READ BY GERALDINE MCEWAN. The classic picture book story of Sophie and her extraordinary teatime guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published more than fifty years ago. Now an award-winning animation! The...
Picture books
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Author:Kerr, JudithSummary: - Author:Trottier, MaxineSummary:
This delightful story for children ages four and up tells the story of a poor boy with a vivid imagination. The Festival of Kites will award a prize to the person with the smallest kite. Though he cannot afford a kite, Eddie Wing flies...
- Author:Carle, EricSummary:
A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
- Author:Cooper, NancySummary:
The Trading Tree tells the story of a very old sugar maple standing on the shore of Lake Simcoe from the days when Indigenous and early settler families traded goods and stories, to a recent project of Indigenous and non-indigenous...
- Author:Keane, DaveSummary:
A poignant, gorgeously-illustrated story about a girl's bond with her grandfather and how it evolves after his death. Searching for treasures with her grandpa is this young girl’s favorite thing to do. Every week they examine the items...
- Author:Kulling, MonicaSummary:
The Tweedles are back and ready to take another exuberant swing at going modern. When their neighbors the Hamms announce that they've "gone online" by buying a telephone, Mama excitedly follows suit. But will the lure of the telephone...
- Author:Deal, LauraSummary:
A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly. But as the child closes...
- Author:Meadows, SallySummary:
When Quinn's mom gets sick and Quinn has to go live with his grandfather in the big city, a nearby pond becomes a place of comfort and peace for him. But when Quinn spots a duckling all on its own, his own feeling of not belonging...
- Author:Chin, JasonSummary:
Jason Chin, winner of the Caldecott Medal for Watercress, dives into the microscopic building blocks of life in this companion to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe. In Your Place in the Universe , Jason Chin zoomed outward,...
- Author:Carle, EricSummary:
A collection of four books by Eric Carle. Includes "The very hungry caterpillar," "The grouchy ladybug," "The very busy spider," and "Walter the baker." Grades K-3. 1979.
- Author:Schwartz, Roslyn, Schwartz, RoslynSummary:
From the creator of the beloved Mole Sisters series comes an irresistible tale about two ravenous rodents, wanted for snacking on too many strawberries, daisies, tulips, and other vegetation. And after these rodents chomp and chew all...
- Author:Grant, Shauntay, Banks, Erin BennettSummary:
It's Halloween and Amayah doens't have a costume to wear to school. She dressed as a ghost for the last three years in a row, witches are overdone, and fairies are not her style. She wants to be something different, something creative,...
- Author:Tomova, VeselinaSummary:
In the middle of the twentieth century, in the middle of Eastern Europe, a young girl dreams of adventures. One day, a huge wall appears that separates East from West, and dreamer from dreams. No ladder is tall enough, no tunnel deep...
- Author:Harper, MaikaSummary:
When the earth was new, words had the power to breathe life into the world. But when creating animals from breath, sometimes one does not get everything right on the first try! Based on a traditional Inuit story passed forward orally...
- Author:Base, GraemeSummary:
Graeme Base takes young readers on an exhilarating journey of discovery from the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of outback Australia. The animals come together to drink...
- Author:Gertsberg, InnaSummary:
A celebration of public transit systems around the world. Five different characters' journeys through the imaginary city of Zoom explore the fascinating world of urban public transit systems. From a zany family of traveling street...
- Author:Cain, JananSummary:
Feelings are a normal part of life for children as well as adults, believes author Janan Cain, who wanted kids both to understand the concept of emotions and be able to express their feelings with words. Her delightful The Way I Feel...
- Author:Burningham, JohnSummary:
Discovering a magical door in her bedroom that leads her to the zoo, a little girl is tempted to bring one little bear back to her room, and then a menagerie of smaller animals, and then a medley of big animals, until pandemonium ensues...
- Author:Harvey, Sarah N.Summary:
Combining evocative haiku, informative text and luminous illustrations, The West Is Calling is a celebration, for our youngest readers, of one hundred and fifty years of British Columbia's history. Each detail-rich illustration depicts...
- Author:Rylant, CynthiaSummary:
Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.
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