Author: Amanda Noll (on JOMB) Illustrator: Howard McWilliam (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Flashlight Press (on JOMB) ISBN: 0979974623 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Masterfully lit fisheyed views, fur, fangs, claws and interesting perspectives make seven monsters just scary enough to spotlight the spunk of the ...

Author: Oliver Jeffers (on JOMB) Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers Published: 2007 Harper Collins (on JOMB) ISBN: 0007182325 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Cheery, matter-of-fact narration and gorgeous fridge-door worthy art give us a mind’s eye view of one whopping lunar adventure in this beautiful tale of...

Author: Ella Burfoot Illustrator: Ella Burfoot Published: 2008 Kingfisher (on JOMB) ISBN: 0753462095 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Glossy black skulking is no match for unflappable spunk in this inventively illustrated bedtime ditty. Other books mentioned: Go to Bed, Monster! But If They Do… Pop over to ...

Think and DO!! Are you guilty of having too many ideas? Do people run when you get a brilliant thought? Been there. The Internet and the innovative offline world are bursting with what ifs and how abouts. BUT . . . ideas vaporize when all we do is think about them. We need to DO something with ideas...

Author: Tracey Fern Illustrator: Lauren Castillo Published: 2008 Clarion (on JOMB) ISBN: 0618723412 A feisty, self-aware pioneer woman, the man who knows and loves her and the coddling of a cabin full of beautiful baby bison — what more could a pet-deprived young reader ask for? Based on the t...

Elizaberth Cores' paintings "Resurrection" (left) and "Narcissus," in the hallway at MossRehab at Elkins Park. Nearly 70 artists and craftspeople with disabilities ranging from visual impairments to paralysis are displaying and selling their work in an international Philadelphia art show that runs t...

It’s great to have choices — except when you feel incapable of making them. On a daily basis, you probably face hundreds of decisions, some easy (skim or 2 percent?), some not so (second mortgage or home-equity line of credit?). Making them can be hard work — but when you make the right one, i...

It’s great to have choices — except when you feel incapable of making them. On a daily basis, you probably face hundreds of decisions, some easy (skim or 2 percent?), some not so (second mortgage or home-equity line of credit?). Making them can be hard work — but when you make the right one, i...

I’ve seen that one of my very best life skills is the ability to ask questions. Lots of questions. Even uncomfortable questions. And the ability to see options, possibilities, a lot more options and possibilities than the average joy seems to be able to see. But that ability starts with the questi...

You really do appreciate the crew of people who work hard for you day in and day out, from the garbage collector who never leaves the trash-can lids carelessly in your driveway to the teacher who responds to every urgent e-mail to the bus driver who diligently works your route. Sure, you may have le...