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No two snowflakes

Fitch, Sheree


When her pen pal from the tropics asks what snow is like, a Canadian child writes a letter and tries to describe it so that someone who has never seen snow can imagine it.
Date Published:2002

I am Canada : a celebration

Patterson, Heather, 1945-,


"Illustrated by artists from across this country, this lyrical text describes everything that Canadian kids love to do, from coast to coast to coast. Heather Patterson's free verse poem I Am Canada, originally published in a photographic version, gets new life in this beautiful, illustrated hardcover timed to celebrate both Canada's 150th year and Scholastic Canada's 60th."--
Date Published:2017

Scaredy Squirrel at the beach

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-,


As summertime approaches, Scaredy Squirrel, who only feels safe when he is at home in his nut tree, decides to build his own beach getaway complete with a germ-free inflatable pool and a plastic flamingo until the lure of the real beach gets too strong.
Date Published:2012

Scaredy Squirrel at night

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-,


Exhausted due to lack of sleep because he wants to avoid having bad dreams, Scaredy Squirrel finally devises a Bad Dream Action Plan which includes a fire extinguisher to snuff out dragons and a fan to blast away ghosts.
Date Published:2009

Frisson l'écureuil se fait un ami

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-


Traduction de: Scaredy squirrel makes a friend. Le texte peut être accompagné d'un CD. Frisson est un écureuil extrêmement peureux qui préfère rester seul dans son nid plutôt que de risquer d'attraper des maladies ou de rencontrer quelqu'un de dangereux qui pourrait le mordre. Pourtant, un jour qu'il explore les environs avec ses longues-vues, il aperçoit un être qui ferait l'ami idéal: un poisson rouge, sans dents, silencieux, sans bactéries, bref, totalement inoffensif! Le petit écureuil élabore donc un plan afin d'approcher son ami potentiel sans courir de danger. Mais l'arrivée d'un chien bouleverse tout ce qu'il avait prévu. Heureusement, l'inconnu réserve parfois de ravissantes surprises.
Date Published:2007

Traduction de: Scaredy squirrel makes a friend. Le texte peut être accompagné d'un CD. Frisson est un écureuil extrêmement peureux qui préfère rester seul dans son nid plutôt que de risquer d'attraper des maladies ou de rencontrer quelqu'un de dangereux qui pourrait le mordre. Pourtant, un jour qu'il explore les environs avec ses longues-vues, il aperçoit un être qui ferait l'ami idéal: un poisson rouge, sans dents, silencieux, sans bactéries, bref, totalement inoffensif! Le petit écureuil élabore donc un plan afin d'approcher son ami potentiel sans courir de danger. Mais l'arrivée d'un chien bouleverse tout ce qu'il avait prévu. Heureusement, l'inconnu réserve parfois de ravissantes surprises.

Date Published:2007

Chester

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-


Melanie Watt is NOT the author of this book and Mouse is NOT the star of this story- at least not after Chester, Melanie's plump calico cat is finished with his big red editing marker. Mouse is sent on vacation: "Hasta la vista, Mousie!" as Chester uses the power of the pen to create a perfectly Chester-filled day for himself. Can Chester be tamed? A delightful author/hero sure to elicit giggles. He's even conveniently marked a place on the cover of his book for an award sticker!
Date Published:2007

Melanie Watt is NOT the author of this book and Mouse is NOT the star of this story- at least not after Chester, Melanie's plump calico cat is finished with his big red editing marker. Mouse is sent on vacation: "Hasta la vista, Mousie!" as Chester uses the power of the pen to create a perfectly Chester-filled day for himself. Can Chester be tamed? A delightful author/hero sure to elicit giggles. He's even conveniently marked a place on the cover of his book for an award sticker!

Date Published:2007

Chester's back!

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-


Sequel to: Chester. The battle of the picture-book makers, Chester and Mélanie Watt, continues. Is one book big enough for these two creative heavyweights?
Date Published:2008

The long haul

Kinney, Jeff


The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns-- with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls-- but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
Date Published:2014

The Baby-sitters club. 2, The truth about Stacey /

Telgemeier, Raina


Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin. Coping with diabetes and facing countless baby-sitting dilemmas, Stacey makes three friends who welcome her to her new town with open arms. But do they have what it takes to beat another baby-sitting club at its own game?
Date Published:2015

I quit grade one!

Richards, Nancy Wilcox, 1958-,


"Mrs. C told us this is the last week she'll be teaching us. She's leaving because she's having a baby. So we'll have a new teacher for the rest of the year. Stella loves everything about being in Mrs. C's class, and she worries that no new teacher could know that she needs help tying her shoelaces, or that she only likes to read books from the blue bin because they have more pictures. So Stella writes the principal a letter, with tips for training a new teacher to be just like Mrs. C. When Stella meets the new teacher for the first time, he's not like Mrs. C at all but Stella can't believe everything that he knows! Maybe the rest of the year won't be so bad after all? This heartwarming story of the incredible bond that children have with their elementary school teachers will resonate just as strongly with young readers and old. Just the right touch of humour and a cleverly told story will have readers engaged and adults not minding at all when they're asked to read it again (and again)."--
Date Published:2017

"Mrs. C told us this is the last week she'll be teaching us. She's leaving because she's having a baby. So we'll have a new teacher for the rest of the year. Stella loves everything about being in Mrs. C's class, and she worries that no new teacher could know that she needs help tying her shoelaces, or that she only likes to read books from the blue bin because they have more pictures. So Stella writes the principal a letter, with tips for training a new teacher to be just like Mrs. C. When Stella meets the new teacher for the first time, he's not like Mrs. C at all but Stella can't believe everything that he knows! Maybe the rest of the year won't be so bad after all? This heartwarming story of the incredible bond that children have with their elementary school teachers will resonate just as strongly with young readers and old. Just the right touch of humour and a cleverly told story will have readers engaged and adults not minding at all when they're asked to read it again (and again)."--

Date Published:2017

Smile

Telgemeier, Raina,


From sixth grade through tenth, Raina copes with a variety of dental problems that affect her appearance and how she feels about herself.
Date Published:2014

Dragon gets by

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Whenever Dragon wakes up groggy, he always does everything wrong, like sweeping a hole in his dirt floor, or reading an egg and frying his newspaper.
Date Published:2020

Kate & Pippin : an unlikely love story

Springett, Martin.


The true story of a fawn which, abandoned by her mother and brought to live on a farm, is raised by Kate, a Great Dane which has never had puppies of her own.
Date Published:2012

What does peace feel like?

Radunsky, Vladimir


"An Anne Schwartz book." Simple text and illustrations portray what peace looks, sounds, tastes, feels, and smells like to children around the world.
Date Published:2003

Amulet. 3, The cloud searchers /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Emily, Navin and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. there they hope to find held from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out -- Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.
Date Published:2010

Amulet. 1, The stonekeeper /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they face the most terrifying monster of all, and Em finally has the chance to save someone she loves.
Date Published:2008

After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they face the most terrifying monster of all, and Em finally has the chance to save someone she loves.

Date Published:2008

Amulet. 5, Prince of the elves /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. And when she seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, she discovers that the Voice is much more sinister than she ever could have imagined.
Date Published:2012

Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. And when she seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, she discovers that the Voice is much more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

Date Published:2012

Factory girl

Greenwood, Barbara, 1940-



Date Published:2007

Fatty legs : a true story

Jordan-Fenton, Christy


Margaret, an Inuit child attending Catholic school, cleverly battles for respect from a bullying teacher.
Date Published:2010

Tales from the Isle of Spice : a collection of new Caribbean folktales

Keens-Douglas, Richardo


Presents three tales from the Caribbean island of Grenada: one featuring a fantastic princess, another about a sinister woman with a cow foot, and the third about a boy who lives beneath the sea.
Date Published:2004