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The Mighty Tim Horton by Mike Leonetti

Celebrated children's author Mike Leonetti returns, with side kick illustrator Greg Banning by his side, for the next installment of his hockey history-themed children's books. This time he's back with The Mighty Tim Horton .  Buy the book - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com This is the latest in long line of hockey history themed children's books by Leonetti. He has the formula down perfectly. The aspiring hockey dreams of our young lead character Trevor are heightened by a chance meeting with his favorite player - Tim Horton of the Leafs. The storyline is inspiring and well done, ready to be enjoyed by your children and yourself as your own hockey memories come back. As always, Banning's illustrations are incredibly realistic and a treat to enjoy on their own. I've never quite understood why kids would want to read a book about a hockey star they've never heard of before. But every kid in Canada knows of Tim Hortons, the iconic coffee and don...

Tim Horton: From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups

If there is anything Canadians love more than hockey it might be double-doubles and Timbits. Author Don Quinlan gives us a look at the Hall of Fame hockey player behind the iconic coffee shop chain in Canada in the new book Tim Horton: From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups . Buy the book - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Here's the specs: Hardcover: 64 pages Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside; 1 edition (Oct 1 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 155455148X ISBN-13: 978-1554551484 Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 17.9 x 1.2 cm Shipping Weight: 363 g Here's more from the publisher, Fitzhenry and Whiteside: From his childhood in the hard-scrabble Ontario north, to the rinks of St. Michael's College School in Toronto, to the NHL and entrepreneurial success, Tim Horton worked hard-and played hard-his entire life. The tough defenseman with the bullet-hard slapshot helped the Leafs to win four Stanley Cups. Before his tragic and untimely death in a car accident a...