Yvette Ghione
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A glimpse into a day in the life of the different residents who live alongside one another in an apartment building at 3 Biscuit Street. Centring on the Bunny family, readers will also discover another 11 mini-narratives in the illustrations, where they'll see what the apartment building's other residents are up to on every floor, track the antics of passersby, and observe the Bird family in the neighbouring tree. This multilayered (and multilevel!)...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Come one, come all to the animal masquerade! The lion is going as an elephant, the elephant as a parrot, and the parrot as a turtle! Each costume gives way to another, yielding new surprises on every page, and revealing a menagerie of familiar and unusual animals. Young children will delight in the absurd and amusing images (who wouldn't love a ladybug dressed as a hippopotamus?) and will also appreciate the gags (a fish costumed as a cat is dubbed...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Pom can't wait to start school. But kindergarten is a whole year away! So, he decides to spend the day visiting all of his animal friends at their schools. He plays music with the frogs at Cattail Academy. He learns to fly with the squirrels at Lookout Heights School. And he takes a nap with the sloths at Sleepytime School. What will Pom's school be like? One thing's for sure, kindergarten will be a great adventure!"--
6) Shelter
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"As a big storm approaches, two strangers arrive in the forest. All the animal families, safe in their homes, are worried, unsure of their motives. So they all turn them away when they ask for shelter, and the strangers are left to fend for themselves. But then the fox family is suddenly forced out into the storm, and they must ask these outsiders for help. Will they find it in their hearts to give it? A timeless - and timely - story about generosity,...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dounia is the story of a little girl who loves her home city of Aleppo, Syria, and its many smells, sights, and traditions. But when war breaks out, Dounia and her grandparents must flee Aleppo to find safety. Before they go, their neighbour reads their future in a cup of coffee - she sees a long difficult journey ahead of the family and a blue house awaiting them at the end. Taking only a bird carved from Aleppo soap and four little barake seeds...
8) It's my tree
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A squirrel decides to keep everyone in the forest away from a favorite tree ("It's MY tree"), but hasn't thought the plan all the way through! The squirrel loves a particular tree ("It's MY tree") and is happiest eating pinecones in its shade ("MY pinecones in the shade of MY tree"). But then the squirrel starts to worry. What if someone else decides it's THEIR tree? What if that someone wants to eat THEIR pinecones in the shade of THEIR tree? Should...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When a pirate girl receives a letter with a map from her pirate grandfather, she sets out on a voyage up a mountain, down a valley, through a cave, and over the sea to find his treasure, in a book with an origami activity to accompany the text. Inspired by the origami model "The Captain's Shirt."
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth is tired of everyone shortening her first name and calling her Lizzie, Liz, or Beth, but suffers in silence, until one autumn day when her impatience gets the best of her and she learns an important lesson about tact and grace.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of one of the most enduring love stories throughout the ages: the one between dogs and humans! Dogs and humans go back a long way - thousands of years, to be precise! As humans evolved, dogs did too, and we got to know, trust and understand each other instinctively. Whether they helped to protect us from danger, or sniffed out new routes to faraway places, dogs have been by our side throughout history. In the modern world there are...
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Even though Mila is no longer 9 years old, her childhood memories sometimes overtake her. What happened there, halfway between dreaming and insomnia, continues in other forms here, twenty years later. Whether it's seeing a very old photo taken by her father, a red balloon rolling at her feet, or just lining up at a wicket, something still trembles in her. If the clouds sometimes remind her of where she came from, she guesses that they can also teach...