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Once in a Blue Moon
A book that will inspire readers to connect more deeply with the natural world.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Pebbles to the Sea
Two children feel adrift between the separate worlds of their parents, until their close-knit coastal community helps to anchor them.
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Shi-shi-etko
A gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace all around her even though she is on the verge of great loss.
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Extraordinary, emotional, and beautifully rendered.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eThe ink, watercolor, gouache pictures have a unique, sometimes startling look as they divide into strips or fill the pages. They capture both the city's pace and its stark beauty, even on a raw winter's day. Smith's art has been award winning, but here he becomes author as well as illustrator. He does both titles proud in this stirring piece. 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They range from modest vignettes of city life — a portion of wire fencing, a swatch of building — to showstoppers including a fractured illustration of the downcast boy's funhouse-like reflection in a mirrored-glass skyscraper.\u003cem\u003e . . \u003c\/em\u003e[H]eartrending.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_6":"Small in the City is an unusual, useful parable, offering hope and reassurance for any young reader in the midst of a worrisome or frightening situation, whether it's a missing pet or something else ― or simply life itself.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"BookPage","OtherText_Review_7":"Small in the City is the best picture book I’ve seen so far this year, and among the most moving I know. For the right child it will be revelatory.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"New York Times Book Review","OtherText_Review_8":"Some picture books make you want to hug them to your chest and not let go until the fullness in your heart subsides. 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Small in the City
The first picture book that award-winning Sydney Smith has both written and illustrated is about feeling small in the city and finding your way home.
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The book serves as a gentle call to action — to notice, appreciate, preserve and protect our environment, while delighting in all its beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA mindfulness activity — A Mindful Walk or Roll — invites young readers to use their senses to experience their surroundings to the fullest. 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It includes a mindfulness activity and a brief author’s note.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eJosée Bisaillon is an award-winning illustrator who has illustrated more than forty books. Her art for this book is full of energy and imagination — a perfect match for the text.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eA third book, \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like an Oak\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Jackie Traverse, will be published in Spring 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003eFrom feeling like the sun rising early and shining one's light on the earth to feeling like thunder as one booms and roars, these beautifully written poems incorporate onomatopoeia and other elements of figurative language to showcase how and why we are connected to marvels of the world. Jose Bisaillon’s imaginative, vibrant illustrations—rendered in a mix of soft and wax pastels, cut paper, colored pencils, gouache, charcoal and digital art—dance across each double-page spread with a playfulness and simplicity that perfectly complements each poem. \u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"School Library Connection","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the huge success of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2023-03-07","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"Sometimes I Feel Like","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the huge success of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"8.25","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Sometimes I Feel Like a River
Following the huge success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.
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ages 12
to 17
/ grades 7
to 12
Suck It In and Smile
A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself.
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The Slippers' Keeper honors this amazing legacy.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Children's Bookwatch","OtherText_Review_3":"Ian Wallace is one of the grand masters on the Canadian picture book scene. . . . The text includes much detail about the Lady’s Slipper, itself, and about Purdon’s efforts to nurture its survival.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The moving story of Joe Purdon, one of North America’s early conservationists.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2015-04-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"The moving story of Joe Purdon, one of North America’s early conservationists.","Width":"9.8425","WidthCode":"in"}
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The Slippers' Keeper
The moving story of Joe Purdon, one of North America’s early conservationists.
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ages 13
and up
/ grades 8
and up
This One Summer
A unique story of friendship from the creators of the award-winning graphic novel Skim.
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ages 5
to 9
/ grades K
to 4
Town Is by the Sea
In a small mining town, a young boy enjoys a summer day, but his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea.
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Tug
A lively look at the journey of a West Coast tugboat towing a log boom, as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
