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Whatever next!
By Jill Murphy. 2007
The moon and back before bathtime? This book presents the Bear family adventure. You can join Baby Bear as he…
finds a rocket, makes friends with an owl and has a picnic on the moon. Grades K-3. 2007.Whale snow
By Debby Dahl Edwardson. 2003
At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale…
to his people and their culture. Includes facts about the Inupiat and the bowhead whale. Grades K-3. 2003.Ushi
By Fred Bernard. 2000
Un jeune Indien aveugle part vers le Nord. Tahca son raton laveur le guide dans sa quête. Il traverse les…
forêts et les montagnes à la recherche de l'Esprit de l'ours. Années 1-3. 2000.Six tales trace the adventures that brought the toy friends to the Girl’s house. Stuffed StingRay arrives as a birthday…
gift but feels unwelcome by the stuffed walrus, Bobby Dot. Sequel to "Toy dance party". Grades K-3. 2012.Six stories relate further adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys, as they encounter a fearsome shark,…
enjoy a dance party, and deal with rejection by The Girl, who is growing up. Sequel to "Toys Go Out"; followed by "Toys Come Home". Grades K-3. 2012.The Toby Man
By Dick King-Smith, Ian Newsham. 1989
Stand and deliver! Young Tod Golightly is off to find fame and fortune as a highwayman, with help from his…
four unlikely accomplices. A daring robbery makes Todd the terror of the Great West Road, but the Bow Street Runners are hot on his trail. K-3. 1989.The Polar Express: and 4 more stories
By Chris Van Allsburg. 1985
One Christmas Eve, a young boy rides on the magical Polar Express to the North Pole, to receive a gift…
from Santa himself. Grades K-3. 1985. Taped with: The sweetest fig by Chris van Allsburg. A nasty dentist doesn't believe that two figs can make his dreams come true. Grades K-3. 1993. Taped with: Two bad ants by Chris Van Allsburg. Two ants, in a group looking for food for their Queen, stay behind and experience a terrible ordeal. Grades K-3. 1988. Taped with: The widow's broom by Chris Van Allsburg. A witch's worn-out broom serves an old widow well, until her neighbours decide that it is wicked and dangerous. Grades K-3. 1992. Taped with: The wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg. An old sailor tells the tale of a boy who wanted to be the greatest sailor in the world so badly, he even learned how to sail on the wind. Grades K-3. 1983.The otter (Lighthouse family #6)
By Cynthia Rylant. 2016
On a lovely summer day, the lighthouse family hears the bell on the fog buoy ringing. It is an otter,…
whose sister is trapped in an old fishing net! With the help of some friendly dolphins and sawfish, the lighthouse family devises a plan to free the trapped otter - and makes two new friends along the way. Grades K-3. Sequel to "The octopus", followed by "The sea lion". 2016.Anna Hibiscus (Anna Hibiscus Ser. #1)
By Atinuke. 2012
Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa with her whole family, loves to splash in the sea and have parties for…
her aunties, but Anna would love to see snow. Grades K-3. 2012.Burt Dow, deep-water man: a tale of the sea in the classic tradition
By Robert McCloskey. 1963
Carson crosses Canada
By Linda Bailey. 2017
Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie,…
in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carson's favourite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. They marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky -- and grasshoppers! -- in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie - and a surprise for Carson! Grades K-3. 2017.How to catch a dinosaur (HOW TO CATCH)
By Adam Wallace. 2019
Can you catch a dinosaur and prove they're still around? Use your brain and set your traps to get that…
dino found! This installment in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series is sure to delight every dinosaur fan!How to catch a dragon (HOW TO CATCH)
By Adam Wallace. 2019
The How to Catch kids are off again, this time trying to catch a dragon as they chase him through…
Chinese New Year celebrations! In China during the Spring Festival, otherwise known as Chinese New Year, the wily dragon will have to avoid trap after trap as the kids run through paper lanterns, red envelopes, fireworks, and more! Dragons are a clever bunch, They're difficult to catch. You'll have to set the ultimate trap? But have you met your match?Giraffe and Bird Together Again (Giraffe and Bird #4)
By Rebecca Bender. 2018
Bird lives for adventure. He wants to swoop, soar, and explore. Giraffe is perfectly happy right where he is, thank…
you very much. He never worries when Bird flits off for a while. But one afternoon his friend fails to return. Giraffe has a bad feeling that something has happened to Bird. Giraffe dreads the wide world full of tangly forests, craggy mountains, and mysterious plains. But he doesn't hesitate. If Bird is in trouble, then Giraffe will find and rescue him. Award-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Bender pushes Giraffe and Bird to new heights of courage, ingenuity, and humour in Giraffe and Bird Together Again. The two unlikely companions are firmer in their friendship, but their antics are just as uproarious as ever. Readers of all ages will laugh and cheer as Giraffe and Bird discover just how far each will go for the other.The Ranger (Crow Stories #2)
By Nancy Vo. 2019
In this memorable and beautifully illustrated story, a ranger comes across a fox caught in a trap. The ranger frees…
the fox and promises only to tend to its wounds. The fox recovers and remains curiously close to the ranger, and when unexpected twists occur, the fox ends up being the helper. The ranger asks the fox, "Does this make us even?" and almost immediately feels regret - keeping score has no place in friendship. And so the two continue their journey together. In this second book in the Crow Stories trilogy, Nancy Vo explores themes of friendship and how meaningful bonds form when we can give and receive openly. Vo's stunning, spare illustrations are a delight, and complement the journey of these two nuanced characters toward understanding and companionship.Inky's great escape: the incredible (and mostly true) story of an octopus escape
By Casey Lyall, Sebastià Serra. 2017
Inky the great escape octopus retires to the aquarium. One day his friend Blotchy dares him to escape yet again.…
Based on the true story of Inky, the octopus that escaped from a New Zealand aquarium through a drainpipe. Grades K-3. 2017.The gold leaf
By Kirsten Hall, Matthew Forsythe. 2017
Amid the many shades of green in spring lies one sparkling gold leaf, but after the animals have struggled to…
possess it they find it is no longer beautiful. Grades K-3. 2017.Carson crosses Canada
By Linda Bailey, Kass Reich. 2017
Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie,…
in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carson's favorite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. They marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky -- and grasshoppers! -- in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie -- and a surprise for Carson! Grades K-3. 2017.The antlered ship
By Dashka Slater, Terry Fan, Eric Fan. 2017
An inquisitive fox named Marco and a bored flock of pigeons join the crew of deer Captain Sylvia, setting sail…
in her antlered ship in search of a wonderful island and finding friendship on the way. Grades K-3. 2017.