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Series: Town Is by the SeaHardcover
Joanne Schwartz9781554988716
$21.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9
Apr 01, 2017
Winner of CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of Sidewalk Flowers, show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig.With curriculum connec... + Read More
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Series: A Cage Went in Search of a BirdHardcover
Cary Fagan9781554988617
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 01, 2017
Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from award-winning comic writer Cary Fagan featuring vibrant art by Banafsheh Erfanian. Is there someone out there for everyone? Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from award-winning comic writer Cary Fagan. In her North American debut, illustrator Banafsheh Erfanian brings ornate artistry to the cage and birds that inhabit this surprisingly human story.A long-empty birdcage takes a chance and leaves behind its attic ... + Read More
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Series: Uncle HollandHardcover
JonArno Lawson9781554989294
$17.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 01, 2017
From the international best-selling author of Sidewalk Flowers and the illustrator of The King of the Birds, a picture book about crime, punishment…and art.When Holland is arrested for the thirty-seventh time for stealing beautiful things, he must make a very difficult decision. A police officer says that he must either go to jail or become a soldier. He chooses to join the army and is sent south, where he finds himself surrounded by beautiful things: palm trees, parrots, flowers and big blue waves…and fish! Holland starts painting pictures of ... + Read More
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Series: Walk with MeHardcover
Jairo Buitrago9781554988570
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 01, 2017
A simple, imaginative story depicting the complex emotional reality of a girl whose father no longer lives at home. The girl conjures up an imaginary companion — a lion — who will join her on the long walk home from school. He will help her to pick up her baby brother from daycare and shop at the store (which has cut off the family’s credit), and he’ll keep her company all along the way until she is safely home. He will always come back when she needs him, unlike her father whom she sees only in a photograph — a photograph in which he clearly r... + Read More
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Series: AwayHardcover
Emil Sher9781554984831
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 01, 2017
Love shines through in the sticky notes shared between a mother and daughter in this picture book about making time for family in the midst of our busy lives.Between work and school, homework and housework, a mother and daughter don’t always get to spend as much time together as they’d like. Add to that a little girl’s fears about leaving home for the first time, and the need to stay close through handwritten notes becomes even more important. As the camp departure date gets closer, Mom does her best to soothe her daughter’s nerves. A visit fro... + Read More
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Series: Along the RiverHardcover
Vanina Starkoff9781554989775
$17.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4
Apr 01, 2017
Boats of all shapes and sizes travel on the river, through the seasons, toward the sea. Who will you meet on the river?This vibrant picture book from Brazil depicts the joy of the journey, showing in simple yet detailed illustrations the people you might meet along the way, the sights you might see and the food you might eat. Readers will delight in identifying recurring details when rereading. Reminiscent of the highly acclaimed Jimmy the Greatest!, which received six starred reviews, Along the River is a celebration of community bonds and sha... + Read More
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Series: Short Stories for Little MonstersHardcover
Marie-Louise Gay9781554988969
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8
Mar 01, 2017
The internationally acclaimed author of the Stella and Sam series has created a collection of short, funny illustrated stories.This hilarious collection of illustrated stories gives us a glimpse into the things children wonder about every day.What do cats really see? What do trees talk about? Should you make funny faces on a windy day? Do worms rule the world? Do mothers always tell the truth? Do snails have nightmares?These short stories are illustrated in vibrant watercolor and collage in cartoon style. They are rich in detail and tiny humoro... + Read More
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Series: The Alphabet ThiefHardcover
Bill Richardson9781554988778
$17.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9
Mar 01, 2017
When night falls, along comes a peculiar thief who steals each letter of the alphabet, creating a topsy-turvy world as she goes.The alphabet thief stole all of the B’s, and all of the bowls became owls…It seems that no one can stop her, until the Z’s finally send her to sleep so that all the other letters can scamper back to where they belong. Bill Richardson’s zany rhymes and Roxanna Bikadoroff’s hilarious illustrations will delight young readers with the silly fun they can have with language — and may even inspire budding young writers and ar... + Read More
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Series: Greetings, LeroyHardcover
Itah Sadu9781554987603
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 01, 2017
Moving can be scary, but by the end of his first day at his new school, Roy is happy to find a piece of his old home, Jamaica, in his new home. The first day at a new school is nerve-wracking enough, never mind when it’s in a new country! In this lively picture book from award-winning storyteller Itah Sadu, Roy realizes he may come to love his new home as much as he loves his old home. Written as an email to a friend back home, this picture book tells the story of Roy, whose family has just moved to North America from Jamaica. His new home is d... + Read More
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Series: Bilingual Cooking PoemsSalsaUn poema para cocinar / A Cooking PoemPaperback
Jorge Argueta9781773060033
$8.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 01, 2017
In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa.A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while.The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra — the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, the conductor. They chop and then grind these ingredients in the molcajete, along with red chili peppers for th... + Read More
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Series: Bilingual Cooking PoemsSopa de frijoles / Bean SoupUn poema para cocinar / A Cooking PoemPaperback
Jorge Argueta9781773060026
$9.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 01, 2017
This delightful recipe in poem form shows us all, young and old, how to make a heartwarming, tummy-filling bean soupFrom gathering the beans, onions and garlic to letting them swim in the pot until the house smells wonderful and it’s time for supper.A young boy helps his mother prepare a soup the whole family will enjoy using ingredients from Mother Earth. Onions are “yellow as the dawn,” beans are like stars spread out on the “sky of the table” and the water in the pot is “as deep as a little lake.” While the soup is cooking, the boy buries th... + Read More
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Series: What Are You Doing?Paperback
Elisa Amado9781773060040
$9.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 01, 2017
A picture book that captures a child’s discovery of the power of reading.Before he leaves for his first day of school, Chepito runs outside to play. He comes across all kinds of people in his neighborhood who are reading. “Why, why, why?” he sings, and they each have a different answer for him, whether it’s a man reading a newspaper, a young girl enjoying a comic, a couple of tourists consulting a guidebook or an archeologist studying hieroglyphics. Later that day, Chepito discovers the fun of reading for himself, and he even brings home a book... + Read More
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Series: A Trio of Tolerable TalesHardcover
Margaret Atwood9781554989331
$16.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10
Mar 01, 2017
Three hilarious Margaret Atwood tales, together in a chapter book for the first time!In Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes, Ramsay runs away from his revolting relatives and makes a new friend with more refined tastes.The second tale, Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda, features Bob, who was raised by dogs, and Dorinda, who does housework for relatives who don’t like her. It is only when they become friends that they realize they can change their lives for the better.And finally, to get her parents back, Wenda and her woodchuck companion have to... + Read More
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Series: Mary Anning's CuriosityHardcover
Monica Kulling9781554988983
$14.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
May 01, 2017
The amazing story of how the world’s greatest fossilist found her first huge find at the age of twelve. Mary was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, England. Her father, a carpenter and part-time fossil hunter, taught his children to look for fossils. When her father injured himself and was unable to work, Mary quit school and took up fossil hunting full-time to help support her family, a task that became even more important when her father died, leaving the Annings in debt. At the age of twelve, Mary, with her older brother Joe, found what they believ... + Read More
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Series: The GoatHardcover
Anne Fleming9781554989164
$16.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11
Mar 01, 2017
When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City, she discovers a goat living on the roof of her Manhattan apartment building— but she soon realizes a goat on the roof may be the least strange thing about her new home, whose residents are both fascinating and unforgettable. When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what looks like a tiny white cloud on the top of their apartment building. Rumor says there’s a goat living on the roof, but how can that be? As Kid soon disc... + Read More
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Series: Grandfather and the MoonHardcover
Stéphanie Lapointe9781554989614
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 13
May 01, 2017
An award-winning graphic novel from Quebec — for fans of Jane, the Fox and Me and A Year Without MomThis moving graphic novel tells the story of the affection between a girl and her grandfather. When the grandfather withdraws in grief after his wife dies, the girl is determined to live life fully herself and enters an extraordinary contest — the result is a sensitive portrayal of pursuing a dream.Grandfather, a man of few words, is devastated when his beloved wife succumbs to cancer, and he sinks into depression. His granddaughter (“Mémère,” as... + Read More
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Series: HarveyHow I Became InvisiblePaperback
Herve Bouchard9781773060057
$16.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10
May 01, 2017
A sophisticated and original graphic novel, about a young boy's reaction to his father's death.Harvey and his little brother are playing in the slushy streets of early spring when they learn, out of the blue, that their father has died of a heart attack. Everything changes and Harvey’s favorite movie, The Incredible Shrinking Man, suddenly begins to dominate his fantasy life. When relatives try to get him to look at his father in his coffin, Harvey finds himself disappearing. Brilliantly illustrated, emotionally true and devastatingly sad, this... + Read More
When one of the most famous paintings in the world is stolen, four young lives are changed, for four very different reasons. The Guy decides to have a house party while his parents are out of town. The Girl is adjusting to life in a new country. The Artist has discovered that forgery is a lucrative business. And his Ex, mother of his baby, is just trying to make ends meet. As Guy, a feckless high-school senior, plans the party of the year, Rafi worries about her mother, who is still grieving over the drowning death of Rafi’s little brother back... + Read More
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Series: Sometimes I Feel LikeSometimes I Feel Like a FoxNew editionPaperback
Danielle Daniel9781773061177
$12.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Jul 15, 2017
Children’s love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.In this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book.In a brief author’s note, Danielle Daniel explains the importa... + Read More
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Town Is by the Sea Hardcover 9781554988716 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Apr 01, 2017
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird Hardcover 9781554988617 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 May 01, 2017
Greetings, Leroy Hardcover 9781554987603 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 May 01, 2017
A Trio of Tolerable Tales Hardcover 9781554989331 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Mar 01, 2017
Grandfather and the Moon Hardcover 9781554989614 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 13 May 01, 2017
The Guy, the Girl, the Artist and His Ex Paperback 9781554989416 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 Mar 01, 2017
Series: Sometimes I Feel Like Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox New edition Paperback 9781773061177 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Jul 15, 2017