The stories and poems in Minnow: The Children's Story Annual 1996
(Northstone $12.95) deal with loss, friendship, tolerance and faith. Maria from San Salvador experiences her first Valentine's Day. Benjie mourns the death of his pet goat until spring covers the grave with flowers. Saint Francis offers the natural world to a lonely child. The collection of original work by Canadian writers was edited by James Taylor with illustrations by Margaret Kyle. The publisher invites submissions for the next edition.

[BCBW 1997]