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He has won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature, the Jewish Book Award, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, among others. His picture books include \u003cem\u003eA Cage Went in Search of a Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Banafsheh Erfanian, and \u003cem\u003eSon of Happy\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Milan Pavlović, which was named one of the Best Canadian Picture Books of 2020 by CBC Books. Cary lives with his family in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBANAFSHEH ERFANIAN\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Tehran, Iran. She graduated from Tehran University of Art with a bachelor in graphic design and a master’s in illustration. Banafsheh has illustrated more than twenty books and magazines, and written more than twenty-five articles in art reviews. She has exhibited her work in Iran, Italy, US, Canada, Moscow, Japan and Belgrade. She has won prizes such as the 1st prize of the Second Festival of Text Books Illustration, Iran, and the encouragement prize of the 15th Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustration, Japan. She teaches painting and illustration in Iran and Canada. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Fagan, Cary (CA)","Contributor_1":"Erfanian, Banafsheh (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from award-winning comic writer Cary Fagan featuring vibrant art by Banafsheh Erfanian. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there someone out there for everyone? Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from award-winning comic writer Cary Fagan. In her North American debut, illustrator Banafsheh Erfanian brings ornate artistry to the cage and birds that inhabit this surprisingly human story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long-empty birdcage takes a chance and leaves behind its attic home to find a bird to keep. Out in the world, the cage encounters many birds and offers shelter to each of them. One by one, they refuse, explaining why they belong elsewhere. 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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Is there someone out there for everyone? Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from Cary Fagan.
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ages 5
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
A Coyote Columbus Story
A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from an Indigenous point of view. Thomas King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter stereotypes.
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A Feast for Joseph
Joseph misses sharing meals with lots of people like he did back in the refugee camp, so when the neighbors finally come over, it’s a feast!
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
A Few Bites
A sequel to A Few Blocks. Cybèle uses art to tell the story of an older sister creating imaginary worlds to persuade her brother to eat his lunch.
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Recommended.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Inderjit Deogun","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_6":"...extraordinary...","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Susan Weitz","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_7":"...intricate, glowing, imagination-stretching...","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Jen Robinson's Book Page","OtherText_Review_8":"Young’s story is inventive and very readable . . .The joy of imagination is clear throughout the book . . .The illustrations are exceptional.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Waking Brain Cells","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A brilliant young visual artist uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeName_0":"Kirkus Best Children's Books of 2011","PrizeName_1":"Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award","PrizeYear_0":"2011","PrizeYear_1":"2012","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover","PublicationDate":"2011-08-27","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A brilliant young visual artist uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9780888999955\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"10.4","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
A Few Blocks
A brilliant young visual artist uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid
A group of kids share the silly questions they always hear, as well as the questions they would rather be asked about themselves.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
A Small Madness
Rose and Michael are students with bright futures. But when Rose gets pregnant, her behavior becomes increasingly strange as she struggles to cope.
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{"id":6812111503419,"title":"A Song for China","handle":"a-song-for-china","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished in celebration of the famous \u003ci\u003eYellow River Cantata\u003c\/i\u003e’s 80th anniversary, this is the riveting history of how a young Chinese author and passionate militant fought using art to create a socially just China during the period of the struggle against the Japanese and during World War II.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the fascinating story of how a young Chinese author, Guang Weiran, a passionate militant from the age of twelve, fought, using art, theater, poetry and song, especially the famous \u003ci\u003eYellow River Cantata \u003c\/i\u003e— the anthem of Chinese national spirit — to create a socially just China. 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A Song for China
Celebrating the Yellow River Cantata, this is the riveting history of a young author and militant who used art to create a socially just China.
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A Thief in the House of Memory
With wit and compassion, Tim Wynne-Jones explores the prickly ties that bind families and the murky connections between imagination and real life.
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You are definitely in for a treat.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Three hilarious Margaret Atwood tales, together in a chapter book for the first time!","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2017-03-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Three hilarious Margaret Atwood tales, together in a chapter book for the first time!","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
A Trio of Tolerable Tales
Three hilarious Margaret Atwood tales, together in a chapter book for the first time!
