When I was a girl, I had the same kind of advent calendar that Derek McCormack describes receiving every year from his mother, the flat ones made of cardstock, with winter scenes decorating them, little images behind each flap as you discovered them. No toys, no candies. House of
You haven’t heard from him much lately, I know. But once upon a time (well, this theme is all about storytelling, right?), Mr BIP was a strong presence in these lands. Some of you might remember when he won a cheerleading award for Dewey’s Read-a-Thon, though lately he’s been reading
Sometimes, you sense the match between you and a particular book immediately. Granta Books, 2012 (via House of Anansi) That's what happened with me and Sara Maitland's book. I still remember the pang of realization in discovering that it had not yet been published: the long wait for
"I like telling stories of women who act on their passions." "I like these strong female characters." "When I talk with readers I feel an enormous appetite in women to explore both their strength and their emotional connectedness, which still tend not to be honoured in the dominant culture."* Any
As if it wasn't enough to take The Ramayana and present it in images, this volume retells the ancient epic through the eyes of a woman. This is Sita's Ramayana. House of Anansi, 2011 Artwork by Moyna Chitrakar The original Sanskrit text is attributed to the poet Valmiki, and it is
