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Blueberries for Sal
By Robert McCloskey. 1976
One day in Maine, Little Sal goes blueberry picking with her mother. Little Bear also comes with his mother to…
eat blueberries on the other side of the hill. There is quite a mix up when the little ones stray from their mothers. Grades P-2. Caldecott Honor. c1976.Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper
By Charles Perrault. 1954
Saved from the cruelty of her wicked stepmother, a poor girl goes to the King's ball with the help of…
her fairy godmother. Caldecott Medal winner. Grades K-3. 1954. Uniform title: Cendrillon.Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
By Verna Aardema. 1975
Where the wild things are
By Maurice Sendak. 1964
Like Jake and me (Borzoi Sprinters Ser.)
By Mavis Jukes. 1984
Stone soup: an old tale
By Marcia Brown. 1947
When three hungry soldiers in a strange land ask some villagers for food, they are told there is none. So…
the soldiers decide to show the townspeople how to make soup from water and three round stones. Grades K-3. Caldecott Honor Book. 1947.They say blue (Class Set.)
By Jillian Tamaki. 2018
In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as…
she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands isn't blue like they say. But maybe a blue whale is blue. She doesn't know, she hasn't seen one. Winner of the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books. Grades K-3. 2018.They say blue
By Jillian Tamaki. 2018
A young girl describes where she finds colours in both the world around her and beyond what she can see.…
Winner of the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books. Grades K-3. 2018.Je suis fou de Vava ((Collection Taxi).)
By Dany Laferrière, Frédéric Normandin. 2006
Vieux Os aime jouer avec les fourmis. Passer laprès-midi sur le balcon avec sa grand-mère, Da. Regarder vivre les habitants…
de Petit-Goâve. Mais ce quil aime le plus, cest Vava dans sa robe jaune. Cela lui donne la fièvre, encore plus que la bicyclette rouge quil désire tant. Quand on a aimé Vava à dix ans, cela dure... toute une vie! -- 4e de couv.L'oiseau de Colette (Bande du Mile-End.)
By Isabelle Arsenault. 2017
Dans cette bande dessinée, la petite Colette, qui porte son imperméable et ses bottes de pluie malgré le beau temps,…
a emménagé avec sa famille dans le quartier du Mile-End à Montréal. Tout ce qui l'intéresse est d'avoir un animal de compagnie, mais ses parents refusent, l'enjoignant plutôt à explorer le voisinage au lieu de penser à quelque chose qu'elle ne peut obtenir. Ne sachant pas trop comment approcher les autres enfants, elle leur dit qu'elle a perdu sa perruche et bientôt, tous les petits du quartier lui portent secours afin de retrouver un oiseau qui n'existe que dans son l'imagination. Années 1-3. Gagnant de Prix des Libraires du Quebec 2018. 2017. Titre uniforme: Colette's lost pet.Fluffy strikes back (A p. U. R. S. T. Adventure Ser.)
By Ashley Spires. 2016
As the top cat at P.U.R.S.T (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel), Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere takes his job…
very seriously. He has devoted his life to keeping space pets--and the world--safe from alien domination. And he does it all from his desk at P.U.R.S.T. headquarters. But this isn't another day at the office. There's been a security breach! Aliens have invaded headquarters! Hostages have been taken! Well, no one messes with P.U.R.S.T.--not while Fluffy's in charge. In a daring solo mission, he'll take on the aliens, bare-pawed. But after years of sitting behind a desk, will Fluffy still have what it takes to save the day? Grades K-3. Winner of the 2018 Hackmatack Award for fiction. 2016.Mr. Crum's potato predicament
By Anne Renaud, Felicita Sala. 2017
When a fussy patron sends his order of potatoes back twice, chef George Crum decides to have some fun. Based…
on the true story of the potato chip. Grades K-3. Winner of the 2018 QWF Prize for Children’s Literature. 2017.Stolen words
By Gabrielle Grimard, Melanie Florence. 2017
Explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the…
pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down and shared through generations, and how healing can also be shared. "Stolen Words" captures the beautiful, healing relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks him how to say something in his language - Cree - her grandpa admits that his words were stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather regain his language. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Town is by the sea
By Sydney Smith, Joanne Schwartz. 2017
Throughout his day, a young boy thinks of his father who is working in the coal mine that is located…
underneath the ocean. Winner of the 2018 Lillian Shepherd Award for Excellence in Illustration. Winner of the 2018 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Grades K-3. 2017.Town is by the sea (Recorded Books new reader)
By Joanne Schwartz. 2017
Throughout his day, a young boy thinks of his father who is working in the coal mine that is located…
underneath the ocean. Winner of the 2018 Lillian Shepherd Award for Excellence in Illustration. Winner of the 2018 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Grades K-3. 2017.When we were alone
By David Robertson, Julie Flett. 2016
When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why…
does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. Winner of the 2017 McNally Robinson Books for Young People Awards (younger). Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.My heart fills with happiness
By Monique Smith. 2016
The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you…
love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy. Winner of the 2017 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. Grades K-3. 2016.Missing nimama
By Melanie Florence, François Thisdale. 2015
Kateri is a young girl, growing up in the care of her grandmother. We see her reaching important milestones her…
first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding, first child along with her mother, who is always there, watching her child growing up without her. Told in alternating voices, this is a story of love, loss, and acceptance, showing the human side of a national tragedy. An afterword by the author provides a simple, age appropriate context for young readers. Winner of the 2017 Golden Oak Award. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2015.My heart fills with happiness
By Monique Gray Smith, Julie Flett. 2016
The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you…
love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy. Winner of the 2017 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. Grades K-3. 2016.Peace is an offering: La paz es una ofrenda
By Annette LeBox. 2015
Peace is an offering. A muffin or a peach. A birthday invitation. A trip to the beach. Join this group…
of neighbourhood children as they find love in everyday things - in sunlight shining through the leaves and cookies shared with friends - and learn that peace is all around, if you just look for it. Grades K-3. Winner of the 2016 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. In English and Spanish. 2015.