Asset-rich books that illustrate “constructive use of time” and promise a good read:
Bubblegum Delicious
by Dennis Lee, illustrated by David McPhail. Key Porter. 2000.
Hannah’s Collections
by Marthe Jocelyn. Tundra Books. 2004.
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
by Paul Fleischman and Eric Beddows. HarperCollins. 1998.
The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Easy Crafts
by Judy Ann Sadler, illustrated by Caroline Price. Kids Can Press, Ltd. 2001.
The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Crafts
by Judy Ann Sadler, illustrated by Caroline Price. Kids Can Press, Ltd. 1997.
Knock at a Star: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry
by X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy, illustrated by Karen Lee Baker.
Little Brown & Company.1999.
‘Til All the Stars Have Fallen: A Collection of Poems for Children
selected by David Booth, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton.
Penguin Books Canada Ltd.1989.