Would Someone Please Answer the Parrot! by Beryl Young, illustrated by Jason Doll. A rollicking tale about an outrageous talking parrot who comes to stay with a family and ends up winning a permanent place…
Children’s
Whose Trees Are These?
Whose Trees Are These?, written and illustrated by Erna Michalow. The author weaves the story’s other main characters – the sun, rocks, earth, water, air, fire, animals and people – into scenic treed landscapes and…
Where Flowers Bloom and Sparrows Sing
Where Flowers Bloom and Sparrows Sing by John Weier, illustrated by Sheldon Dawson. In a cabin at the edge of the vast Canadian prairie, Tante Madeline and Oncle Henri work hard every day. When the…
That’s What Bears Are For
That’s What Bears Are For by Marilyn Hellmer, illustrated by Sonia Nadeau. For many years, Bear lived in an attic at the bottom of an old trunk, hoping someday someone would find him. Finally one…
Nokomis and I
Nokomis and I, written and illustrated by Ferguson Plain. Well-loved Pemmican storyteller Ferguson Plain (Amikoonse, Eagle Feather) returns with this enchanting story of a child’s lessons about the Web of Life, as shared by wise…
I Know My Grandma Loves Me
I Know My Grandma Loves Me by Kathleen Ward, illustrated by Rosemary Ellis. How do you know when someone loves you? Dance, bake, frolic in the leaves and journey with one granddaughter as she discovers…
Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle
Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Kimberly McKay. What incredible pluck! Why does young Metisse insist on playing her fiddle for Grandmother’s birthday when everyone knows girls are supposed to dance and…
Airplanes in the Garden: Monarch Butterflies Take Flight
Airplanes in the Garden: Monarch Butterflies Take Flight by Joan Z. Calder, illustrated by Cathy Quiel. An imaginative young girl learns about the wonders of nature and the secrets of metamorphosis as she observes two special…