firm and since 1992 has been an author of children’s ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reptilian Rivalry: Spotty & Eddie Learn to Compromise Updated: 2008-01-30 06:01:02 Description: Author: Lisa M. Chalifoux Illustrator: Heather Castles Published: 2008 Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1425155472 Trafford.com Amazon.com What could be more giggle-inducing than recognizing our own human foibles in a pair of sweet and spunky turtles? With...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sixths Sense: Full House (An Invitation to Fractions) Updated: 2008-02-01 06:00:52 Description: Author: Dayle Ann Dodds (on JOMB) Illustrator: Abby Carter (on JOMB) Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763624683 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Cheerfully wobbly illustrations combine with rhyme, repetition and a cast of colourful character...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skill & Survival: The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish Updated: 2008-02-03 04:00:21 Description: Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin (on JOMB) Illustrator: Beth Krommes (on JOMB) Published: 2001 Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 0618548955 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Soothing speculation, striking details and spellbinding scratchboard art present a gripping accou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Simon James Updated: 2008-02-04 06:00:12 Description: As a child, he spent much of his time drawing and stapling stories into little books. His path to eventually becoming a children’s book author and illustrator — and ambassador of learning — included stops as a police officer, resta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lace, Lore and Laughter: Aunt Claires Yellow Beehive Hair Updated: 2008-02-06 06:00:04 Description: Author: Deborah Blumenthal Illustrator: Mary GrandPre Published: 2007 Pelican Publishing Company (on JOMB) ISBN: 1589804910 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Warmth, humour and fond remembrance waft through this beautifully worded and evocatively illustrated e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Henry Winkler Updated: 2008-01-21 06:00:56 Description: According to the website ReadingSuccessLab.com, Government statistics show 25 million Americans are functionally illiterate. The primary cause is dyslexia or one of its many variants. Through their childrens book series, Hank Zipzer: The Worlds Gre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Eva Ibbotson Updated: 2008-01-22 02:00:18 Description: Her books are wonderfully imaginative, action-packed, suspenseful and filled with vividly humourous characters and situations with great messages about human nature. And today, January 21, 2008, shes celebrating her 83rd birthday. (Happy Birthday, M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earned Learning: Rubys Wish Updated: 2008-01-23 06:00:35 Description: Author: Shirin Yim Bridges Illustrator: Sophie Blackall (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0811834905 Chapters.ca Amazon.com The hush of dependable peaches and greens gently gives way to a crescendo of red in this thoughtfull...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exquisite Insanity: There Were Monkeys in my Kitchen! Updated: 2008-01-25 06:00:55 Description: Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB) Illustrator: Marc Mongeau (on JOMB) Published: 1992 Doubleday Canada (on JOMB) ISBN: 0385254709 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Concentrated comedy, chaos, and commotion explode from every detail-packed image and fervent vers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Bees Knees: Jazz ABZ (An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits) Updated: 2008-01-26 23:00:16 Description: Author: Wynton Marsalis Phil Schaap Illustrator: Paul Rogers Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763621358 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Vintage poster-style illustrations and meticulously crafted poems pay tribute to the skill, spirit and sty...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Welcome SCBWI Midsouth Members! Updated: 2007-12-16 16:32:04 Description: We’re thrilled to announce that Just One More Book! is currently featured in a generous article in the December 2007 edition of Borderlines — the quarterly electronic newsletter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Straight from the Pooches Mouths: Good Dog Updated: 2008-01-18 06:00:22 Description: Author: Maya Gottfried Illustrator: Robert Rahway Zakanitch Published: 2005 Dragonfly Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0553113836 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Full page, personality-packed portraits, deceptively adorable sketched studies and frank, enthusiastic poems...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Margaret Eaton about Family Literacy Day Updated: 2008-01-19 23:00:28 Description: January 27 is the ABC Canada Literacy Foundation’s Family Literacy Day; an event that celebrates and promotes literacy, with a family twist. Across the country, libraries, schools, community centres, arts centres, and homes — maybe even y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Songbirds and Suffrage: Shes Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head Updated: 2008-01-16 06:00:37 Description: Author: Kathryn Lasky (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Catrow (on JOMB) Published: 1995 Hyperion (on JOMB) ISBN: 0786811641 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Scowls, gasps and frowns abound in this surprisingly informative yet thoroughly entertaining account of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Rhyming Bedtime Romp: Roar of a Snore Updated: 2008-01-11 06:00:09 Description: Author: Marsha Diane Arnold (on JOMB) Illustrator: Pierre Pratt (on JOMB) view portfolio Published: 2006 Penguin Young Reader (on JOMB) ISBN: 0803729367 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Gorgeously funky, dark but glowing illustrations and soon-to-be classic r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #16 Updated: 2008-01-13 02:06:39 Description: In this episode, we read a a listener submitted review and our daughter Lucy tells us about one of her current favourite authors. Books reviewed: Kapow! and Ker-splash! reviewed by Kris Ehmen Dial-a-Ghost, Monster Mission, The Beasts of Clawstone Ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jane Ray Updated: 2008-01-14 06:00:42 Description: For twenty years, Jane Ray has been dazzling the childrens book world with rich and exotic illustrations for stories that include fairy tales, cultural and biblical stories, Shakespeare and more. Shes become involved in promoting awareness of gree...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with 2007 Cybils Non-Fiction Picture Book Panelists Tricia Stohr-Hunt and Fiona Bayrock Updated: 2008-01-07 05:01:29 Description: Fall 2007 reading at our house had a higher than usual non-fiction slant as Andrea joined kidLit bloggers: Tricia Stohr-Hunt of The Miss Rumphius Effect Fiona Bayrock of Books and Rocks Emily Beeson of Whimsy Books Jennifer Schultz of Kiddosphere ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sneaky, Cheeky, Catchy: Where in the Wild? Updated: 2008-01-09 06:00:05 Description: Author: David Schwartz & Yael Schy Illustrator: Dwight Kuhn Published: 2007 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1582462070 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Ten pleasantly familiar animals perch boldly exposed — yet cleverly concealed — in full pag...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cybil Resistance: Go To Bed, Monster! Updated: 2008-01-04 06:00:45 Description: Author: Natasha Wing Illustrator: Sylvie Kantorovitz Published: 2007 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 0152057757 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Featuring playful, childlike drawings, imaginary adventure and the familiar ping-pong interaction of every stall tactic in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plucky in Pink: Ballerina Dreams - A True Story Updated: 2007-12-26 06:00:22 Description: Author: Lauren Thompson Illustrator: James Estrin Published: 2007 Feiwel & Friends (on JOMB) ISBN: 0312370296 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Sixty photographs packed with joy, beauty and palpable excitement tell the inspiring, true story of five beauti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Macro, Micro and Moonlight: Yuck. A Love Story Updated: 2007-12-28 06:00:17 Description: Author: Don Gillmor Illustrator: Marie-Louise Gay (on JOMB) Published: 2000 Fitzhenry & Whiteside (on JOMB) ISBN: 0773732187 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Enchanting moonlit expanses, snappy, intelligent narration and plenty of clever details turn the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dinner with James McCann, Kirsti Wakelin and Lee Edward Fodi Updated: 2007-12-31 06:00:18 Description: One of the amazing things about producing Just One More Book!! is getting geek out on subjects of literature and literacy with the incredible people behind childrens books. One such occasion took place at the Steamworks Brewing Company in Vancouver...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happy New Year!!! Updated: 2008-01-01 03:06:04 Description: Happy new year to everyone in the Just One More Book!! community. Thank you and all the best for a fantastic 2008! – Mark and Andrea Tags:2008, Happy New Year2008, Happy New Year...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II Updated: 2008-01-02 06:00:25 Description: Author: Lita Judge Illustrator: Lita Judge Published: 2007 Hyperion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1423100085 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Eye-opening scatterings of yellowed newspaper footprints, handwritten lists and aged, intimate snapshots make vivid this beau...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Our feeble attempt at a Desert Island 10 Updated: 2007-12-21 06:00:44 Description: You’d think it would be easy to pick favourite children’s books. Indeed, that’s what Mark thought. As it turns out, there are far too many amazing children’s books, authors and illustrators to limit ourselves to just ten choi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Carol Heyer Updated: 2007-12-24 06:00:44 Description: Relatable characters and stories facilitate a strong connection between the reader and the book. It doesnt matter whether or not the stories are real, only that the reader can relate to the feelings that are core to the story. The same is true for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Jen Robinson Updated: 2007-12-17 06:00:51 Description: Theres a feature of childrens books thats often talked about, though a surprisingly high number of people are not willing to admit; you dont have to be a child to enjoy one. In fact, you dont even need to have a child to pick up a childrens bo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Art, Anxiety and Inspiring Acceptance: Emily Updated: 2007-12-19 06:00:12 Description: Author: Michael Bedard Illustrator: Barbara Cooney Published: 1992 Dell Dragonfly Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0440417406 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Warm, evocative illustrations and beautifully worded, thought provoking narration make this fictional encounte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Enkindling Generosity: Wenceslas Updated: 2007-12-14 06:00:20 Description: Author: Geraldine McCaughrean Illustrator: Christian Birmingham Published: 2005 Random House Group (on JOMB) ISBN: 0552549096 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Richly retold with storytelling flair and depicted by enveloping impressionist artwork, the tradition...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #15 Updated: 2007-12-09 02:56:22 Description: In this episode, we play a listener submitted review: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick reviewed by Kevin Hodgson Wed love to hear your thoughts on a favourite childrens book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to justone...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Joan Buzick Updated: 2007-12-10 06:00:21 Description: Let me ask you a question. What went right today? Its a powerful question that makes you think about your day and prompts you to give it a positive shine. It can also be a great conversation starter. On this edition of Just One More Book, author a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Frankincense and Mirth: Humphreys First Christmas Updated: 2007-12-12 06:00:40 Description: Author: Carol Heyer Illustrator: Carol Heyer Published: 2007 Ideals Publications ISBN: 0824955595 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Relayed with the pomp of an indignant camel and replete with starlit sandscapes, stunning, sometimes comical close-ups and loads ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Caged Wisdom: The Rich Man and the Parrot Updated: 2007-12-07 06:00:42 Description: Author: Suzan Nadimi Illustrator: Ande Cook Published: 2007 Albert Whitman & Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0807550590 Amazon.ca Amazon.com Lyrical dialog and sweet, somehow soothing illustrations bring to life an 800 year old story of fondness and freedo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Dr. Charlotte Cowan Updated: 2007-12-03 05:00:46 Description: How many parents have been woken up in the middle of the night by a child with an incredibly sore ear? Its the unknown for both the child and the parent that causes concern, especially at a time when their own doctor may not be available. Enter Dr....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keeping All Our Fingers: May I Pet Your Dog? (How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs) Updated: 2007-12-05 06:00:24 Description: Author: Stephanie Calmenson Illustrator: Jan Ormerod Published: 2007 Clarion Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618510346 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Three adorable dogs and plenty of vicarious petting cleverly disguise the delivery of essential, clearly stated instr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Infectious Burlesque: Science Verse Updated: 2007-11-30 05:00:01 Description: Author: Jon Scieszka Illustrator: Lane Smith Published: 2004 Penguin Young Reader (on JOMB) ISBN: 0670062693 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Mother Goose, Longfellow and Edgar Allen Poe get a jolt of unshakable Scieszkan nonsense in this addictive collectio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Submitted Reviews #14 Updated: 2007-12-02 02:29:10 Description: In this episode, we play a listener submitted review: The Goat in the Rug reviewed by Susan Connell Biggs Wed love to hear your thoughts on a favourite childrens book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to justonemoreboo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fishy Water-Coloured Memories: When-I-Was-a-Little-Girl Updated: 2007-11-28 05:00:39 Description: Author: Rachna Gilmore (on JOMB) Illustrator: Renne Benoit Published: 2006 Second Story Press ISBN: 1897187122 Chapters.ca Amazon.com They say comparison is the source of all suffering. Yet, while we can usually resist comparing one child to anothe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Smart Thinking: Is A Worry Worrying You? Updated: 2007-11-21 05:00:56 Description: Author: Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz Illustrator: Marie Le Tourneau Published: 2005 Tanglewood Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1933718056 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Collossal, consuming and yet so confoundedly intangible, that elusive gnawing that steals ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bliss, Slips and Forgiveness: Jamelas Dress Updated: 2007-11-23 05:00:35 Description: Author: Niki Daly (on JOMB) Illustrator: Niki Daly Published: 1999 Farrar Straus Giroux (on JOMB) ISBN: 0374437203 Chapters.ca BN.com Gorgeously expressive illustrations capture the small pleasures of a dreamy preschooler, the chaos of failed judgmen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Siblings and Solitude: Cuddly Dudley Updated: 2007-11-25 01:59:08 Description: Author: Jez Alborough Illustrator: Jez Alborough Published: 1995 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 1564025055 Chapters.ca Amazon.com A determined crowd of affectionate penguins, acres of cartoon ice floes and a healthy balance of group hugging and ir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Christine Tripp Updated: 2007-11-26 05:00:52 Description: Id always thought the childrens book publishing industry demanded its community to be based in obvious big cities like New York, Toronto and London so its exciting to find out that there are amazing childrens book authors and illustrators living ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Breaking the Silence of Sexual Abuse: Not in Room 204 Updated: 2007-11-14 05:00:58 Description: Author: Shannon Riggs Illustrator: Jaime Zollars Published: 2007 Albert Whitman & Co. (on JOMB) ISBN: 0807557641 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Classroom shenanigans, expressive illustrations and the delicate weaving of carefully chosen details make th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Good Times, Noodle Salad*: Grandmas Feather Bed Updated: 2007-11-16 04:00:50 Description: Author: John Denver (John Conner) Illustrator: Christopher Canyon Published: 2007 Dawn Publications (on JOMB) ISBN: 1584690968 Chapters.ca Amazon.com We know, we know! Celebrity-linked children’s books certainly don’t need a mention from ... | |||||
