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8 Ontario School Library Association Bear on the Homefront by Stephanie Innes and Harry Endrulat; art by Brian Deines Toronto: Pajama Press, 2014 ISBN 9781927485132 This picture book, based on a wartime diary, is a sequel to Bear at War. stephanie Innes and Harry endrulat tell the story of two of the 10 000 guest children from British cities who found refuge in canada during world war II. The story is told from the point of view of a stuffed bear that was returned to its owner, a little girl named aileen rogers, after her father was killed in action during world war I. Many years later, during the next Great war, as a nurse in charge of getting the children settled in to their canadian homes, aileen offers her stuffed bear to console a lonesome young boy, exiled far from his home and family. This story, and Brian deines' vivid artwork will help students five years of age and older to understand the second world war as it was experienced by some of the young people who were not on the battlefront. Book Buzz W hen a column has buzz in its title and "Be" with its several homonyms as the theme of the issue you might be expecting to read a column focusing on a honey producing insect. I hope you won't be too disappointed if, for the most part, I follow a different course. Blame Sesame Street if you must, but this column will be brought to you by the letter "B". I hope you will discover some books that will engage your students and encourage them to be @ your library!