Frank likes everyone in the Grant Street rooming house where he lives with his mother, but old Mrs. Kazinski up in the attic is his special friend. She will be eighty years old on Sunday. Frank needs to find her the best birthday...
Picture books
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Author:Reynolds, MarilynnSummary: - Author:Brassard, MarioSummary:
Mila a beau ne plus avoir 9 ans, il lui arrive d’être rattrapée par ses souvenirs d’enfance. Ce qui s’est passé là-bas, à mi-chemin entre le rêve et l’insomnie, se poursuit sous d’autres formes ici, une vingtaine d’années plus tard. Que...
- Author:Waterton, Betty, Blades, Ann, Greene, GrahamSummary:
This enhanced e-book, in celebration of Groundwood's 35th anniversary, includes a read-aloud feature of the story narrated by Graham Greene.Simon has always longed to catch a salmon. But when his luck suddenly changes and an eagle...
- Author:Rahman, BahramSummary:
Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and...
- Author:Viva, FrankSummary:
A boy and a mouse take a bumpy sea journey to the majestic expanses of the Antarctic, where they see the sights and meet new friends.
- Author:Rubbino, SalvatoreSummary:
A mother-daughter day trip in London along the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, through the Whispering Gallery at St. Paul's Cathedral and to the Tower of London.
- Author:McAllister, Ian, Read, Nicholas, Down, ChristianSummary:
This is an enhanced ebook with a read-along function. A Whale's World follows a pod of spy-hopping orcas as they explore the ecosystems of the Great Bear Sea while hunting for their next meal. Past rocky shores and through kelp forests...
- Author:Daly, DianaSummary:
In this touching, often humorous remembrance, Diana Daly introduces young readers to her smart, funny, and caring great aunties and uncles-six remarkable people who lived with skeletal dysplasia at a time when the condition was not well...
- Author:Spathelfer, TeoniSummary:
A vivid dream teaches Little Wolf about courage and acceptance of those who are different, and inspires her to show her daughters their classmates how to be proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds. Throughout her life, Little Wolf...
- Author:Harrington, JenniferSummary:
A beautifully illustrated A to Z board book featuring Canadian animals.
- Author:Martin, Dayna, Roumanis, A.R.Summary:
This book introduces the ABCs and develops early language skills using images of animals that every kid should know. Vibrant colors and images are designed to attract the attention of babies and toddlers. This book will help children...
- Author:Proulx, SheaSummary:
ABC Monstrosity is a freaky-fun book designed to thrill adults and kids alike with pages that teach and terrify all at once. ABC Monstrosity is both quirky and hilarious, with creepy creations sure to delight children and adults alike....
- Author:Andrea, BeatySummary:
2017 Parent's Choice Award Winner! Like her classmates, builder Iggy and inventor Rosie, scientist Ada, a character of color, has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Why are there pointy things stuck to a...
- Author:Grant, ShauntaySummary:
À quoi ressemblait la communauté ? Des maisons aux couleurs vives, logées dans la colline ; des champs où les garçons jouaient au football ; un étang où les en- fants faisaient du rafting ; la pêche en abondance; des immenses feux de...
- Author:Grant, ShauntaySummary:
When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she's heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the...
- Author:Arsenault, IsabelleSummary:
Albert wants a quiet place to read ... but his friends just want to play! Can they figure out how to have fun together?
- Author:Hatherly, PatSummary:
Snuggle up with your little one and enjoy this Made-in-Alberta lullaby, a tribute to our big skies and wide open landscapes. Marvel at the beauty of our province with rhyming verses by Pat Hatherly and watercolour paintings by Jesse...
- Author:Viorst, JudithSummary:
Alexander's dad has a new job a thousand miles away, so now his family has to move. Alexander would rather have poison ivy. Maybe he could live with the Baldwins and their dog. He's always wanted a dog. How can he leave Rachel, his...
- Author:Collet, Géraldine, Saudo, Coralie, Quinn, SarahSummary:
When five hens leave the coop to go pecking for grain, five little chicks are left all by themselves for the day. At first the chicks — Ivan, Lily, Leonard, Shirley, and narrator Anthony — cry. Then, they get scared: what if their moms...
- Author:Erskine, KathrynSummary:
Friends can help us understand the world and ourselves, opening our eyes to unique cultures and ideas. In a story that travels the globe, it's easy to see how the world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are...
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