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In the woods

Hickman, Pamela.


Includes index.
Date Published:1998

The tortoise and the hare

Stevens, Janet.


Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.
Date Published:1984

The goose that laid the golden egg

Patterson, Geoffrey



Date Published:1986

Trees

Johnston, Tony, 1942-


"A Paula Wiseman book." Part poetry, part celebration of nature, turn the page of this book and enter the majestic world of trees.
Date Published:2021

Get out of bed!

Munsch, Robert N., 1945-


"Cartwheel books.". Amy's mother, father, brother, and the school principal use very unusual measures to try to get the sleepy girl out of bed.
Date Published:1998

A horse called Farmer

Cumming, Peter, 1951-.



Date Published:1984

I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912

Tarshis, Lauren.


Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.
Date Published:2010

Canadian hockey stars

Subban, Nastassia.


Meet some amazing Black Canadian hockey players. They have broken barriers. They have set records. They are stars.
Date Published:2023

Niwechihaw = I help /

Nicholson, Caitlin Dale, 1966-


Text in Cree and English
Date Published:2008

The snow thief

Hemming, Alice,


"... Squirrel & Bird book"--Page 4 of cover. When Squirrel sees snow for the first time, Bird helps him adjust, but just as Squirrel starts to enjoy it, the snow disappears, leaving Squirrel convinced a thief is on the loose.
Date Published:2024

Out of wonder : poems celebrating poets

Alexander, Kwame,


Presents a collection of twenty poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder. Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors' hearts sing and their minds wonder. Stunning mixed-media images by Ekua Holmes, winner of a Caldecott Honor and a John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, complete the celebration and invite the reader to listen, wonder, and perhaps even pick up a pen
Date Published:2017

Presents a collection of twenty poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder. Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors' hearts sing and their minds wonder. Stunning mixed-media images by Ekua Holmes, winner of a Caldecott Honor and a John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, complete the celebration and invite the reader to listen, wonder, and perhaps even pick up a pen

Date Published:2017

How to read a book

Alexander, Kwame.


Suggests a method of reading that begins with planting oneself beneath a tree and leads to a book party one hopes will never end. A celebration of reading take readers on a sensory journey between the pages of a book.
Date Published:2019

Owling : enter the world of the mysterious birds of the night /

Wilson, Mark Chester, 1959-,


All about owls -- Introducing the owls -- Owls of North America -- Barn owl -- Flammulated owl -- Western screech-owl -- Whiskered screech-owl -- Great horned owl -- Snowy owl -- Northern hawk owl -- Northern pygmy-owl -- Ferruginous pygmy-owl -- Elf owl -- Burrowing owl -- Spotted owl -- Barred owl -- Great gray owl -- Long-eared owl -- Short-eared owl -- Boreal owl -- Northern saw-whet owl -- How to find owls -- Working with owls. Meet the 19 different kinds of owls that call North America home. Explores the lives of owls in the wild, daytime roosts, nighttime hunts, calls, feathers, and pellets.
Date Published:2019

All about owls -- Introducing the owls -- Owls of North America -- Barn owl -- Flammulated owl -- Western screech-owl -- Whiskered screech-owl -- Great horned owl -- Snowy owl -- Northern hawk owl -- Northern pygmy-owl -- Ferruginous pygmy-owl -- Elf owl -- Burrowing owl -- Spotted owl -- Barred owl -- Great gray owl -- Long-eared owl -- Short-eared owl -- Boreal owl -- Northern saw-whet owl -- How to find owls -- Working with owls. Meet the 19 different kinds of owls that call North America home. Explores the lives of owls in the wild, daytime roosts, nighttime hunts, calls, feathers, and pellets.

Date Published:2019

Little Dreidel learns to spin

Levington, Rebecca Gardyn.


"Yiddish glossary and pronunciationg guide in the back!" Little Dreidel is ready to spin and have fun at her Bubbie's Hanukkah party! But when she tries to whirl and twirl, Little Dreidel realizes that spinning is much harder than it looks! Cheer for Little Dreidel as she learns to swivel-swerve with her family!
Date Published:2024

I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidel

Yacowitz, Caryn,


A beloved grandmother spreads out a yummy Hanukkah supper only to develop an insatiable appetite that alarms her family, in a story augmented by parodies of art by such masters as da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Picasso.
Date Published:2014

Macca's Christmas crackers

Cosgrove, Matt.


Previously published: Gosford, NSW: Koala Books, 2018. Christmas is here! Christmas is Macca's favourite time of year. He loves thinking up amazing presents for his friends. But when he looks in his piggy bank, he finds he has no money! Macca and his best friend Al have to come up with a plan to make the best Christmas surprise for all their friends, and in doing so, discover the true spirit of giving.
Date Published:2023

Previously published: Gosford, NSW: Koala Books, 2018. Christmas is here! Christmas is Macca's favourite time of year. He loves thinking up amazing presents for his friends. But when he looks in his piggy bank, he finds he has no money! Macca and his best friend Al have to come up with a plan to make the best Christmas surprise for all their friends, and in doing so, discover the true spirit of giving.

Date Published:2023

Henny Penny

Zimmermann, H. Werner (Heinz Werner).



Date Published:1989

Sounds like Christmas

Munsch, Robert N., 1945-


Grandma is baking Christmas cookies, so she asks Lincoln and Georgia to decorate the tree. And what a tree it becomes! In addition to the lights, garlands and balls the kids compete to add some very special and extremely noisy ornaments, including a talking doll, a chirping bird, the neighbour's dog and more. What will their grandparents-- and Santa-- think?
Date Published:2019

Invasion of the pugs

Tan, Susan,


It is hard for Chihuahua Ember to decide which is worse: a pack of pugs who announce that they are aliens, or the dog park which is filled with large and overexcited dogs--but he is convinced that he and his animal friends must stop the pugs to save the world (for themselves).
Date Published:2024

Swim school.


"This book is based on the TV series Bluey." "A Bluey storybook"--Cover Bluey and her family are playing Swim School! But their swimming lessons are proving to be difficult. Can Mum, Dad, and Bingo pass without dobbing on each other?
Date Published:2024