You can be more than one thing - you can be anything! A follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed I Promise, this second slam-dunk book from NBA champion and cultural icon LeBron James motivates readers to...
Picture books
- Author:James, LeBronSummary:
- Author:Dupuis, Jenny Kay, Kacer, KathySummary:
A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened,...
- Author:Jewell, SaraSummary:
Key Selling Points - This playful poem introduces young readers to a variety of Canadian (or North American) animals. The author is a substitute teacher at several schools and workshopped her story with her classes. The author has...
- Author:Faruqi, ReemSummary:
Amazon Editors' Picks: Best Books Ages 6-8 (2021). When Ms. Underwood asks if anyone wants to help Kyle, Zahra always volunteers. She loves spending time with Kyle; he's creative and generous, and he makes the funniest jokes at lunch....
- Author:Meyok, RosemarieSummary:
In this adorable book to be shared with babies and toddlers, mothers explore their love for their babies as experienced through the five senses. From the sound of a baby's giggles to the smell of a kunik, this book celebrates the unique...
- Author:Ward, KathleenSummary:
How do you know someone loves you? dance, bake, frolic in the leaves and journey with one granddaughter as she discovers all the ways she can know her grandma's love.
- Author:Gomi, TaroSummary:
How do we love numbers' Let us count the ways: They're on street signs and bus stops, featured on phones, thermometers, chalkboards, and scales. They show the time and the date, and help us to measure distance, sizing, and so much more...
- Author:DeMont, Belle, Wimmer, SonjaSummary:
Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to school. First his father, then his friends, and even the crossing guard question him about his “strange” choice. After all, boys don...
- Author:McCourt, LisaSummary:
"But Mama, but Mama, what if I were a super smelly skunk, and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face?" Mothers love their children and this unconditional love is truly tested in I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE. Lisa McCourt and...
- Author:Rosenthal, Amy KrouseSummary:
What do 'I Scream!' and 'Ice Cream!' have in common? Nothing--besides the fact that they sound the same! The ever-surprising Amy Krouse Rosenthal unleashes her prolific wit in this silly and smart book of wordplay. Perfectly...
- Author:Flood, BoSummary:
Eva's cerebral palsy makes it difficult for her to do many things, but she longs to dance and, finally, her dream is realized. Includes author's note and information about Young Dance Company.
- Author:Boyd, LiziSummary:
In this deceptively simple storybook from award-winning author-illustrator Lizi Boyd, readers will delight in following a note's unexpected journey and encountering a cast of charming characters along the way. The spare text is filled...
- Author:Reynolds, GisèleSummary:
This is a story for young children that describes the experience of Lucille, a girl from a big city, who visits her Métis cousin in the village of St. Laurent and goes ice fishing on Lake Manitoba.
- Author:Van Dusen, ChrisSummary:
With energetic rhyme and action-packed artwork to match, If I Built a Car sure to fuel any young inventor with big plans and grand imaginations. "If I built a car, it'd be totally new! Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . ."...
- Author:Inglis, Kate, Orchard, EricSummary:
In this hilarious picture book written by Hackmatack Award-nominated author Kate Inglis and brilliantly illustrated by Eric Orchard, two best friends imagine ordinary life as classic monsters and mythical creatures. What would Evan the...
- Author:Bailey, LindaSummary:
This picture book describes, in hilarious detail, a small child's idea of utopia. Every two-page spread offers something new about this fantasy life. Topics range from bedtime and baths (none!) to pets and tree houses (lots!).
- Author:Britton, JenniferSummary:
If you could be anything, what would you be? I’d be a tall ship, racing fast on the sea I’d fill up my sails with the salty cool breeze If I could be anything. If it were up to me. This lyrical lullaby from educator and musician Jen...
- Author:Beaty, AndreaSummary:
Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
- Author:Averbeck, JimSummary:
Alice wants everything in her bedroom to be blue before she falls asleep.
- Author:Marcero, DeborahSummary:
Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars-ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary things-like...