BOOKS
The Ethical Imagination: Journeys of the Human Spirit by Margaret Somerville
(House of Anansi, $19)
As the debate surrounding reproductive ethics heats up, this McGill University Law and Medical professor argues for a shared ethics system. Occasionally contentious, this excerpt from the 2006 CBC Massey Lecture Series will make you ponder what it means to be a human — and parent — today. MC — Ages 16 and up
If Minds Had Toes by Lucy Eyre
(Bloomsbury, $30)
Sixteen-year-old Ben trades the tedium of his summer job at Cod Almighty for a foray into the life reflective, via a young woman’s invite to the World of Ideas. Think Sophie’s World set to the beat of the teen set. MC — Ages 13 and up
GAME
Cosmic Family
(Ubisoft, $60)
This space adventure lets preschoolers play on a rocket ship abode. Teaches hand-eye coordination and memory retention through early-learning mini games, such as cleaning monsters’ teeth, watering plants and colouring. LM — Rated E for Everyone; for the Wii.
DVD
The Danish Poet directed by Torill Kove
(Mikrofilm AS and National Film Board of Canada, $15)
A young poet ventures to Norway to meet a famous writer, but begins to wonder about coincidence and kismet after a strange chain of events unfolds along the way. This fanciful Oscar-winning animated short (all hand drawn) is based on the tale of how Kove’s parents met. LM — All ages
If Minds had Toes by Lucy Eyre
