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Follow the Goose Butt to Nova Scotia

By: Odette Barr (CA), Colleen Landry (CA), Beth Weatherbee (CA)

Camelia Airheart, the lovable Canada goose, is back! In this humorous early chapter book, she follows her Aunt Tillie’s goose butt to Nova Scotia where she meets interesting characters like Spike, the cuddly porcupine,… Read More

Follow the Goose Butt, Camelia Airheart !

By: Odette Barr (CA), Colleen Landry (CA), Beth Weatherbee (CA)

Parents and teachers can read these books aloud to students, or more competent young readers can read them on their own. These books could also be used to address several subject areas including: mathematics, geography,… Read More

One Summer in Whitney Pier

By: Mayann Francis (CA)

A nostalgic picture book set in the diverse Cape Breton community of Whitney Pier from former lieutenant-governor and author of Mayann’s Train… Read More

Up Home

By: Shauntay Grant (CA)

Happy memories sparkle in this journey through poet Shauntay Grant’s childhood visits to North Preston, Nova Scotia. Her words bring to life the sights, sounds, rhythms, and people of a joyful place, while Susan Tooke’s… Read More

Village that Loved Oysters

By: Dustin Milligan (CA)

The Village that Loves Oysters is a children’s picture book that describes the quaint PEI village of Tyne Valley, and its odd obsession with Malpeque oysters. As the story goes, “the villagers eat… Read More

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for this project, as well as the Province of New Brunswick’s Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, the Province of Newfoundland’s Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation, the Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, and the Province of Prince Edward Island’s Innovation PEI Arts, Culture, and Heritage Department