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Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (on JOMB) Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie (on JOMB) Published: 2009 CarolRhoda Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780822567646 This true tale of swindlers, slayers, smarts and skill will lasso listeners of all stripes. Other biographies on JOMB: It’s A Snap! George Eastman’s First Photograph One Beetle Too Many — The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin Neo Leo (the Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci) The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur More of the wild west on JOMB: Buffalo Music Smoky Mountain Rose (An Appalachian Cinderella) Sing, Sophie More freedom reading on JOMB: Let Freedom Sing Night Running: How James Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog Priscilla and the Hollyhocks Freedom Child of the Sea Follow the Drinking Gourd We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Monica Kulling (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bill Slavin Published: 2009 Tundra Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780887768811 Rome wasn t built in a day and neither was the compact camera. This sprightly tale of curiosity and determination puts the spotlight on the inventive young man who made photographers of all of us, one improvement at a time. On this date, September 4, in 1888, George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak. You can learn more here. Other books mentioned: One Beetle Too Many — The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin Neo Leo (the Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci) The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Katia Novet Saint-Lot (on JOMB) Illustrator: Dimitrea Tokunbo (on JOMB) Published: 2008 Tilbury House (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780884482987 Earth toned images of bustling Nigerian swelter contrast with the book-bound allure of a world of frost and snow in this tale of a young boy pondering the pros and cons of literacy. More books and reading on JOMB: Perfect Man Show; Don’t Tell: Secrets of Writing The Story of the Search for the Story The Storytelling Princess The Story Blanket Give A Goat Too Many Books Silent Music (A Story of Baghdad) Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones Fire Up With Reading! The Incredible Book Eating Boy Ruby’s Wish No English Library Lion Max’s Words HOTLINE VOICES: Author/Illustrator, Mark Mitchell, describes the beauty of the book Tsunami! (by Kimiko Kajikawa and Ed Young). We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Vanessa Newton (on JOMB) Illustrator: Vanessa Newton Published: 2009 Chronicle Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 9781934706909 Spot-on sixties-style illustrations, simple, springboard text and a soulful, sing along refrain shine a celebratory light on 18 individuals who stood tall and opened doors for generations. More freedom reading on JOMB: Night Running: How James Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog Priscilla and the Hollyhocks Freedom Child of the Sea Follow the Drinking Gourd We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Yumi Heo (on JOMB) Illustrator: Yumi Heo Published: 2009 Schwartz & Wade (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780375847189 Simple first person narrative, cheerful illustrations and charming child-like details make this task-by-task countdown to the arrival of a long awaited sibling sweet reading for any child. More tales of family welcoming and adoption on JOMB: The Red Thread Thicker than Water on SILS Before You Were Here, Mi Amor Someday We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

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 what youngster could resist this slightly retro, rhyming micro-adventure? More rhyming dog reading on JOMB: Fun Dog, Sun Dog Don’t Lick the Dog Stella, Unleashed! Biscuits in the Cupboard Good Dog My Pup The Pound from the Hound Poodlena Safe and Sound Dirty Dog Boogie Other dogs on JOMB: The King’s Taster May I Pet Your Dog? How Smudge Came Rosie: A Visiting Dog’s Story Dr. White Heroes of Isle aux Morts Doggie in the Window Owney the Mail-Pouch Pooch Night Running: How James Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds: A History of Dog Breeds “Let’s Get a Pup!” said Kate The Trouble with Tilly Trumble The Outside Dog Lady Lupin’s Book of Etiquette Dogs’ Night I Want A Dog Pop over to A Wrung Sponger for today’s full menu of poetry offerings. Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A. We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Gene Barretta (on JOMB) Illustrator: Gene Barretta Published: 2009 Henry Holt and Co (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780805087031 Playful, edge-to-edge illustrations and cheerily worded nuggets of history, mystery, physics, and biology paint a thrilling picture of a brilliantly curious and creative man that will tickle the scientist in all of us. Right now, you can test out over 60 of Leonardo da Vinci s prototypes at Leonardo da Vinci: Man Inventor Genius. Mentioned in this chat: Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Wind Engineering Pioneer, Alan Davenport (palm tree observations) More intriguing lives on JOMB: One Beetle Too Many — The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau Marco Polo Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum Buffalo Music Priscilla and the Hollyhocks The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Cindy McKinley (on JOMB) Illustrator: Mary Gregg Byrne (on JOMB) Published: 2002 Illumination Arts (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780935699234 Simple gestures, rippling kindness and true smiles are the stars of this inspiring invitation to share some brightness and chance a wave of well-being. Other books mentioned: Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed For more about spreading a ripple of kindness, you can check out The Pay It Forward Foundation The Pay It Forward Movement or, just go ahead and do something nice . HOTLINE VOICES: Aspiring children s author Tara Lazar shares her enthusiasm for Perfectly Arugula (by Sarah Dillard) We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

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 of rescue, regret and release a thought provoking look at the value of life and freedom. Other books mentioned: Saving Samantha: A True Story We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Idries Shah (on JOMB) Illustrator: Natasha Delmar (on JOMB) Published: 2006 Hoopoe Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1883536421 This delicately illustrated tale of travel and tragedy reminds us that today s disaster just might be a necessary step towards the ultimate attainment of our heart s desire. Other books mentioned: The Farmer s Wife The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal More middle eastern reading on JOMB: Silent Music (A Story of Baghdad) Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story 52 Days by Camel My Friend Jamal The Butter Man Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up In The War The Rich Man and the Parrot Sanji and the Baker Interview with Suzan Nadimi We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show

Author: Paul Fleischman (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Roberts (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763624985 Clean lines, comical details and snappy, generous first person narration sweep us into this suspenseful tale of strategy, solidarity and overlooked superpowers. Other books mentioned: Iggy Peck, Architect The Mysterious Benedict Society Miss Nelson is Missing More independent thinkers on JOMB: Willow Odd Velvet Suki’s Kimono Ruby’s Wish Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick Silly Tilly more here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Kenneth Oppel (on JOMB) Illustrators: Steve Johnson (on JOMB) and sneaked treats! More gallivanting animals on JOMB: Safe and Sound Someday When My Cat Can Talk More food on JOMB: A Medieval Feast The Butter Man The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating The Tortilla Cat Too Many Tamales Treasure for Lunch Berry Magic Chopsticks Mammoth Pie On Top of Spaghetti Pumpkin Soup Sanji and the Baker More kings on JOMB: The King of Capri The King’s Equal Rumplestilskin’s Daughter The Red Wolf Wenceslas More dogs on JOMB here. HOTLINE VOICES: Eden Spodek who will be at PAB09 has fabulous childhood and parenthood memories of Where the Wild Things Are (by Maurice Sendak) We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show.

Author: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (on JOMB) Illustrator: Margot Tomes (on JOMB) Published: 1976 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 9780761455462 Chapters.ca Amazon.com With its chatty narrative, droll dialogue and playfully illustrated play-by-play, this plucky retelling of the traditional Slavic tale is practically bound theatre. Other books mentioned: Brave Irene The Three Sillies Cupid and Psyche More shady step-families on JOMB: Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave Cinderella Skeleton Smoky Mountain Rose (An Appalachian Cinderella) Ella’s Big Chance We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487, so we can include your audio in our show

Author: Bob Graham (on JOMB) Illustrator: Bob Graham Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0763639036 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Airy illustrations and sparse poetic prose paint a poignant picture of hope, help and healing in this unspoken invitation to dare to care. Other books mentioned: “Let’s Get a Pup!” said Kate Michael Rosen’s Sad Book Dreams of flying on JOMB: Fly, Eagle, Fly I Can Hear the Sun Falling Angels Tudley Didn’t Know Six weeks ago yesterday, in Woodstock, Ontario, eight year old Victoria Stafford  finished her school day then disappeared.  As the days turned to weeks, Canadians coast to coast came to know Victoria and her family as we watched mother Tara McDonald s daily efforts to keep the search for her daughter fresh in our minds.  This despite mounting public criticism and suspicion of Tara herself. Yesterday, we learned of Tori s tragic fate and of her mother s innocence. This episode of Just One More Book! is dedicated to little Tori Stafford, with heartfelt hopes for the healing of those she left behind.

Author: P.J. Bracegirdle (on JOMB) Published: 2008 McElderry Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1416934162 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Hard-core horror meets sumptuous simile in this gripping exploration of siblinghood, self-destruction and sanitized sameness. We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

Author: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (on JOMB) Illustrator: Christy Hale (on JOMB) Published: 1998 Lee & Low Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 1584300817 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Earthy tones and textiles of Tanzania softly serve warm embraces and learned love in this beautiful tale of motherhood mimicry and the joy of nurturing. We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

Author: Laura Langston (on JOMB) Illustrator: Lindsey Gardiner (on JOMB) Published: 2004 Random House (on JOMB) ISBN: 0099443880 Chapters.ca bn.com Happily sloppy artwork and perfectly picked words and pace present the first-person ponderings of a young girl as her once spunky grandmother slips into forgetfulness in this sweet, sad tale of coping and compassion. More grandmothers on JOMB: The Grandmother Doll Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick When-I-Was-a-Little-Girl The Gardener The Lotus Seed Snow Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie Treasure For Lunch Falling Angels The Clay Ladies Healing the Wounds of World War II A Gift For Gita Carmine, A Little More Red Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood Grandma’s Feather Bed Bintou’s Braids Seven Brave Women Suki’s Kimono The Not-So-Only Child A Very Unusual Dog Aunt Claire’s Yellow Beehive Hair Mama’s Saris Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden I Am Small Before You Were Here, Mi Amor The Party We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

Author: Eileen Spinelli (on JOMB) Illustrator: David Slonim (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB) ISBN: 0761455256 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Rhyming triplets and edge-to-edge smile-inducing illustrations follow the carefree foolishness of an unconventional goose and remind us to savour the spice of life. More independent thinkers on JOMB: Willow Odd Velvet Suki’s Kimono Ruby’s Wish Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick more here. Pop over to Under The Covers for today’s full menu of poetry offerings. Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A. We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

Author: Maxine Trottier (on JOMB) Illustrator: Paul Morin (on JOMB) Published: 1999 Fitzhenry and Whiteside (on JOMB) ISBN: 1550051520 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Dazzling light glows against darkening shadow as this warmly told memory of friendship and fortitude peeks into a dim chapter in Canadian history. Other books mentioned: Gleam and Glow Naomi s Tree Naomi s Road Baseball Saved Us For more information about the Japanese Internment of 1942-1945, visit Vanishing British Columbia, Canada: A People s History, and Canadian Nikkei. You can read about more of our favourite Canadian, Asian-themed children’s books in this essay by Andrea at Paper Tigers. We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

Author: Dan Yaccarino (on JOMB) Illustrator: Dan Yaccarino Published: 2009 Knopf Books (on JOMB) ISBN: 0375855734 Chapters.ca Colour drenched, stylized illustrations, carefully selected quotes and simple, informative text open our eyes and imaginations to the creativity, curiosity and commitment of this explorer, inventor, filmmaker extraordinaire. More eye-opening biographies on JOMB: One Beetle Too Many — The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin Marco Polo Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum Buffalo Music Priscilla and the Hollyhocks The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.