While Tanner the dog and his sister Sadie are playing in the yard, they stumble across a fantastic secret… Tanner has a magic tongue! It’s lots of fun at first, […]
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When the conflict between Serbs & Albanians becomes intense, a young couple from Kosovo decide to leave their home. Their young cat does too, and this story of triumph and generosity touches the heart.
<p>It’s wintertime in Nova Scotia and two flying squirrels are busy exploring the woods around their spruce-tree home. After a busy night of playing and gliding and snacking, they’re ready to settle down and sleep all day.</p>
<p>But humans have other plans: the tree is cut down and packed onto a truck bound for Boston, Massachusetts. Turns out their new home has been chosen as Halifax’s annual thank-you gift, the Boston Christmas Tree. The little squirrels have no idea they’re about to embark on a journey across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine on the way to Boston. Will the accidental stowaways be discovered? And what awaits them in their new American home?</p>
<p>From the author and illustrator of <i>Jigs and Reels</i> comes a vibrantly illustrated, fun holiday story about curiosity, adventure, and making a new home.</p>
<p> Barabas is a lonely fisherman. Every morning, alone, he goes out to sea on his small fishing boat, throws his net in the water, and hopes to bring some fish home (where no one is waiting for him). Then one day, Barabas discovers footprints near his home. To whom could they belong? </p>
<p><i>Pete was an unusual parrot. <br/> He wanted to be a puffin. <br/> So he decided to leave town, and head for the coast.</i> </p> <p>When Pete the parrot looks back on his seafaring family history—including his grandmother, Polly Pirate, and his grandfather, Paul Privateer—he decides to leave his cozy city home in search of the rugged puffin life on the coast. The puffins are friendly and welcome Pete with fish—which he doesn’t like to eat—and a swim in the ocean—which he doesn’t like to do—and they seem to do little more than sit on the rocks all day and night—which doesn’t interest him. Worst of all, they don’t seem to have much to say. Can Pete really live like a puffin, or is he just too different? </p> <p>A charming story from the critically acclaimed author-illustrator behind <i>The Puffin Problem</i> and <i>Mallard, Mallard, Moose</i>, featuring folk art–inspired illustrations, <i>The Land Puffin</i> is a good-humoured yarn with a subtle message about the importance of celebrating our differences.</p>
<span style=”FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman”><span style=”COLOR: black”> <p align=”left”>Adventures in bird rescue!<br /><br />Susan and Ryan are excited to be helping the Puffin Patrol this summer in Witless […]
When a plethora of puffins head into a city by the sea, problems abound. No one is sure why the puffins have come, but what is certain is that they are underfoot and overhead and everywhere. They bother pets, and park on policemen. It takes someone small and smart to come up with a plan to send them back to sea. A charming and funny picture book by Lori Doody; young readers and listeners will have fun finding the puffins hiding in plain sight!
<p>On a very Random Island<br> in the North Atlantic Sea,<br> some very Randomanimals<br> are hiding in the trees….<br><br> So begins Ashley Fayth’s delightful nonsense poem in which readers meet a […]
<p>Willa Wellowby’s house has been overrun by monkeys. They’re ballet dancing, playing the bagpipes, listening to the Beatles, and causing mayhem and destruction all over the house and yard. And the more Willa asks them to leave, the more havoc they wreak. She calls the police, the RCMP, the FBI, and Scotland Yard to get rid of these monkeys…but when the Mounties finally show up, it’s Willa who’s in trouble!</p>
<p>First published in 1992, <i>There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen</i> won the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Mr. Christie Award for Best Canadian Children’s book, ages 8 and under. This new softcover edition will introduce the bestselling book to a whole new generation.</p>
Tilley’s Tail tells the heartwarming story of a dog born with a uniquely shaped tail—curved just like a hockey stick! When Tilley is welcomed into a caring home with two […]
