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Noteworthy Books on the Family

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Graphical element: Pencil Denotes that the book is either a translation or is available in translation.


Photo of book cover: Le Cirque de Charlie Chou Graphical element: Pencil Le Cirque de Charlie Chou


Marie-Louise Gay
Illustrations: Marie-Louise Gay
Saint-Lambert, Quebec: Héritage, 1989
32 p. ISBN 2762563860
Graphical element: ArrowAges 4 to 7.

Red-headed, delightfully mischievous Charlie Chou dreams of working for a circus when he grows up. One day, he is sick of being scolded and decides to perform the "greatest circus act ever" -- climbing the highest tree. His family begs him to come down, but to no avail. Charlie Chou knows the real reason. He is terrified of climbing down! Finally, his clever grandmother manages to climb the tree and talk him into helping her get back to the ground. The two slide smoothly down the trunk and return home.

The full-page watercolour illustrations are to Marie-Louise Gay's usual high standard.

Courtesy of: Héritage


Photo of book cover: Coups durs pour une sorcière Coups durs pour une sorcière


Linda Brousseau
Illustrations: Claire Maigné
Montreal: Éditions Pierre Tisseyre, 1991
24 p. ISBN 2890514498
Graphical element: ArrowAges 8 and up.

This book deals with a harsh and sad reality: physical abuse of children. It is the story of a little girl whose mother beats her and claims the girl is a witch. The child doesn't dare tell anyone until her teacher notices that something is really amiss. A social worker then takes things in hand. The little girl is asked to testify before a judge. The mother is sent for therapy and, by the end of the story, she is reunited with her daughter. This story, complete with its simple, yet beautiful illustrations, is intended to encourage children in abusive situations to open up to someone so that their ordeal can be stopped.

Courtesy of: Éditions Pierre Tisseyre 1991


Photo of book cover: Le Don Graphical element: PencilLe Don


David Schinkel and Yves Beauchesne
Montreal: Éditions Pierre Tisseyre, 1987
234 p. ISBN 2890513335
Graphical element: ArrowAges 12 to 16.

Joëlle Faribault, a 15-year-old with low self-esteem and a desire to escape from her everyday problems, receives as a gift an old diary which belonged to her great-aunt. This gift has an unexpected trait: it seems that whoever possesses it obtains the power to travel through time and space. Her gift allows her in a way to overcome her frustrations with herself and to minimize her personal failures, including her weight problem and her relationships with her family and with boys. However, a disturbing experience during a "trip" into the future shows her that the gift has become like a powerful drug which is starting to exercise a certain control over her, despite her good intentions. Not until the last page do we discover that Joëlle has attained the maturity necessary for her survival by destroying her ill-omened gift.

Joëlle's physical and psychological blossoming is clearly illustrated in her relationships with her psychiatrist and her family.

Courtesy of: Éditions Pierre Tisseyre 1987


Photo of book cover: Et si papa se perd au zoo? Graphical element: Pencil Et si papa se perd au zoo?


Ginette Lamont-Clarke and Florence Stevens
Illustrations: Isabelle Langevin
Montreal: Livres Toundra, 1991
24 p. ISBN 0887762662 (bound), 0887762735 (paperback)
Graphical element: ArrowAges 5 to 8.

Carole and Paul explore how they would find their father if he got lost in the jungle, the desert, the swamp, the savanna, the North Pole or the zoo. They imagine their father lost among the strange animals that inhabit these exotic places. Their father finally takes the children to visit a real zoo.

Beautifully illustrated, this story reflects the lively imagination of children.

© 1991 text: Ginette Lamont-Clarke et Florence Stevens, art: Isabelle Langevin, published by Livres Toundra


Photo of book cover: Les Fantaisies de l'oncle Henri Graphical element: Pencil Les Fantaisies de l'oncle Henri


Bénédicte Froissart
Illustrations: Pierre Pratt
Toronto: Annick Press, 1990
32 p. ISBN 1550371436
Graphical element: ArrowAges 4 to 8.

When Uncle Henry comes to dinner wearing a shirt with chickens printed all over it, the children are in for quite an evening. During dessert, the chickens jump from the shirt and wreak havoc, much to the delight of the children, if not their parents.

Pierre Pratt's quirky illustrations suit the story perfectly.

Courtesy of: Annick Press

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