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The Tree In MeBy Corinna Luyken With a colour palate brimming with playfulness, the neon pinks, dark browns, mustard yellows and blues in The Tree In Me all help unfurl the idea that people are strong and connected to each other, just as trees are. Poetic and lyrical, Corinna Luyken’s joyful meditation may be just what we […]
SaturdayBy Oge Mora Oge Mora, the Caldecott Award Honor recipient for Thank you, Omu!, does a quick turnaround for another cheery picturebook, this one named Saturday. Ava and her mom set out to relish in their one day of the week spent together, as her mom works six days a week. What happens when they […]
Trespassers By Breena Bard Gabby Woods and her family visit their cottage by the lake every summer and they always have a great time. The kids spend their days kayaking, canoeing, fishing and swimming, and evenings are spent around the fire or inside playing charades. But this summer feels different. Gabby and her brother Simon […]
by Lauren Wolk Annabelle lives a steady life with her parents, grandparents, two younger brothers plus aunt in a small Pennsylvania farming town. The arrival of the new girl Betty shakes things up and not in a good way. Annabelle quickly learns the new girl is a relentless bully who threatens not only Annabelle […]
Carson Crosses CanadaBy Linda Bailey, illustrated by Kass Reich Annie and her dog Carson live in Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. When Annie decides to take a road trip to visit her sister in Newfoundland, Carson doesn’t realize how long it will take. The cross Canada adventure takes Annie and Carson through […]
Greenglass HouseBy Kate Milford As Christmas approaches, twelve-year-old Milo Pine can’t wait for his vacation. But plans to spend the holidays alone with his parents are thwarted as a series of unexpected guests arrives at Greenglass House, which doubles as a hotel. Each guest is unusual in his or her own way. Georgie has blue […]
Red River RagingBy Penny Draper Thirteen-year-old Finn Armstrong is a world traveler. With a home base in Vancouver, Finn accompanies his parents on their international research trips. This year he was supposed to go to Egypt, but instead he’s been sent to St. Agathe, Manitoba to stay with his grandmother and great-grandfather, known simply as […]
The Poet’s DogBy Patricia MacLachlan Siblings Flora and Nickel are lost in a snowstorm. As the blizzard envelops them, someone comes to the rescue. But Teddy is not your usual someone – he is a dog. Teddy takes the two children to his cabin. The poet who used to take care of Teddy is gone, […]
Constable & ToopBy Gareth P. Jones Sam Toop is just a kid, but he’s the son of an undertaker and has been around death all his life. Sam can also see ghosts, and London in the mid-1800s is filled with them. Sam’s a Talker, and ghosts come to him for help with their unfinished business. […]
The World’s Greatest DetectiveBy Caroline Carlson Eleven-year-old Toby Montrose is an orphan who is continuously being shuffled around to the homes of his aunts and uncles. Eventually, all of them send Toby away. He has finally landed at the home of his Uncle Gabriel. Toby knows that if Uncle Gabriel rejects him, he’s off to […]