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When Mouse takes a stroll through the woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake who all want…
to eat him! So Mouse invents a gruffalo, a monster with "terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible teeth, and terrible jaws." But will Mouse's frightful description be enough to scare off his foes? After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo... is there? Grades K-3. 1999.
Melvin Beederman's a pretty good superhero, even though it always takes him five or six tries to get launched and…
flying. His weakness (every superhero has one) is bologna, which makes it hard to go into a deli. Still, Melvin, with the help of his friend Candace, manages to keep the city of Los Angeles free of nasty villains like the evil McNasty brothers - once he's airborne (crash!) Grades 2-4. 2006. (Melvin Beederman ; 1)
Frankie Uccello seems like just another average, normal fourteen-year-old boy, until he discovers that he can dream the future, especially…
when something bad is about to happen. But seeing the future is only cool in movies and TV; in real life, not only does everyone think you're a whacko, but the future doesn't look good. And then Maura-Lee starts hanging around: she can read minds, and she seems to be reading his. For junior high readers. 2009.
Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but…
they do they love waffles, parties and adventures. In their first story, Jelly learns that Narwhal is a really good friend. Then Narwhal and Jelly form their own pod of awesomeness with their ocean friends. And finally, Narwhal and Jelly read the best book ever -- even though it doesn't have any words... or pictures! Followed by "Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt". Grades K-3. 2016.
Seven-year-old Bruno is tackling problems with his trademark originality. He defeats hiccups, tries being bad, and celebrates his daily birthdays.…
He also skillfully avoids doing math, and advances to the next level of swimming - and life! Sequel to "I, Bruno". Grades K-3. 2009.
When twelve-year-old Ana's zoologist parents move the whole family into the zoo, the Sneers--the clan of carnivorous female predators in…
her class--have even more ammunition to make her life miserable, although she tries to act like a chameleon and fade into the background. Followed by "How to outswim a shark without a snorkel". Grade 4-7. 2014.
In Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes, Ramsay runs away from his revolting relatives and makes a new friend with…
more refined tastes. The second tale, Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda, features Bob, who was raised by dogs, and Dorinda, who does housework for relatives who don’t like her. It is only when they become friends that they realize they can change their lives for the better. And finally, to get her parents back, Wenda and her woodchuck companion have to outsmart Widow Wallop in Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop’s Wunderground Washery. Grades 4-7. 2017. Uniform title: Short stories.
Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn t have is a horse until he meets…
Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good? Join Leroy, Maybelline, and a cast of familiar characters (Stella, Frank, Mrs. Watson, and everyone's favourite porcine wonder, Mercy) for some hilarious and heartfelt horsing around on Deckawoo Drive. Followed by "Francine Poulet meets the ghost raccoon". Grades 2-4. 2014.
Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession...peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change…
his name to...that's right...Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). In this third book, Narwhal and Jelly star in three new stories about trying new things, favorite foods and accepting who we are. Sequel to "Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt". Grades K-3. 2018. Uniform title: Graphic novels.
Guillaume adore jouer au chevalier. Un jour qu'il devait libérer la princesse, il se retrouve la tête coincée dans son…
casque. Le problème, c'est que le casque en question est une casserole []. -- 4e de couv.
Mais qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ? Un petit pot pour faire pipi et caca. Moi, j'en veux pas !…
Mais que diront le chien, le chat, le lapin... qui passent par là ? Années M-2.
Après avoir été tour à tour maîtresse d'école, bibliothécaire et factrice, revoici mademoiselle Charlotte dans la peau d'une politicienne! On…
soupçonne que cette bonne vieille dame viendra brouiller les cartes à sa façon pour changer la vie des gens. Une fois de plus, la magie de Dominique Demers opère à merveille pour donner aux enfants un contact privilégié avec un monde imaginaire où il fait bon laisser libre cours aux rêves les plus fous. Années 3-6. 2004.
"Je veux un amoureux!" a décidé la petite princesse. Tout le monde recherche le garçon idéal, jusqu'à ce que le…
choix se porte sur Barnabé. Mais vont-ils s'entendre ? Et est-ce que c'est si drôle que ça, après tout, un amoureux ? Un épisode plein de surprises dans la vie de notre irrésistible petite princesse préférée. Années 1-3. Titre uniforme: I want a boyfriend!
A tiger in the back garden? A bird-eating spider in the cupboard? Welcome to the world of Elmo and his…
sister! Step inside the Jungle House to find out more. Grades 2-4. 2008, c2005.
Waiting for Gertrude is a love story, a whodunit, and a comic fantasy set in Paris's Pére-Lachaise cemetery, the final…
resting place of many celebrated personages. The story is told in a series of letters and portraits, written in the voices of Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Chopin, La Fontaine, Marcel Proust, and Alice B. Toklas, whose souls now inhabit the bodies of cats in the graveyard. 2001.
Pipo's feet are so enormous that he can win races without even moving, but he keeps outgrowing his shoes. Luckily…
a good fairy decides to give him magical red boots that will grow with watering. But these boots quickly change hands - Pipo loses them to an ogre, Pipo's jealous neighbour steals them from the ogre and then buries them. One is found by Pipo's sister, who does something very interesting with it! Grades K-3. 1995. Uniform title: Bottine magique de Pipo.
Fireman Finn's cat is called Sparky, and he is always getting into trouble. One day, Charlie and his class visit…
the firehouse, and Sparky goes missing. Luckily, Charlie knows just where to find him. Grades K-3. 2004.
The children of New Aukland, a tiny fishing village on the coast of British Columbia, want to experience big-city novelties…
such as elevators and streetlights for the first time. Taking advantage of a school funding loophole, they form a baseball team and enter a tournament that takes them to Vancouver. The fact that the children have never played the game before doesn't stop them! Grades 3-6. 2006.