Kathy Stinson écrit pour les jeunes lecteurs de tous âges. Ses œuvres, qui comprennent des romans, des nouvelles et des essais, ont été acclamées à l'échelle internationale. Son écriture est appréciée pour sa capacité à toucher des lecteurs de toutes générations.
Un matin de janvier 2007, l'un des plus grands violonistes de notre temps, Joshua Bell, est descendu dans le métro pour y donner un concert. La veille encore, il se produisait à guichets fermés. Mais, dans la station de métro, plus d'un millier de voyageurs l'entendront jouer et ils ne seront que sept à l'écouter vraiment, essentiellement des enfants.
On a Friday afternoon Chad arrives with his father at his grandparents' summer home, an old farm on the Nova Scotia coast. It's Chad's first visit since his mother died the previous winter, and vivid reminders of her arouse his guilt, grief, and rebellion. That night Jill, a Halifax runaway, takes shelter in the barn across the meadow from the old farmhouse. When she enlists Chad's help in eluding the authorities, the two teens form an intimate friendship. Their conspiracy leads to revelations and discoveries that change their lives.
Top 32 Canadian Books for Children, Canadian Children’s Book Centre 100 Best Canadian Kids’ Books, Today’s Parent Magazine“Red is Best gets it right. This is a true children’s classic.” —Ken Setterington, author, storyteller, Children and Youth Advocate for the Toronto Public Library“Delightful.” —School Library JournalYoung Kelly’s mom doesn’t understand about red. Sure, the brown mittens are warmer, but the red mitts make better snowballs. And the red boots aren’t just for rain; they take bigger steps in any weather. And, yes! a green cup does make a difference … juice tastes better in the red cup. No doubt about it, red is best.Kathy Stinson’s classic tale of one toddler’s obstinate color preference has been charming readers for 25 years now. With over 275,000 copies in print, Red is Best has steadily marched its way to become a children’s book classic. Now a new generation of readers can discover Stinson’s insistent young heroine, aptly captured in the simple drawings by Robin Baird Lewis, each punctuated by the right dazzle of red.With its plucky charm presented in a redesigned interior, and a special cover commemorating the book’s 25th anniversary, the re-release of Red is Best is sure to be a red-letter day.
In Davids Familie dreht sich alles nur um seine kleine Schwester Ivy. Sie ist zwar 11 Jahre alt, aber in gewisser Hinsicht hilflos wie ein Baby, denn sie wurde mit multiplen Behinderungen geboren und muss rund um die Uhr betreut werden. David liebt seine Schwester, aber oft blamiert sie ihn auch in der Öffentlichkeit. Und für seine Eltern scheint er hauptsächlich ein Betreuungshelfer zu sein. Als Ivy eines Tages beim Schwimmen tödlich verunglückt und der Vater von der Polizei verhaftet wird, gerät alles aus den Fugen ...