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A Podcast about the children\’s books we love and why we love them - recorded in our favourite coffee shop.

Orchestrating Inspiration: Lady Liberty - A Biography

Wednesday, May 28, 2008.

Lady Liberty: A BiographyAuthor: Doreen Rappaport
Illustrator: Matt Tavares
Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763625302

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Stunningly warm, intimate illustrations and eleven candid first person accounts capture the crescendo of Lady Liberty’s creation, from idea to unveiling, and give us an enduring appreciation for the landmark, her creators and the many lives she has touched.

Other books mentioned:

You can learn more about the process of illustrating this book here.

 
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Filed under: Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, All ages, Appreciation, Architecture, Arts, Beautiful, Biography, Careers, Celebration, Co-operation/Collaboration, Community, Contributing/Industry, Creativity, Detailed, Formal, Freedom, Friendship, Harmony, History, Hope, Making a difference, Non-Fiction, Other, Patience, Perseverence, Picture book, Podcast, Realistic, Resilience, Review, Thinking/Attitude, Visual, War, peace, conflict, Writing

Emulating Spaces: McFig & McFly (A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge, and Death — with a Happy Ending)

Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

McFig & McFly (A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge, and Death -- with a Happy Ending)Author: Henrik Drescher
Illustrator: Henrik Drescher
Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763633860

A veneer of feigned pleasantries can’t conceal the ceaseless, senseless competition that corrupts then consumes former friends in this deliciously absurd yet apt demonstration of misguided attention and life misspent.

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Filed under: Ages 4-8, Architecture, Busy, Cartoony, Co-operation/Collaboration, Communication, Community, Contributing/Industry, Envy/Competition, Family, Father/Daughter, Father/Son, Friendship, Fun, Harmony, Hilarious, Life Skills, Life and death, Love/Romance, Man, Personalities, Picture book, Podcast, Review, Review of the Week, Thinking/Attitude, War, peace, conflict, acceptance

Love, Loss and Luxury: Taj Mahal

Wednesday, April 9, 2008.

Taj MahalAuthors: Caroline Arnold and Madeleine Comora
Illustrator: Rahul Bhushan
Published: 2007 CarolRhoda Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 076132609X

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Strikingly intricate illustrations and lush, detailed narrative transform this four hundred year old story of tenderness, tragedy and tribute into a fascinating non-fiction fairy tale.

More ancient stories and flavours of The East on JOMB:

More architecture on JOMB:

Thanks to Kate Heartfield of The Ottawa Citizen for joining us for this show. You can read Kate’s blog here.

 
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Filed under: Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Architecture, Beautiful, Biography, Culture/Traditions, Detailed, Diversity/Multi-culturalism, Family, Formal, Gorgeous, History, Life and death, Love/Romance, Man, Non-Fiction, Picture book, Podcast, Review, Review of the Week, Visual, Woman

Constructing Community: Mattland

Wednesday, March 5, 2008.

MattlandAuthor: Hazel Hutchins & Gail Herbert
Illustrator: Dusan Petricic (on JOMB)
Published: 2008 Annick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1554511208

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A clever combination of first person illustration and third-person narrative sweep us from the bleak friendlessness of a half-built subdivision to the sunny satisfaction of a job well done in this wordless triumph of teamwork and imagination.

More imagination on JOMB:

 
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Filed under: Adventure, Ages 4-8, Architecture, Boy, Canadian, Cartoony, Co-operation/Collaboration, Community, Contributing/Industry, Creativity, Cute, Formal, Friendship, Life Skills, Picture book, Podcast, Resilience, Review, Review of the Week, Thinking/Attitude, Visual

Building Dreams: Iggy Peck, Architect

Friday, October 26, 2007.

Iggy Peck, ArchitectAuthor: Andrea Beaty (on JOMB)
Illustrator: David Roberts (on JOMB)
Published: 2007 Abrams Books for Young Readers (on JOMB)
ISBN: 081091106X

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Uncommonly crisp, comical illustrations combine with flippant, rhyming text to chronicle the irrepressible ingenuity of an audacious seven year old — and to remind us to make space for what makes people tick.

Other books mentioned:

 
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Filed under: Adventure, Ages 4-8, Appreciation, Architecture, Arts, Assertiveness, Cartoony, Community, Confidence, Contributing/Industry, Creativity, Cute, Detailed, Fairness / Justice, Forgiveness, Freedom, Fun, Fun, Girl, Hilarious, Humour, Life Skills, Perseverence, Picture book, Podcast, Resilience, Respect, Review, Review of the Week, Rhyming, Thinking/Attitude, Understanding/Tolerance, Visual, acceptance