In the Red Canoe Newborn and empathetic novel that provides

and empathetic novel that provides readers with an unnerving vicarious experience

this one rewards periodic rethinking

It’s too close to the burned remains of the old Cohen factory—the place where her firefighter father lost his life

Hidden in the rainforest for most of her life

In the Red Canoe Newborn and empathetic novel that providesFish and herons, turtles and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily padsa multitude of wonders enchant both the child narrator and any other nature lovers along for the ride in this tender, beautifully illustrated picture book. Baby ducklings ride their mamas back; an osprey rises with a silver fish clutched in her talons; a loon cries in a star flecked night. Rhythmic, rhyming quatrains carry the story forward in clean paddle strokes of evocative