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  • This Is How to Spot Animals!

    by Aline Portman ...
    Translated by Laura Watkinson ...
    Bear schools readers in the sport of animal spotting in this hilarious read-aloud picture bookShhh! Don't move! Bear is spotting animals. One day he hopes to find a rare red-breasted goose. A beautiful animal! And very rare. But today he has no luck. There is nothing to see. Spotting animals is not easy. But he's good at it and will tell you how it should be done.Dramatic irony ensues as Bear ... Read more

    $26.15 CAD

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  • Later, When I'm Big

    by Bette Westera ...
    Illustrated by Mattias de Leeuw ...
    American Library Association Batchelder Honor Book (2024)**"Compelling artwork…stunning….Deftly captures a child's sense of wonder at the vastness of the world."— Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)"Whimsical illustrations...[a] springboard for imaginative flights." — Booklist"Gorgeous." — Foreword ReviewsA playful, humorous look at being small but dreaming big.<br /... ... Read more

    $25.28 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bear Is Never Alone

    by Marc Veerkamp ...
    Illustrated by Jeska Verstegen ...
    The Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List - Under Five (2024)The New York Times New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books Award (2023)A stirring, thoughtful story about the pressure to perform and the support of a true friend.When Bear sits down at the piano, he makes beautiful music, and the other animals can't get ... Read more

    $25.28 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Letter For the King

    by Tonke Dragt ...
    Illustrated by Tonke Dragt ...
    **A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESFor fans of Tolkien-inspired fantasy and Arthurian mythos comes this prize-winning fantasy adventure about one knight’s battle against evil**It is the dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day. But, as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Snot, Sneezes, and Super-Spreaders

    Everything You Need to Know About Viruses and How to Stop Them.

    by Marc ter Horst ...
    Illustrated by Wendy Panders ...
    Discover the extraordinary world of viruses, from their creation and transmission to what we can do to stop them, in this science-based resource for kids 8 to 12.If we didn’t know it before, we certainly know it now: Viruses can be powerful—so powerful, in fact, that they can hold the world in their grip for months at a time. But what exactly is a virus? Where do they come from and what do they do ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Box

    by Isabella Paglia ...
    Illustrated by Paolo Proietti ...
    A sensitive book about reaching out to a new friend, perfect for fostering social-emotional learning.One day a mysterious box arrives in the woods. Bear, Fox, Rabbit, Squirrel, and Owl can all see that something—someone—is hiding inside. But why won't that someone come out? Maybe the stranger is scared or having a horrible day. Maybe they've been hurt in the past and don't know who to trust ... Read more

    $25.28 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 189 Canaries

    by Dieter Böge ...
    Illustrated by Elsa Klever ...
    A Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award winnerA singing canary takes a life-altering journey in this beautifully illustrated picture book about music, migration, and the search for home.In a cozy room in northern Germany, a yellow canary sings rolling melodies to the miners and carpenters of the Harz mountains.When the air starts to run out, he stops singing.Then the miners know they need to ... Read more

    $25.28 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The War within These Walls

    by Aline Sax ...
    Illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki ...
    ***THREE STARRED REVIEWS***Jewish Book Council, National Book AwardA Mildred L. Batchelder Honor BookA Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor BookKirkus Reviews Best Books of the YearPublishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (Teen)After his family is forced to move into a crowded Polish ghetto,... ... Read more

    $23.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Winter in Wartime

    by Jan Terlouw ...
    Translated by Laura Watkinson ...
    A teen boy supports the underground resistance of Nazi-occupied Netherlands in this thrilling WW2 historical fiction novel for kids ages 10-15.This “harrowing and well-plotted” Dutch classic is based on the author’s own childhood in Holland during World War II (Wall Street Journal).It’s the winter of 1944-45, and Michiel’s country has been at war since he was 11. Now he’s 15, and his country is ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Secrets of the Wild Wood

    by Tonke Dragt ...
    Illustrated by Tonke Dragt ...
    A stunning gift edition of the Sunday Times and Telegraph Children’s Book of the Year—the “action-packed” sequel to The Letter for the King (Daily Mail)Young Sir Tiuri searches for a missing knight in the perilous, magical forest of the Wild Wood—where discerning friend from foe is no easy task . . .One of the King’s most trusted knights has vanished in the snow, so young Sir Tiuri and his best f. ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival

    by Marcel Prins, Peter Henk Steenhuis ...
    Illustrated by Laura Watkinson ...
    For readers of The Boy Who Dared and Prisoner B-3087, a collection of unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II.Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, he would hide in ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Of Salt and Shore

    by Annet Schaap ...
    Translated by Laura Watkinson ...
    For fans of The Hazel Wood, this middle grade novel takes the dark stuff of fairytales and crafts it into a powerful story of friendship and light."Once I picked the book up, I didn’t set it down until I finished it with tears in my eyes. . ." —The New York Times Book ReviewEvery evening Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks, but one ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD