Toys, Dolls & Puppets

In 1916, at the height of the First World War, a Canadian teddy bear travelled all the way to France in a care package destined for Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers — a gift from his ten-year-old daughter, Aileen. When Teddy returned from the front lines, more than a year later, he did so alone: Lieutenant Rogers, along with many other Canadia …

Featuring photos from leading toy museums around the country, Old Time Toys takes young readers back to the rough and tumble days of the 1800’s when toys were homemade, often crudely, yet with great craftsmanship.

Featuring photos from leading toy museums around the country, Old Time Toys takes young readers back to the rough and tumble days of the 1800’s when toys were homemade, often crudely, yet with great craftsmanship.

Talk-About-Books feature a simple text and engaging photographs intended to encourage discussion and the development of literacy. Each book is illustrated with realistic and comforting photographs. Children from various familial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds experience friends and pets in their many wonderful incarnations. The simple text and …