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Page THE HERALD Wednesday July 10 1989 Childrens books are usually worth the money One major concern should be discussed right at the top All hardcover books today and more and more paperback books are terribly expensive even shocking so And children s books are often just as costly But there is a key difference Nearly all of the former ar read once if at all then shelved or en away and few have pictures or artwork As every parent will tell you the best loved children s books are read een daily even hourly And most are made with so much care love and carf tmanship that socalled books for adults would cost hundreds of dollars each if similarly created Furthermore as this biannual column on children s books has noted before the children s books made in Canada are the finest in the world in terms of quality charm and in telligence So s allow hard recognize that children s books as in automobiles or lurniture the best doesn come and consider some of the following for summer reading or a gift for that child know the most gorgeous relative reasonable since it s in paperback book for chtldien this summer was just released Cleland and Stewtirt Daw Dream b Paul Owen Lewi unpaEjinatedi its stnkinglv blue borders and touching a who dreams sailing with wild whales and his dream it is irresistible and ting This is one of the most lor mabe three to nine olds Ie seen in and S has number of other kids books this spring worth men Cow Bossie 16 hardcover pages is b the late lamented French Canadian author Of brilliance Gabnelle It s a wonderful tale of a poor famil that takes in a cow for a child s health and ends up making no mone on their bnefl believed to- be cash cow It s poignant ex written and fKW Mens STORE HOURS 30 a m except Friday 30 a m City Stylos Cham To Home 21 1Guelph Street Georgetown 8777361 CENTRE laid out The illustrations by Louise Pomminville a bit too eyed and cliche alab but all else is perfect Also from French Canadians is the Leon Series of and S with texts by Cecile Gagnon and il lustrations b which now includes four un paginated slim books all share a sweetness a gentleness a sense of sharing that is disarming On A New House for example Alex the coons blown down and Leon the bear and Alex oft to find a new one furthermore the large illustrations are warm and welcoming Tundra Books Montreal tan always be counted on to provide award soon to become classics and this spring is no ex How Pizza Came to Our Town is tbe latest work art and wit bv the verv gifted Daval Khalsa pages hardcov er While it lacks the perfection of her earlier I Want A Dog and the hilantv of Familv Vacation her magnificent illustrations save her quieter of the Italian aunt who comes to s with a delicious for native cooking Khalsa is known as one of this s the worlds children s illustrators and storv tellers one ot the worlds finest publishers foe children has a real channel out in its toddlers senes Going Going written and il luslraied Barbara pages paper hard cover i Mother learns how to drive which might seem prosaic but the authors fabric applique art stvle is original and attractive of Scholastic TAB fame has a real winner with the retelling of an ancient Irish folktale The Beautv Who Would DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH Denture Therapist 72 Mill St Georgetown 8778974 102 East Dr Bramalea Comer Bfamitea East Or 7912314 Not Spin Allele pages Sib The fine delicate illuslr Leslie Watts are a solid partner in this most lovelv book The same publisher has tor Dinner i hilarious little entrv Jo Ellen 20 pages hardcover 14 95 which teaches us that the wildest kid tan sometimes be most helpful What a scream The excellent Kids Cm Press has veril able selections The Amazing Paper Book Fault Ite Bourgeois pages is overflowing with trivia puzzles paper nuking crattK and more Also by Bourgeois with the char ming illustrations of the great Clark is Hurrv Up Franklin 132 pages 10 hard er the latest in a w inning senes of books about a problem solving turtle In this case poor Fianklin tends to be late all the time surely something quite unknow n to most children and adults A delight cREATUE The geniuses who bring vou Owl Magazine now hate My Summer Book out It s a 66 page oversized 14 spiral bound paperback of activities for children ranging from photo album to diary to fun for rainv davs creative and masterlulh done And it good to see major scholars and personalities turn their attention to children books In the case of David Suzuki it latest his science aeries from Stoddart Looking at the Environ surely a hot topic At pjges this is an ex buy and a consciousness raiser overflowing with facts attivilies and projects And in fiction the masterful Jane Jacobs who has defined our us now lias The Girl on the Hat Oxford pages paper back a sort of feminist Tom Thumb and a delight to read Not all is for adults I ve saved the best and most ex pensive last Mood Pocket Mud Bucket horrible title but all else is fabulous by Deborah is a remarkable oversized hardcover from Fit and Whiteside tun paginated 95 that blows one way with its extraordinary lustrations and utterly irresistible story about a young farm girl in C and a rather eccentric neighbor This is children s literature at its best haunting col loving trusting And as noted above if you want Woolwor ths you shop Woolworihs if vou want Tiffany you usually have to pay Tiffany pnees But oh il s worth it Allan Gould in a Torontobased freelance writer who regularly views children books for son Ntws His latest book of political satire the Great Wiped Out North in now in paperback Kids can learn our heritage This summer children will have an opportunity to learn about On tario rural heritage by par in activities from the past at the Ontario Agricultural Museum During July and August summer workshops will run in three day sessions from am daily Friends will be offered for children ages six and seven In Search of Our Roots is a workshop for children ages to 12 Parents may register their 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