Monday, 24 December 2012

Parallel Visions: A Teen Psychic Novel

by Cheryl Rainfield
Rain and Sun Press
978-1480204195
146 pp.
Ages 14+
November, 2012

Uploaded on December 6, 2012 by Cheryl Rainfield to YouTube

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Puppy Love

by Frauke Scheunemann
House of Anansi
978-1770890183
312 pp.
Ages 9-12
2012

Puppy Love Book Trailer

Published on Apr 16, 2012 by House of Anansi to YouTube

The Lynching of Louie Sam

by Elizabeth Stewart
Annick Press
978-1-55451-438-0
283 pp.
Ages 12+
2012

Lynching of Louie Sam book trailer

Published on Apr 5, 2012 by AnnickPress to YouTube

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Infiltration

by Sean Rodman
Orca Book Publishers
978-1-55469-985-8
130 pp.
Ages 12-17
2011

Infiltration (Book Trailer)

Published November 16, 2012 on OrcaBookPublishers to YouTube.

Dead Run

by Sean Rodman
Orca Book Publishers
978-1-4598-0244-5
120 pp.
Ages 13-16
2012

Dead Run (Book Trailer)

Published on November 12, 2012 on OrcaBookPublishers to YouTube

Friday, 16 November 2012

by Sylvia McNicoll
Lorimer
978-1-4594-00627
219 pp.
Ages 12+
2012

Currently nominated for a Red Maple Fiction Award, Crush. Candy. Corpse. was reviewed on May 8, 2012 here.

CrushCandyCorpseYT

Published on Nov 14, 2012 by Sylvia McNicoll to YouTube

Monday, 12 November 2012

Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World

by Susan Hughes

Owlkids Books

978-1-926-8-18863

64 pp.

Ages 8-13

2011

Off to Class by Susan Hughes: Book Trailer

Published on September 27, 2012 by 333deek to YouTube

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Becoming Holmes: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His Final Case

by Shane Peacock

Tundra Books

978-1-770-492325

245 pp.

Ages 10-14

October 2012

Becoming Holmes trailer

Published on Oct 10, 2012 by theboysherlockholmes to YouTube

Interesting to note that the video was produced by Aaron Peacock. Son? Brother? Brother-in-law? Anyone know?

Saturday, 27 October 2012

Devil's Pass: Seven the Series

by Sigmund Brouwer
Orca Book Publishers
978-1-5546-9938-4
235 pp.
Ages 11-14
2012

Rock the Boat video with Devil's Pass introduction

Published on Oct 25, 2012 by OrcaBookPublishers to YouTube

The Matatu

by Eric Walters
Illustrated by Eva Campbell
Orca Book Publishers
978-1554693016
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2012

Nominee for the 2012 Silver Birch Express and Golden Oak Awards of the Forest of Reading®

Matatumovie

Published on Oct 26, 2012 by OrcaBookPublishers to YouTube

Sunday, 7 October 2012

Held

by Edeet Ravel
Annick Press
978-1-55451-283-6
246 pp.
Ages 12-15
2011

Finalist for the 2012 John Spray Mystery Award, part of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards.

Video Book Trailer HELD by Edeet Ravel

Uploaded by bookshorts on November 19, 2010 to YouTube.

Monday, 24 September 2012

Witchlanders

by Lena Coakley
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
978-1442420045
416 pp.
Ages 12+
2011

Winner of the 2012 Crystal Kite Award for the Americas (from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), the only peer-awarded recognition for children's books

Shortlisted for the 2013 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards

Uploaded by lenacoakley on Jul 12, 2011 to YouTube

How to Tend a Grave

by Jocelyn Shipley

Great Plains Teens Fiction

978-1-926531-19-9

178 pp.

Ages 14+

2012

Reviewed on June 4, 2012 here.

Uploaded by airproductionsco on September 21, 2012 to YouTube

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Small Medium at Large

by Joanne Levy
Bloomsbury Children's Books
978-1-59990-836-6
193 pp.
Ages 9-13
2012

Small Medium at Large

Uploaded by JoanneLevy on May 7, 2011 to YouTube

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Hemlock

by Kathleen Peacock

Katherine Teegen Books (Imprint of HarperCollins)

978-0-06-204865-3

416 pp.

Ages 14+

2012

Reviewed on April 16, 2012 on CanLit for LittleCanadians here

Hemlock Official Trailer

Published on May 9, 2012 by harperteen to YouTube

Starling

by Lesley Livingston
HarperTrophy Canada
978-1-44340-764-9
341 pp.
Ages 12+
2012

Starling Book Trailer

Published on Aug 29, 2012 by harperteen to YouTube

Lesley Livingston On Recording StarlingAuthor and actor Lesley Livingston shares her experience of recording the audiobook for Starling

Published on Aug 20, 2012 by LesleyLivingston to YouTube

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Such Wicked Intent: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, Book Two

by Kenneth Oppel

HarperCollins Canada

978-1-55468-342-0

310 pp.

Ages 12+

Released August 28, 2012

The book trailer below was just uploaded for the book release of Such Wicked Intent, Kenneth Oppel's second book in The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein series that began with This Dark Endeavour (HarperCollins Canada, 2011).

Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel

Published on Aug 28, 2012 by HarperCollinsCanada on YouTube

Monday, 27 August 2012

The Midnight Curse

by L.M. Falcone

Kids Can Press
978-1-55453-358-9

208 pp.

Ages 10-13

2010

Uploaded by lmfalcone on April 13, 2011 to YouTube

Sunday, 5 August 2012

The Drake Chronicles

Currently there are six books in Alyxandra Harvey's The Drake Chronicles series which have been published or scheduled for publication:

Hearts at Stake (alternate title: My Love Lies Bleeding)
Blood Feud
Out for Blood
Bleeding Hearts
Blood Moon
Blood Prophecy (for release in January 2013)

The first three reviewed on CanLit for LittleCanadians were:

Hearts at Stake

by Alyxandra Harvey

Walker & Company

(Distributed by Penguin Canada)

978-0-8027-2074-0

248 pp.

Ages 14-17

2010

Blood Feud

by Alyxandra Harvey

Walker & Company

(Distributed by Penguin Canada)

978-0-8027-2096-2

258 pp.

Ages 14-17

2010

Out for Blood

by Alyxandra Harvey

Walker & Company

(Distributed by Penguin Canada)

978-0-8027-2168-6

292 pp.

Ages 14-17

2010

There are numerous book trailers for The Drake Chronicles including official and fan-created videos. I've included my favourites here.

Hearts at Stake: Solange's Story

Uploaded by bloomsburykids on October 30, 2009 to YouTube

Hearts at Stake: Lucy's Story

Uploaded by bloomsburykids on October 30, 2009 to YouTube

Blood Feud: The Drake Chronicles

Uploaded by cosproductions on June 14, 2010 to YouTube

See more about The Drake Chronicles at Alyxandra Harvey's website.

Thursday, 26 July 2012

When I Was Small, Where You Came From, When You Were Small

On April 4, 2012, I reviewed Sara O'Leary's delightful picture book When I Was Small, illustrated by Julie Morstad, published by Simply Read Books (2011).

Today, I learned that When I Was Small is just the newest of three books by Sara O'Leary and Julie Morstad which are all based on young Henry and his curiosity. The three books are:

When I Was Small

by Sara O'Leary
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Simply Read Books
978-1-897-476-38-3
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2011

Where You Came From

by Sara O'Leary
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Simply Read Books
978-1-894965-46-0
32 pp.
Ages 3-8
2008

When You Were Small

by Sara O'Leary
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Simply Read Books
1-894965-36-1
32 pp.
Ages 2-6
2005

I will need to check out the first two books in this lovely series, but you can do that here, courtesy of the book trailer uploaded by Simply Read Books on May 18, 2012, recently showcased on a School Library Journal blog here.

Published on May 18, 2012 by simplyread1 to YouTube

Sunday, 15 July 2012

Piggy Bunny

by Rachel Vail

Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard

Feiwel and Friends (Macmillan Imprint)

978-0-312-64988-3

32 pp.

Ages 5-8

2012

Uploaded by MacmillanChildrens on Feb 2, 2012 to YouTube

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Wondrous Strange series

Wondrous Strange

by Lesley Livingston

HarperCollins

978-1-55468-273-7

327 pp.

Ages 12+

2008

Darklight

by Lesley Livingston

HarperCollins

978-1-55468-345-1

312 pp.

Ages 12+

2010

Tempestuous

by Lesley Livingston

HarperCollins

978-1–55468-455-7

361 pp.

Ages 12+

2011

As I'm just finishing up my read of the last book in Lesley Livingston's Wondrous Strange series, hoping to post within the next week, I'm putting out the book trailers that HarperTeen uploaded to YouTube. So, if you haven't read the series and can't wait for my series review, here's a taste of what Wondrous Strange is all about.

Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston

Uploaded by harperteen on Jan 20, 2009 to YouTube

Darklight by Lesley Livingston

Uploaded by harperteen on Feb 26, 2010 to YouTube

Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston

Uploaded by harperteen on Feb 16, 2011 to YouTube

Monday, 2 July 2012

All Good Children

by Catherine Austen

Orca Book Publishers

978-1-55469-824-0

300 pp.

Ages 14+

2011

Having reviewed All Good Children on January 3, 2012, I can't believe I failed to note this book trailer for Catherine Austen's YA dystopian novel. But, now that it has garnered much more attention, winning the Canadian Library Association's 2012 Young Adult Book of the Year Award and short-listed for the 2012/2013 Stellar Award (British Columbia's Teen Readers' Choice Award), it's a perfect time to re-acquaint readers with this book, through a book trailer. Enjoy.

Uploaded by airproductionsco on Nov 3, 2011 to YouTube.

Video by airbookvideos

Music by Kevin MacLeod

Monday, 25 June 2012

Hunted

by Cheryl Rainfield

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

978-1-55455-226-9

316 pp.

Ages 13+

2012

Read my review and then check out these two videos uploaded by raindew001 regarding Cheryl Rainfield's phenomenal paranormal YA book, Hunted. The first is a book trailer, and the second is an author video of Cheryl Rainfield discussing her personal inspirations for the book.

HUNTED - YA book trailer for dystopian/paranormal fantasy HUNTED by Cheryl Rainfield

Uploaded by raindew001 on September 12, 2011 to YouTube

Cheryl Rainfield: My Inspiration for HUNTED

Uploaded by raindew001 on September 13, 2011 to YouTube

Friday, 22 June 2012

The Hangman in the Mirror

by Kate Cayley
Annick Press
978-1-55451-356-7
229 pp.
Ages 13+
2011

Nominated for the 2012 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People , The Hangman in the Mirror is based on a true story of enduring the hardships of life in New France.

Uploaded by AnnickPress on Jul 25, 2011 to YouTube.

Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan

by Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter
Photos by Rafal Gerszak
Annick Press
978-1-55451-293-5
128 pp.
Ages 12+
2012

Nominated for the 2012 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan provides a unique perspective on the military and the people of Afghanistan.

Uploaded by AnnickPress on Nov 10, 2011 to YouTube.

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

The Loxleys and the War of 1812: Graphic Novel

Written by Alan Grant
Illustrated by Claude St. Aubin, Lovern Kindzierski and Todd Klein
Renegade Arts Entertainment
978-0-9868200-0-7
175 pp.
Ages 10+
2012

Uploaded to YouTube on May 29, 2012 by alexfinbow

Thursday, 15 March 2012

The Grave Robber's Apprentice

by Allan Stratton
HarperCollins Canada
978-0-06197-608-7
256 pp.
Ages 10-14
March 2012

Uploaded by HarperCollinsCanada on Feb 13, 2012 to YouTube.

This second video has Allan Stratton talking about his new book, The Grave Robber's Apprentice.

Uploaded by HarperKids on Mar 13, 2012 to YouTube.

The Calling

by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday Canada
978-0385668545
336 pp.
Ages 12+
April, 2012

Sequel to The Gathering (Doubleday Canada, 2011).

Uploaded by harperteen on Mar 9, 2012 to YouTube.

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Virginia Wolf

by Kyo Maclear

Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Kids Can Press

978-1-55453-649-8

32 pp.

Ages 5-10
2012

This unique book trailer for Virginia Wolf, narrated by a young voice, helps promote the need to understand how to help anyone who may feel "wolfish".