Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein

Title: Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein

Author: Linda Bailey; Illustrated by Júlia Sardà

Publisher: Tundra

ISBN: 9781770495593

Length: Unnumbered + "Author's Note" + "Sources"

Obtained: Library hardcover picture book

Comments:

I have a series of Frankenstein programs scheduled for work, and I've been reading some Frankenstein related books (just kids books so far). This is one of them, but I realized when I finished it that the author, Linda Bailey, is Canadian, so I'm posting to fulfill the 12th Annual Canadian Book Challenge.

 This is a children's book that looks into Mary Shelley's background from her childhood on. It focuses on what inspired her creation of Frankenstein, from her "dreamer" nature as a child to the challenge that prompted the story. The illustrations are charming, and I couldn't help but like Mary her past and creativity is uncovered.

Canadian Children's Books - Not Your Typical Dragon ; Drumheller Dinosaur Dance ; Toads on Toast

Title: Not Your Typical Dragon

Author: Dan Bar-el; Illustrated by Tim Bowers

Publisher: Viking

ISBN: 9780670014026

Obtained: Library copy

Why this book:  Chosen because I saw it reviewed on the Perogies & Gyoza of a The Canadian Book Challenge 6 participant.

Comments:

A very cute book. Crispin's family has always been fire-breathing, and now that he's seven he'll join them in the ranks of fire-breathing dragons. Or will he? I really enjoyed Crispin's tale. It was different and fun (after all, he's not your typical dragon).

Canadian Book (Author from Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: Drumheller Dinosaur Dance

Author: Robert Heidbreder; Illustrated by Bill Slavin and Esperança Mel

Publisher: Kids Can Press

ISBN: 1553379829

Obtained: Library copy

Why this book:  Chosen because I saw it reviewed on the Perogies & Gyoza of a The Canadian Book Challenge 6 participant.
 

Comments:

Canadian Book (Set in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada; Author resides in B.C., Illustrators Ontario residents)

Words flow in a bouncy musical sort of way, with vocab (instruments as well as descriptors). Would make for a cute bedtime story. I read it twice in a row to the kiddos, but didn't fully appreciate it myself until I read it on my own later.

Title: Toads on Toast

Author: Linda Bailey; Illustrated by Colin Jack

Publisher: Kids Can Press

ISBN: 9781554536627

Obtained: Library copy

Why this book:  Chosen because I saw it reviewed on the Perogies & Gyoza of a The Canadian Book Challenge 6 participant.

Comments:

Adorable. When I actually sat down and read this I really enjoyed it.  It was clever, had a great ending, and was plain ol' fun.  Plus there's a recipe at the end for all those that enjoy that sort of thing.

Canadian Book (Author born in Manitoba and resides in B.C.)