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, […]
by
Holidays & Celebrations
<p><b>The riotous third installment of the bestselling <i>Buddy the Bluenose Reindeer</i> series. This time, the East Coast reindeer is out to save the Christmas Lobsterpalooza!</b></p> <p>Everyone’s favourite blue-nosed reindeer is […]
<p>The celebrated holiday song from multi-talented and multiple-award-winning Halifax-based roots musician David Myles is now available as a bright and fun children’s picture book, and with a French translation by none other than the great Marie-Jo Thério. Young David writes frantic letters to Santa every year, requesting a banjo, but to no avail: “How does he miss / the one thing on my list / in the letter that I sent to him?” Follow the ups and downs of the holiday season with David, his furry friends, and his family, as he pines for his most-wished-for holiday gift. </p> <p>Featuring illustrations from the animation studio that created the song’s well-loved music video, a special holiday message from David Myles, and original sheet music for those who wish to play along, <i>Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo</i> is sure to inspire many a holiday singalong.</p>
<p><strong>Easton, the lovable rescue dog, is back for a festive adventure in this sensational scratch & sniff! </strong>It’s Christmas time in Thornbury, and the town is hosting its annual Olde […]
<p>Corina lives with her grandparents in Shepody Bay. One day close to Christmas, a big storm blows in an injured Canada goose. Corina immediately warms to the bird and wants to nurse it back to health, but her grumpy grandfather wants to cook the goose for Christmas dinner. The bird gets up to all kinds of mischief–spooking the cows while Granddad is milking them, sabotaging Christmas decorations, and eating all of Grandma’s pies. Can Corina keep the cheeky bird safe from her curmudgeonly grandfather?</p>
<p>Award-winning author Jennifer McGrath Kent’s story and Ivan Murphy’s humorous and energetic illustrations combine to make this a charming Christmas tale.</p>
The Christmas story told with a folktale twist. This reverently irreverent story gives a whole new take on the birth of Jesus.
<p>A heartwarming story of love and the magic of Christmas, illustrated by painter Don Kilby.</p>
<p><i>Santa never brings me a banjo <br/>
And I can never understand why <br/>
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams <br/>
But every Christmas morning I cry…</i> </p>
<p>The celebrated holiday song from multi-talented and multiple-award-winning Halifax-based roots musician David Myles is now available as a bright and fun children’s picture book. Young David writes frantic letters to Santa every year, requesting a banjo, but to no avail: “How does he miss / the one thing on my list / in the letter that I sent to him?” Follow the ups and downs of the holiday season with David, his furry friends, and his family, as he pines for his most-wished-for holiday gift. </p>
<p>Featuring illustrations from the animation studio that created the song’s well-loved YouTube music video, a special holiday message from David Myles, and original sheet music for those who wish to play along, <i>Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo</i> is sure to inspire many a holiday singalong.</p>
<b>Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith team up for an unforgettable celebration of Christmas.</b><br><br>We all know that Santa makes everyone’s dreams come true every Christmas, but it turns out that he […]
<div><b>***Bruneau Family Award for Children’s/Young Adult Literature Longlist*** </b><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Abigail Maureen Margaret-Rose Davis was the very best singer to ever grace the stage in Belbin’s Bight, Newfoundland. […]
<p>It’s Halloween and Amayah doesn’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, something no one else in the world has ever been in the history of Halloween.</p>
<p>A sweet story of standing out and fitting in, <i>The Walking Bathroom</i> is the newest book from award-winning author and spoken-word poet Shauntay Grant (<i>Up Home</i>). With fun, vibrant artwork from Erin Bennett Banks (<i>Change of Heart</i>), this imaginative tale is bound to inspire some unique costumes and become a Halloween favourite!</p>
“Winner of the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature; over 17,000 copies in print; animated Christmas special on TELETOON, with the spin-off series Eckhart The True Meaning of Crumbfest is the story of a curious little mouse named Ekhart, who sets off to discover the truth about that most abundant time of year called “”Crumbfest,”” when bounteous crumbs miraculously appear in the old Prince Edward Island farmhouse in which he lives. Much anthologized – particularly by CBC Radio’s “Fireside Al”- this a heartwarming tale of the magic that happens when the “Outside” and the “Inside” come together.”
