We Can Rebuild Her: A breast cancer journal

We've launched the website WeCanRebuildHer.com to document our journey to making Andrea a breast cancer survivor. The site will feature our views as the patient and supporter and ...

Wishing you a Happy, Healthy New Year … and many more to follow

As surreal as it continues to be, we are making our way through this unexpected Breast Cancer Journey thanks to the support, good wishes and strong positive vibes of our generous friends, family and online/offline community. Chemo is now underway and I believe Andrea ...

Get well soon, Andrea!

We just received an email from Richard Michelson with a link to a video taken November 8 at the 20th Annual Children's Illustration Show at his gallery. The video features an incredible gathering of authors and illustrators sending get ...

The Warrior Theme

The day after Andrea was diagnosed with breast cancer, Mark sent a personal email to every one of the 220 interview guests of Just One More Book!! children's book podcast will be taking an indefinite hiatus so that Andrea and I can focus on making Andrea a Breast Cancer survivor. We received the results of Andrea's biopsy, ...

Soup du Jour: Unwavering Self-Worth Inside and Outside the Box

Today we look at a “clump” of four books about independent thinkers who, without fanfare or animosity, disregard the judgements of others and are simply happy being who they are. Ingredients (books discussed):

Odd Velvet
The Recess Queen
Suki’s Kimono
Annie ...

Interview with Rukhsana Khan

It's no mystery that books are powerful. They teach us skills and history, and take us to places we've never been or that never existed. Many of the best books take us to a place inside of ourselves where we can ...

Love of Reading Gallery – Lily (age 6)

I've had the privilege of interviewing authors, illustrators and book people of all walks of life and spanning both ends of careers. Today, I break new ground for me as I interview a six year-old who's not my own daughter. Lily was ...

What’s in it for me?

"Raise a Reader" Canwest Raise-a-Reader is a national campaign to generate funds for local literacy programs and increase awareness about the importance of encouraging family literacy. The Raise-a-Reader program has raised $12.7 million for literacy beneficiaries across Canada since ...

Interview with Shauntay Grant

While her book Up Home may be set in the one of Canada's most important black communities, author Shauntay Grant's story is universal. ...

Love of Reading Gallery – Isaac (age 10)

We opened our Love of Reading Gallery in July 2008 and invited all illustrators to submit original artwork that promotes a love of reading. Submissions spanned the globe including Venezuela and Romania and ...

Love of Reading Gallery – Gracie (age 7)

We opened our Love of Reading Gallery in July 2008 and invited all illustrators to submit original artwork that promotes a love of reading. Submissions came from as far as Brazil, Vietnam and South Africa ...

Love of Reading Gallery – Aaron Zenz

As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit artwork that promotes a love of reading. Now, well into our ...

A Capital Lament: The End of an Era

It's Poetry Friday and, since I've been pushed beyond my limits by members of the book industry's dark side, we present a poem I wrote back in the spring of 2005 to lament the loss of CBC Ottawa's much loved afternoon host,

Reach For the Stars: Bad News for Outlaws (The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal)

Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie (Just One More Book!!, we're still catching up on interviews with illustrators that contributed original work ...

Worth A Thousand Words: It’s A Snap! George Eastman’s First Photograph

Author: Monica Kulling (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bill Slavin Published: 2009 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780887768811 Rome wasn't built ...

Wondering Why to Read: Amadi’s Snowman

Author: Katia Novet Saint-Lot (on JOMB) Illustrator: Dimitrea Tokunbo (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Tilbury ...

Love of Reading Gallery – Candace Trew Camling

As we find ourselves soldiering into our fourth year of Just One More Book!!, we remain in the process of catching up on interviews with illustrators that contributed original work to our Jeanne Willis (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tony Ross (on JOMB) Published: 2009 episode 94 of Just One More Book!! It was a chat with Professor Thomas Wartenberg about the often overlooked philosophical concerns of young children, ...

Bridges to Obama: Let Freedom Sing

Author: Vanessa Newton (on JOMB) Illustrator: Vanessa Newton Published: 2009 Blue Apple Books ISBN: 9781934706909 Spot-on sixties-style illustrations, simple, springboard text and a soulful, sing along refrain shine a ...

Interview with Donalyn Miller

She can turn even the most reluctant -- or, in her words, dormant -- reader into a student who can't put their books down. With talent and passion like that, it's a benefit to children that she ...

Dimple-matic Immunity: I Always, Always Get My Way

Author: Thad Krasnesky (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Parkins (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Yumi Heo (on JOMB) Illustrator: Yumi Heo Published: 2009 Just One More Book!! is featured in a fantastic article by Suzanne Gardner for Quill & Quire, Canada's Magazine of Book News and Reviews (see Central Experimental Farm with Ottawa author and ...

Andrea’s Guest Post: The Family that Reads Together

Thanks to a generous offer from blogger Bianca Schulze, Andrea had the honour today of guest blogging at The Children's Book Review. A huge thanks to Bianca for the invitation! It was a true pleasure to have ...

Ruff Rhyme: Hairy Maclary’s Caterwaul Caper

Author: Lynley Dodd (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lynley Dodd Published: 1987 Tricycle Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 9781582463070 Six bark-along pooches, homey illustrations and spirited verse -- ...

Waves, Ruts and Resilience: Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus

Author: Kristen Tracy (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780385736879 A big ...

Interview with Hugh Brewster
There are parts of being in this world that many parents want to shield their children from. War, with its toll on lives, communities and countries is one of those controversial topics for children's books that's either hotly debated or ...

Back to the Future: Neo Leo (The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci)
Author: Gene Barretta (on JOMB) Illustrator: Gene Barretta Published: 2009 Henry Holt and Co (on JOMB) ISBN: ...

Lunar Learning: Faces of the Moon
Author: Bob Crelin (on JOMB) Illustrator: Leslie Evans (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Charlesbridge (

Mission Nutrition: Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli
Author: Barbara Jean Hicks (on JOMB) Illustrator: Sue Hendra (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Knopf (

Pay-It-Forward In Practice: One Smile
Author: Cindy McKinley (on JOMB) Illustrator: Mary Gregg Byrne (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Illumination Arts (

Interview with Francesca Simon
Here's something unusual... there's a series of books, 17 strong, that have been growing in popularity in more than 24 countries since the first book came out in 1994. And, would you believe, these books are just now becoming available ...

Competition for The Captain: Lunch Lady
Author: Jarrett Krosoczka (on JOMB) Illustrator: Jarrett Krosoczka Published: 2009 Knopf (on ...

The Bliss of Forgiveness: New Year at the Pier (A Rosh Hashanah Story)
Author: April Halprin Wayland (on JOMB) Illustrator: Stéphane Jorisch (on ...

Interview with Raul Colón
His art has graced the New York Times, Time Magazine, The New Yorker and the Wall Street Journal as well as record sleeves, theatre posters, annual reports and advertisements. His most important work, though, has been as an ...

Of Spunk and Dunking: The Princesses Have a Ball
Author: Teresa Bateman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lynne Cravath (on JOMB) Published: 2002

True Love: Hunwick’s Egg
Author: Mem Fox (on JOMB) Illustrator: Pamela Lofts (on JOMB) Published: 2005 Harcourt (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780152163181 Amidst mauve and pink Australian ...

Exploring Jewish Books and Literacy Programs at AJL09
The 44th annual convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries took place July 5-9, 2009 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel. I was honoured this year to be part of the speaking program having been invited to talk about the role of social media in promoting Jewish ...

Let Your Hair Down: Max Said “Yes!” (The Woodstock Story)
Author: Abigail Yasgur & Joseph Lipner Illustrator: Barbara Mendes (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Change ...

A little Book List: For 2009 AJL Convention Wannabes
If, unlike Mark, you're not currently enjoying the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Convention in Chicago, you might want to join in the festivities vicariously by reading a few great books with Jewish flavours. Here are a few of ...

Love of Reading Gallery – Helene Boudreau
As part of the second anniversary celebrations of the Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit artwork that promotes a love of reading. Now, as we head towards our ...

Character Capers: The Sleepy Little Alphabet
Author: Judy Sierra (on JOMB) Illustrator: Melissa Sweet (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Knopf (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780375840029 From skittery ...

Of Compassion and Captivity: Itsy Bitsy & Teeny Weeny
Author: Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen Illustrator: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Published: 2009 Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781585364176 Doey eyes, gangly legs and silent, tangible devotion make this true tale ...

Northern Comfort: Ocean’s Child
Author: Christine Ford (on JOMB) & Trish Holland (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Diaz (on JOMB) Published: 2009

Up From The Ashes: Fatima the Spinner and the Tent
Author: Idries Shah (on JOMB) Illustrator: Natasha Delmar (on JOMB) Published: 2006 Hoopoe Books (

PAB09 — a life changing conference
We spent the weekend at the inspiring and amazing PAB09 new media conference. We made many new friends, reconnected with longtime friends and had our heads filled with amazing new ...

Talent, Teamwork & Triumph: The Dunderheads
Author: Paul Fleischman (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Roberts (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Candlewick Press (

Globe-Trotting Gastronomy: The King’s Taster
Author: Kenneth Oppel (on JOMB) Illustrators: Steve Johnson (on JOMB) & Lou Fancher (

Love of Reading Gallery – Daniele Rossi
You meet a lot of talented people in the podcast community. Daniele Rossi, illustrator and producer of the Stuttering is Cool podcast, is a perfect example. We became good ...

Product Jingles: The Best Of Times (Math Strategies that Multiply)
Author: Gregory Tang (on JOMB) Illustrator: Harry Briggs (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Hana in the Time of the Tulips
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Oh No, Not Ghosts!

Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep

Left Reeling: You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
Author: Jonah Winter (on JOMB) Illustrator: André Carrilho (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Just One More Book!! children’s book podcast, we invited illustrators to submit artwork that promotes a love of reading. Now, ...

Welcome Toronto BookCampers!
Seems I missed a great day today at BookCamp Toronto. If you didn't, and are a Toronto BookCamper who is stopping in for the first time, Welcome! We hope you enjoy your visit to JustOneMoreBook! and that you'll come back often. As promised, here are some ...

A Family That Reads Together….
There's a lot of talk about the benefits of reading aloud to children. But it's usually focused on the benefits to the children! Today, we pause to consider how reading aloud to our children benefits us as adults, our family and our ...

A Stinky, Tinka Ditty: Fun Dog, Sun Dog
Author: Deborah Heiligman (on JOMB) Illustrator: Tim Bowers (on JOMB) Published: 2005 Marshall Cavendish (