(M)other
No, my son doesn’t have a father!
From the delivery room to the classroom, a woman whose motherhood is questioned explains: her son doesn’t have a father, but he’s got two moms. She is the… Read More
JUVENILE FICTION
A Baby Whale Ventures North
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A Beginner’s Guide to Goodbye
Ten-year-old Laney is struggling with grief, and distracts herself by writing letters to her little sister, who has recently died. As the summer progresses, so do Laney’s coping mechanisms. An important book about… Read More
A Bend in the Breeze
When eleven-year-old Pascale Chardon finds herself on a lifeboat drifting toward an uncharted island with no memory of how she got there, all she wants is to get back to… Read More
A Blinding Light
It’s 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The First World War is raging, and despite its distance from the conflict, the Halifax Harbour is bustling with activity. Anti-German prejudice is rampant, and though… Read More
A Calf for Olive
Olive is devastated when she overhears a kid at school making fun of her for wanting to raise a calf for the 4-H calf competition. They think she can’t possibly do it because she has cerebral palsy. But, with… Read More
À dos d’amour
A daddy carries his child on his back.
The child’s eyes look in amazement and discover
nature’s wonders : the conversation between Birch and Cattail,
the wiggling eel, the… Read More
A Friend for Chip
The Porcupine Collection is a collection of fiction and nonfiction titles for beginning readers (Levels A – L) designed to support students’ ability to read strategically and independently. A Friend… Read More
A Great Big Night
When three travelling frog musicians roll through the forest the grumpy old grouse is sure they are nothing but riffraff making a foolish racket. But when a storm makes a mess of the grouse’s home, he may find that… Read More
A Green Velvet Secret
Letters from beyond the grave and a green velvet dress reveal a secret to Yardley’s beloved grandmother; for fans of The Parker Inheritance and The List of Things That Will… Read More
A Halifax Time-Travelling Tune
Grandma closed the piano lid. “I love singing those old tunes with you.
I wish you could have seen the Halifax I once knew.”
This dreamy and whimsical story… Read More
A Harbour Seal in Halifax
Seal went for a stroll…
The icy puddles were too small for swimming
The rocks were too tall for climbing.
Seal saw bright lights. They sparkled.
Seal liked… Read More
A Home for Molly
The inhabitants of the bottom of the bay are discouraged. So much waste accumulates there. Not a day goes by without one of them getting stuck in a plastic object…. Read More
A is for Anne
“Anne of Green Gables, never change.”Celebrate the world of <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> with this alphabet board book that explores Anne’s life in Avonlea with her friends… Read More
À l’animalerie
Un matériel pédagogique conçu pour favoriser l’apprentissage de la lecture – Des personnages et des situations qui reflètent la diversité multiculturelle du Canada – Des illustrations et des… Read More
À l’animalerie (emballage de 6)
Une collection de 156 livres, soigneusement nivelés, qui comprend un variété de textes comme des récits, des légendes, des fables, des marches à suivre ainsi qu’une multitude de textes informatifs. La collection… Read More
A Little Lake for Jenny
The Porcupine Collection is a collection of fiction and nonfiction titles for beginning readers (Levels A – L) designed to support students’ ability to read strategically and independently. A Little… Read More
A Monster in My Kitchen
”This morning, there was a monster in my kitchen. He was sitting on the counter and getting bigger and bigger.” Grandma Rosi said it: if you want a beautiful… Read More
A Moose Goes a-Mummering
In this Newfoundland “Twelve Days of Christmas,” Chris Moose loves to go mummering. But everyone, from 2 giggling geese to 12 blushing beavers, see through his festive costume. With bobbles,… Read More
A New Home for Chip
The Porcupine Collection is a collection of fiction and nonfiction titles for beginning readers (Levels A – L) designed to support students’ ability to read strategically and independently. A New… Read More
