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Good Night, Good Night
By Dennis Lee, Qin Leng. 2018
Song on the wind
By Caroline Everson, Anne Marie Bourgeois. 2017
In fourteen gentle stanzas, sleepy & dash-eyed children throughout history draw comfort from bedtime tales and tender lullabies. Here, their…
innate curiosity about the world around them is satisfied by timeless music that drifts through centuries on the wind. Loving parents sing of white polar bears, northern lights, sea creatures, and woodland animals that dance under the stars and visit each child on the edge of sleep. Grades K-3. 2017.Poetree
By Caroline Pignat, François Thisdale. 2018
Illustrated picture book on the cycle of life including acrostic poetry that introduces young readers to the changing seasons, rhythms…
of nature and the natural world, animals and environment. Grades K-3. 2018,Salam alaikum: a message of peace
By Ward Jenkins, Harris J. 2017
More than balloons
By Lorna Crozier, Rachelle Anne Miller. 2017
You can read
By Helaine Becker, Mark Hoffmann. 2017
Kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere!…
You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! Grades K-3. 2017.The popcorn astronauts: and other biteable rhymes
By Deborah Ruddell, Joan Rankin. 2015
Would you like to dive into a watermelon lake? Meet the superstars of suppertime, the one and only Mac and…
Cheese? Or find out how a poet orders a shake? Then read this tasty treat of perfectly seasoned scrumptious poems! Grades K-3. 2015.Bookspeak!: poems about books
By Laura Purdie Salas, Josée Bisaillon. 2011
Wild, weird, wacky, and winsome poems all about the magic to found on a single bookshelf. Each poem gives voice…
to those who seldom get one – the books themselves. Characters please for sequels, book jackets strut their stuff, and we get a sneak peek at a raucous party in the aisles when all the light go out at the bookstore! Grades K-3. 2011.The city speaks in drums
By Shauntay Grant, Susan Tooke. 2010
Two boys from North End Halifax explore their neighbourhood and the city beyond, finding music everywhere. At the skate park,…
by the Public Gardens, down Spring Garden Road, and on the boardwalk, drums and saxophones and dancers and basketballs create the jumbled, joyful, pulsing rhythm of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2010.A world of food: discover magical lands made of things you can eat!
By Carl Warner. 2012
Enjoy miniature landscapes made entirely from edible ingredients. Each picture shows readers what the world might look like if there…
were only a single color. “Yellow” is a desert made of pasta palm trees, cereal sand, and Swiss cheese pyramids, while “Orange” features pumpkin cottages, carrot trees, and apricot leaves. Verse accompanies each image, inviting readers to figure out the various foods used (which are all identified at the back of the book). Grades K-3. 2012.Fast food
By Saxton Freymann. 2006
The author sculpts fruits and vegetables to depict things that go. Narrated by a little mushroom man who suggests different…
ways of getting about: on foot or by skateboard, wheelchair, bicycle, skis, car, bus, truck, train, sailboat, submarine, airplane, blimp, or rocket. Grades K-3. 2006.Wishes
By Jean Little, Geneviève Côté. 2012
“If wishes were ice cream, our cones would be doubles. If wishes were soapsuds, we'd blow shining bubbles.” Bouncy rhymes…
describe kids’ favourite wishes, from puppies to pancakes and sundaes to snowflakes. Grades K-3. 2012.The circle game
By Joni Mitchell, Brian Deines. 2011
Tells the story of a young boy experiencing the simple wonders of life: dragonflies in jars, the night sky, frozen…
streams, and carousels. As the years go by, cartwheels are replaced by car wheels and the boy’s dreams change, but the sense of wonder remains. Grades K-3. 2011.Belly button book!
By Sandra Boynton. 2005
Where did they hide my presents?: silly dilly Christmas songs
By David Catrow, Alan Katz. 2005
Well-known Christmas songs, including "O Christmas Tree" and "Deck the Halls," are presented with new words and titles, such as…
"Toy Catalogs" and "At the Mall." Grades K-3 and older readers. 2005.Baby Bible
By Sarah Toulmin. 2007
Includes 20 Bible stories, from Creation to the Resurrection, retold in baby-friendly language and concepts. A selection of nine stories…
from the Old Testament and 11 from the New together introduces young children to God's overwhelming love for the world. Grades K-3. 2007.Bible Animal Friends (Touch and feel)
By Allia Zobel-Nolan, Alexandra Steele-Morgan. 2005
Children will learn classic Bible stories and discover textures. They can feel a bumpy frog from the Moses story, touch…
a bird's beak while they read about Elijah, stroke a furry lion's mane from the story of Daniel, and more. Includes tactile patches, presented in print and Braille. Grades K-3. 2005.Bubblegum delicious: poems
By Dennis Lee, David McPhail. 2000
A collection of children's poetry, from whimsical nonsense to meaningful and poignant statements. The author uses the rhythm of bouncing…
balls and schoolyard songs to create his verses. A small boy and his dog lead readers through the collection, with a host of bizarre insects giving their input whenever they can. Grades K-3 and older readers.Cool melons--turn to frogs!: the life and poems of Issa
By Matthew Gollub, Kazuko G Stone. 1998
A biography and introduction to the work of the Japanese haiku poet whose love for nature finds expression in the…
more than thirty poems included in this book. Grades K-3 and older readers. 1998.All kinds of families
By Mary Ann Hoberman, Marc Boutavant. 2009
Hoberman tackles the elusive question of what makes a family a family. Her refrain says it all: "Bottle caps, gingersnaps,…
buttons, or rings/You can make families from all sorts of things!" No matter what, making a family is about seeing the likenesses, not the differences. Grades K-3. 2009.