Bruno St-Aubin

All Nicholas wants for Christmas is . . . everything hockey!

Nicholas can hardly contain his excitement leading up to Christmas. There's only one thing on his wish list: hockey gear!

When the big day arrives, Nicholas is ecstatic to discover that he got what he asked for! Only — uh oh — nothing is quite right . . .

When Nicholas realizes he's not …

Nicolas court sans cesse d'un endroit à un autre pour assister à toutes les sortes de cours et activités auxquels ses parents ont pu l'inscrire. Mais qu'arrivera-t-il quand il sera trop fatigué pour continuer?

Chaque fois que Nicolas veut faire quelque chose, quelqu'un lui donne un livre pour lui montrer comment. Mais, après une visite à la bibliothèque de son quartier, Nicolas apprend que les livres peuvent aussi être amusants!

Fred loves it when his grandmother comes to town from Vancouver--she brings so many presents and so much fun, it's like Christmas, Easter, his birthday and Halloween all in one.

When she comes to help Fred's family fix up their fish market, Fred's cat Rick follows her around so closely she mistakes him for a guard dog. When Rick tears open Fred's p …

When Fred gets a letter from his friend Lola, object of his secret crush, he is too excited to open the letter immediately. Unfortunately his cat Ric shreds the letter before Fred can read it and he cannot make sense of it when he tries to put it back together. His grandmother offers to help him unravel the mystery and puts his hopes and dreams ba …

Fred is going to spend the weekend of the Saint Yaya agricultural fair with his friend William. This year, William and his pig Omer are going to participate in the big race. Unfortunately, on the morning of the race, William is sick. Fred quickly decides to replace him. But how can he win the race when he has never ridden a pig? This hilarious stor …

Fred's dad loves stinky cheese--in fact, he loves the stinkiest cheese of them all: La Crotte du Diable, the Devil's Droppings. This cheese is so foul it puts out candles, it make table-legs shake.

So when Jake, a smart-alecky new kid at school, turns Fred's best friend William against him, Fred plans his revenge--a plan based on the unique power o …

Fred's dad owns a fish market, but still he wants to go fishing on his day off. Soon Fred, his dad, and Fred's cat Rick are sitting in a hut on a frozen river, pulling fish after fish through a tiny hole in the ice.

The day is going nicely, until the ice breaks with a deafening crack and Fred and Rick find themselves alone on an ice floe in the mid …

For two whole years Fred has dreamed of getting a pet cat. He has even given his dream cat a name--Rick. But Fred's parents own a fish market, and for them buying a cat would be like hiring a shark as a lifeguard.

Nevertheless, when they inform Fred there will soon be a new arrival at their house, he gets excited--until he learns they mean a new br …

Fred is not pleased to be in hospital--with a broken arm and two broken legs he can't even look out the window and watch the snow fall. When his grandmother Jackie comes to visit, he tells her what has happened, beginning with how he and and his dear cat Rick went to visit their friend William in the village of Whippy Corners.

Whippy Corners is wor …

When Fred and his dear cat Rick visit Fred's grandmother in Vancouver, Rick starts acting very strangely. He doesn't want to play, doesn't want to eat, and he stays out all night long. Fred's convinced that someone is bewitching Rick, so one night he sets out with his grandmother and his new friends to find out where Rick has been going. When they …

Gabi n'est pas la plus gracieuse des ballerines, mais, comme elle le répète souvent, « C'est en s'exerçant qu'on devient meilleur. » Gabi compense ses maladresses par un grand enthousiasme. Quand on l'emmène voir le ballet Casse-Noisette, elle se précipite sur scène pour danser avec la fée Dragée, qui, malgré l'entrée intempestive de la …

George the moose and all his friends are forced to flee their homes when a forest fire destroys the woodland. George wonders if he'll ever see them again. Then, one by one, they get reunited and George offers them shelter in his antlers. Little by little, the load gets heavier. But someone is missing — George's special friend, Ruby. Will she show …

Nicolas ne range jamais ses affaires. Le matin de sa première séance d'entraînement de hockey, c'est la panique : il doit rassembler les pièces de son équipement qui sont éparpillées dans toute la maison. Heureusement, sa mère est bien plus ordonnée...

Nicholas is an over-scheduled child. What happens when he is too exhausted to go on?Every day Nicholas has to attend his after-school activities. Sculpture, violin lessons, swimming, archery there are several every afternoon, and even more on weekends! Back and forth, and to and fro, Nicholas can't take much more of this running around, but what is …

C'est l'anniversaire de Laurence et Nicolas tient absolument à lui offrir le cadeau idéal. Malheureusement, il n'a que six dollars et vingt-cinq sous en poche, aussi se résoud-il à fabriquer le cadeau en question. Il semble que ce n'est pas chose facile... Nicolas saura-t-il trouver le cadeau parfait pour son amie?

Grand Georges l'orignal, et ses amis sont obligés de quitter leurs maisons dans la forêt à cause de l'incendie qui y fait rage. Au grand désespoir du grand Georges, Cannelle ne semble pas être de la partie. Quel malheur! Le grand Georges et Cannelle pourront-ils être à nouveau réunis?

Five great Canadian Christmas stories at one incredible price — this season's perfect gift for any child!

This special new anthology includes five delightful holiday picture books in one oversized volume! The original stories are here in their entirety, while bonus material for this anthology includes biographies of all of the artists and illustr …

Aujourd'hui, Nicolas participe à son premier tournoi de soccer. Il ne tient pas en place! Mais à force d'envoyer son ballon dans tous les sens et de provoquer des accidents, il risque de s'attirer des ennuis...

Nicolas' first soccer tournament is today. He's so excited! But if he keeps kicking his ball and sending it flying in the house, he might …

Nicolas garde le but pour l'un des matchs de hockey les plus importants de la saison et voilà que la foule se met à hurler de tous bords, tous côtés. Chacun y va de ses conseils et de ses exigences. C'est étourdissant! Nicolas et ses coéquipiers sont décontenancés. Heureusement, Nicolas a plus d'un tour dans son sac et trouve une façon ast …

Nicolas est gardien de but pour la première fois de sa vie, mais il n'arrive pas à se tenir éveillé! Nicolas a accepté de jouer la prochaine partie de hockey comme gardien de but pour remplacer son coéquipier. Le problème, c'est qu'il n'a jamais joué à cette position. Il est si inquiet qu'il ne ferme pas l'oeil de la nuit. Le matin, très …

Sadie wants to be a ballerina more than anything else, but she has a long way to go! Sadie isn't the most graceful little girl, but as she says to herself, "Practice makes perfect." What Sadie lacks in skill, she more than makes up for in enthusiasm. When she's taken to see The Nutcracker she runs up onto the stage to dance with the Sugarplum Fairy …

Nicholas is gearing up for a big soccer match — but will his family survive all of his practicing?

Nicholas is dribbling and kicking his soccer ball all through the house, much to the irritation of his parents and sister. Fed up, Dad throws the ball outside. When the rest of Nicholas's team come by to practise for the big tournament later that day …

Nicholas has to play goalie for the first time — and he can't stay awake!

The night before a hockey game, Nicholas agrees to fill in as goalie for his team. He has never played in net before, and spends a restless night thinking about it. That makes him so tired the next morning he can hardly eat breakfast or get into his hockey gear. When he gets …

When opinions are flying faster than pucks, Nicholas must devise his own strategy to win the championship game!

Nicholas has his parents, his coach, the other spectators, and even his sister doling out advice on how to take on the top team in the league. But with opinions coming at them from all sides, Nicholas and his teammates can't decide who to …

Winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award

For young Jack, life is tough at the Opportunities School for Orphans. But Jack is good at staying out of trouble. He has skipped over trouble, danced around trouble, slid under trouble, melted away from trouble, talked his way out of trouble and slipped between two close …

Every time Nicolas tries to do something, people give him a book. Now, he has so many booksthat tell him what to do, how to do it and why to do it that he can't stand them anymore! But could books also be fun?

Perfect for your young hockey fan, this collection contains three picture book from Canada's most celebrated illustrators including Gilles Tibo and Robert Munsch, a book filled with hockey games and fun facts, and the latest action-packed Hockey Superstars 2012-2013!

*Just One Goal
*Where's My Hockey Sweater?
*Hockey Superstars 2012/2013
*The Big G …

La jolie Julie remercie Nicolas d'un gros baiser sur la joue pour avoir sauvé son chat. Smack! « C'est doux, c'est chaud et c'est tout », pense Nicolas avant de remonter sur son vélo... Mais on dirait que toutes ses petites amies ont besoin d'aide ce matin! Le garçon aide la belle Isabelle à retrouver sa clé perdue dans l'égout. Il récupè …

Will Nicholas be able to sift through his mess and find all of his hockey gear in time for practice?

Nicholas's room is a disaster area — he doesn't know where anything is. And he still has to get all of his hockey gear together, put it on, eat breakfast and fly out the door in time to make the first practice of the year!

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