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New Picture Books

How to Give Your Cat a Bath

in Five Easy Steps

by Nicola Winstanley
illustrated by John Martz

PRAISE FOR How to Give Your Cat a Bath in Five Easy Steps:

“This laugh-out-loud picture book can serve as a beginning reader. . . . The inevitable en …

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Pencil

A Story with a Point

by Ann Ingalls
illustrated by Dean Griffiths

About Pencil: A Story with a Point

STARRED REVIEW "Office supplies have never been more entertaining than they are in this punny tale of friendship and …

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Ira Crumb Feels the Feelings

by Naseem Hrab
illustrated by Josh Holinaty

"With its comic book style, snappy dialogue, and potty humor, this story stands out as a great choice for social-emotional learning shelves."

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Mary Poppins (picture book)

by P. L. Travers
illustrated by Genevieve Godbout

"Refined, spit-spot-tidy illustrations infuse a spare adaptation of the 1934 classic with proper senses of decorum and wonder."--Kirkus

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Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock

by Dallas Hunt
illustrated by Amanda Strong

I'm going to shout about this book to friends and colleagues in children's literature. Published in 2018 by Highwater Press, Awâsis and the World Fam …

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Dr. Jo

How Sara Josephine Baker Saved the Lives of America's Children

by Monica Kulling
illustrated by Julianna Swaney

One of Nonfiction Detective’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2018
PRAISE FOR Dr. Jo:

“[A] valuable addition to the selection of children’s books featu …

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The Night the Forest Came to Town

by Charles Ghigna
illustrated by Annie Wilkinson

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Say Something!

illustrated by Peter H Reynolds

Praise for The Word Collector:

“Universal yet kid-centric. No easy feat.” –Travis Jonker, School Library Journal

“Captures the beauty o …

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Will Giraffe Laugh?

by Hilary Leung

Praise for Will Sheep Sleep?:

"Leung handsomely colors the pages in woodgrainlike textures and in striking shades, including jade green and dusky rose. …

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Owls Are Good At Keeping Secrets

An Unusual Alphabet

by Sara O'Leary

PRAISE FOR Owls are Good at Keeping Secrets:
“Sara O’Leary imbues animals with human characteristics in her new abecedarian . . . Jacob Grant exce …

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Counting in Mi'kmaw / Mawkiljemk Mi’kmawiktuk

by Loretta Gould

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Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings

by Francie Latour
illustrated by Ken Daley

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Princess Puffybottom . . . and Darryl

by Susin Nielsen
illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller

One of Bookish's Best Children’s and Middle Grade Books (Winter 2019)

PRAISE FOR Princess Puffybottom . . . and Darryl:
"Nielsen's tale and Mueller's …

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Up the Mountain Path

by Marianne Dubuc

"A quiet, lovely story for the intergenerational shelf.""
- Kirkus Reviews

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The Origin of Day and Night (English)

by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt
illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko

[A] picture book you absolutely must see to believe – the illustrations are absolutely beautiful, and shouldn’t be missed.

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Ara the Star Engineer

by Komal Singh

"If she can see it, she can be it.' With this story, girls can see leaders and be inspired to become one. A book for all ages and genders!" - Geena Da …

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A World of Kindness

illustrated by Brian Deines; Tara Anderson; Francois Thisdale; Dean Griffiths; Rebecca Bender; Manon Gauthier; Kim La Fave; Suzanne Del Rizzo & Wallace Edwards
edited by Ann Featherstone

About A World of Kindness

2018 ILA Today "Conflict: Awareness, Understanding, and Resolution" selection

2018 Resource Links "The Year's Best" selection

2 …

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Community Soup

illustrated by Alma Fullerton

About Community Soup

"The full-color, mixed-media collages steal the show...A great choice for group sharing or for units on communities."—School Lib …

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Miss Mink

Life Lessons for a Cat Countess

by Janet Hill

PRAISE FOR Miss Mink:
"Pretty and positive (and posh)." --Kirkus Reviews

"Miss Mink: Life Lessons for a Cat Countess would have great appeal for fell …

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Sing a Song of Bedtime

illustrated by Barbara Reid

Praise for Barbara Reid:

"With her inimitable style, Barbara Reid has created a Christmas treat to be savoured and shared over and over." -National Rea …

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The Sinking of Captain Otter

by Troy Wilson
illustrated by Maira Chiodi

"The story has some repeating text that would be fun for the classroom read aloud. A great addition to any school library."

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Threads

by Torill Kove

"Torill Kove's Threads... is a master class in pared-down simplicity. "We are all reaching for threads," the text reads under a first-page illustratio …

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Crafty Llama

by Mike Kerr
illustrated by Renata Liwska

“Soft-edged, whimsically anthropomorphized animals are downright adorable. . . Young readers . . . will see that despite having different outlooks, …

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The Eleventh Hour

by Jacques Goldstyn

"Because of its particular focus on WWI, the story may be of special value to teachers whose classes are studying the period."

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On the Blog

Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2019 Fiction Preview

By Kerry Clare

The first half of 2019 promises glorious literary delights.

Ann Lambert: Watershed Books

By Kerry Clare

The challenge: "How do I isolate ten books to recommend from the range and depth of Canadian literature?"

The Recommend: Masterpieces, Celebrities, Survival, and Magic

By Kiley Turner

This week we're pleased to present the picks of book blogger Laura Frey (reading-in-bed.com), Melanie Fishbane (whose debut YA novel is Maud : A Novel Inspired by the Life of L.M. Montgomery), Katherin …

Most Anticipated: Our 2019 Books for Young Readers Spring Preview

By Kerry Clare

Last but certainly not least in our 2019 Spring Preview is our Books for Young Readers list: books that will delight readers of all ages.

Celebrating Short Books

By Kerry Clare

An excellent chance to meet your reading goals , or to score a Book Club pick that everyone stands a chance of actually getting through.

New Books on Black History

By Kerry Clare

About Black artists, writers, civil rights activists, athletes, heroes, and more.

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