Kids’ Books

Scallywag on the Salish Sea

The nameless, parentless 10-year-old protagonist in Scallywag on the Salish Sea lives aboard a pirate ship – christened the Greasy Lobster – but he has very little interest in a swashbuckling life. The boy was ... Read More »

October 10, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Spur: A Wolf’s Story

By Eliza Robertson and Nora Aoyagi (ill.)

Celebrated novelist Eliza Robertson makes her picture-book debut with the story of a young wolf named Spur, who roams the wilderness with her brother, searching for caribou to hunt. But deforestation has changed their habitat, ... Read More »

October 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Kiddo

By Cynthia Nugent

Ten-year-old Katherine (“Kiddo”) Warbler has aspirations to become the next Junior Journalist for her local newspaper. To qualify, she needs to spend her summer collecting community points and learning how to be a better speller. ... Read More »

October 3, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

By Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers (ill.)

Babies and toddlers demand a lot from their books: chew-resistant pages, intriguing illustrations for developing eyesight (especially in the first year), and captivating text that supports language development. Plus, the material must appeal to both ... Read More »

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ A Potato on a Bike

By Elise Gravel

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

AlphaBit: An ABC Quest in 8-bit

By Juan Carlos Solon

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

My Hair Is Beautiful

By Shauntay Grant

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

By Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (ill.)

Long-time collaborators Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (Julia, Child; Bloom) reunite with this biographical picture book sure to enthrall children’s literature fans and aspiring artists alike. Spanning 50 years in almost as many pages, It ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Ember and the Ice Dragons

By Heather Fawcett

There’s no shortage of great dragon stories in middle-grade fiction – humans fighting dragons, humans saving dragons, dragons savings humans. But in Ember and the Ice Dragons, Heather Fawcett, known for her popular Even the ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Small in the City

By Sydney Smith

Small in the City tells the story of a child’s vivid urban journey that is initially frightening, then familiar. This is the first time that award-winning illustrator Sydney Smith has created both the text and ... Read More »

September 12, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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