Best Books for Kids & Teens, Fall 2024 by bookcentre

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Welcome to Best Books for Kids & Teens—–highlighting the best Canadian books, magazines, audio and video of the previous publishing season. For over 45 years, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) has been a nationally recognized leader in connecting Canadian books and young readers. Whether you’re stocking a bookshelf in a classroom, library or at home, every title in this selection guide has been given the CCBC’s stamp of approval.

Every listing in this guide contains a brief summary of the book and the basic information (e.g., author, illustrator, publisher, ISBN, price, etc.) needed for ordering. In addition, each book has a list of thematic links—–a simple reference tool to help you select appropriate books by subject.

While the Canadian Children’s Book Centre does not sell these items, they can be purchased directly from your local bookseller or wholesaler. For a list of booksellers, wholesalers and distributors specializing in children’s material, please visit our website at bookcentre.ca

Things to look for:

• A star ( ) and a title appearing in red text signify titles of exceptional calibre.

• signifies a title is available in an accessible format(s)*

• Interest Level (IL) is listed by age.

• Reading Level (RL) is listed by grade.

• Thematic Links list subject headings for each book.

• Check boxes ( *) make it easy for you to keep track of the books that interest you.

* Accessible formats may include audiobooks, ebooks with accessibility features (e.g., described images, semantic structure), physical or digital braille, decodable books or Benetech certified ebooks. In addition, accessible formats often allow for font transformation to accommodate a variety of reading needs.

Binding Code:

AB Audiobook

BD Board

EB ebook

HC Hardcover

HC (jacket) Hardcover with jacket

HC (jacket & PLC) Hardcover with jacket and picture laminated to cover

LIB Reinforced library binding

PB Paperback

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Selection Committees

Expert committees of educators, booksellers and school and public librarians from across Canada have handpicked the materials listed in this guide. Committees look for excellence in writing, illustration or performance. Most importantly, these committees focus on selecting materials that will appeal to children and young adults.

We thank these committee members for generously donating their time and expertise.

BEGINNING READERS, EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS, MIDDLE YEARS HI-LO, TEEN HI-LO

Clare Gorman (Chair) (she/her) Teacher-Librarian (Retired) Toronto, ON

Dr. Arpita Ghosal (she/her)

Teacher Toronto District School Board

Editor Sesaya Arts Magazine Toronto, ON

Dr. Cristina Guerrero (she/her/ella)

Professor

Bachelor of Child and Youth Care Program

Faculty of Social and Community Services Humber Polytechnic Toronto, ON

Rabia Khokhar (she/her)

Teacher

Toronto District School Board

Co-Chair, Blue Spruce Selection Committee Member, Silver Birch Express Steering Committee

PhD Student Toronto, ON

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Scott Robins (he/him)

Children’s Services Specialist

Don Mills District Branch, Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON

Fatma Faraj (she/her)

Junior School Teacher-Librarian Branksome Hall Toronto, ON

Linda Ludke (she/her)

Collections Management Librarian London Public Library London, ON

Rebecca Roach (she/her)

Itinerant Resource Teacher Alternative Schools (West)

Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON

JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE FICTION #1

Madison Cumbaa (Chair) (she/her)

Teacher-Librarian

Position of Responsibility (Equity) Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON

Elizabeth Coats (she/her)

Library Technician

Halton Catholic District School Board Acton, ON

Dr. Aaron Jonn Richmond (he/him) Independent Scholar

Lecturer

Specialist, Representation of Disability in Youth Literature Gananoque, ON

Nancy White (she/her)

Teacher

Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON

JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE FICTION #2

Rachel Seigel (Chair)

Author

Book Reviewer

Sales Operations Administrator

Page Two Publishing Toronto, ON

Wendy Burch Jones (she/her)

Teacher-Librarian

Toronto District School Board

President

Ontario School Library Association Toronto, ON

Tanya Lloyd Kyi (she/her)

Author Vancouver, BC

Colleen Nelson (she/her)

Author

Teacher

Pembina Trails School Division Winnipeg, MB

NON-FICTION

Gigi Nadeau (Chair)

Librarian (Retired)

Riverside School Board

Saint-Hubert, QC

Stephanie Domes

Pedagogical Consultant

English Language Arts

Riverside School Board

Saint-Hubert, QC

Kathleen Largy-Nadeau Coordinator, Practice Teaching Faculty of Education

Bishop’s University Sherbrooke, QC

Francine Tessier

English and Science Consultant

Riverside School Board

Saint-Hubert, QC

PICTURE BOOKS

Gail Hamilton (Chair) Teacher-Librarian (Retired) East St. Paul, MB

Dr. Dave Jenkinson

Professor Emeritus Faculty of Education University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB

Tamara Opar

Youth Services Head Librarian (Retired)

Children and Teen Services Millennium Library Winnipeg Public Library Winnipeg, MB

Harriet Zaidman

Children’s and freelance writer Teacher-Librarian (Retired) Winnipeg, MB

YOUNG ADULT FICTION #1

Sandra Stockall (Chair) EAL Tutor

Subject Coordinator (Retired)

Anglophone East School District Moncton, NB

Dr. Kathleen S. Berry

Professor (Retired)

Critical Social Theories/Drama in Education/Literacies

University of New Brunswick Sackville, NB

Laura Robblee (she/her) BA in Psychology Masters in Business Administration Moncton, NB

Heather Sutherland Library Technician

Anglophone East School District Moncton, NB

YOUNG ADULT FICTION #2

Ashley Pamenter (Chair) (she/her)

Manager, Programs

Girl Guides of Canada

Co-Chair, Red Maple and White Pine Steering Committees Toronto, ON

Charlotte Big Canoe (she/they)

Program Curator, Family & Studio Learning Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto, ON

Larysa Essex (she/her)

Children’s Services Coordinator

Midland Public Library

Member, Silver Birch Fiction Steering Committee

Chair, OLA Mentoring Committee OLA Super Conference Planning Committee Midland, ON

Faith Shergold (she/her)

Manager, Programming and Engagement

Midland Public Library

Co-Chair, Red Maple Steering Committee Tiny, ON

Board Books

Country Baby

Written by Laurie Elmquist

Illustrated by Ellen Rooney

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $10.95 BD 978-1-4598-3633-4

* $8.99 EB 978-1-4598-3635-8

20 pages, full-colour, 6” x 6”

IL: Ages 0-2 RL: Grade 1

Mud puddles, speckled eggs and cozy sheep’s wool... It’s a day in the country for mom and baby. We pull on rubber boots, so we’re ready to splash in puddles, ride in a wheelbarrow and pick carrots. Back inside, we hang socks to dry, take a warm bubble bath and snuggle up in bed under the stars.

FARM LIFE | FARM ANIMALS | PARENT-CHILD BOND | DAILY LIFE

Dinos Driving

Written by Lynn Leitch

Illustrated by Scot Ritchie

Toronto: Pajama Press, 2023

* $13.95 BD 978-1-77278-295-0

20 pages, full-colour, 7” x 7” IL: Ages 2-3 RL: Grade 1

What kind of car would a tiny Velociraptor drive? A Mini? What vehicle would suit an Iguanodon or a pack of rowdy Triceratops? And, what would a T-rex like to drive? Whatever it is, it had better come with an adjustable steering wheel for those short arms! Back matter includes extra information about dinosaurs. Originally published as a picture book in 2022.

DINOSAURS | HUMOUR | WHIMSY | VEHICLES

West Coast Wild Baby Animals (West Coast Wild)

Written by Deborah Hodge

Illustrated by Karen Reczuch

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $12.99 BD 978-1-77306-747-6

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77306-762-9

20 pages, full-colour, 6” x 8” IL: Ages 0-3 RL: Grade 1

Discover all the wild babies of the Pacific west coast—in the ocean, on the shore and deep inside the rainforest. Wolf pups, cougar kittens, bear cubs and whale calves all begin their life in this magnificent place. In this board book, readers meet the baby animals born in the pristine wilderness of the Pacific west coast.

BABY ANIMALS | PACIFIC WEST COAST | NATURAL WORLD | WILDERNESS

annick press

bold books for curious Kids

A beautiful picture book exploring how to cope with the complex emotions when we’re away from the people we love.

AGES 4–7

Book 2 of the laugh-outloud series uncovers a monstrous—and cheesy— terror at Ravensbarrow.

AGES 8–12

A weirdly hilarious, masterfully thought-provoking, and lushly painted early-reader graphic novel by the acclaimed author of The Wolf Suit. “Kindness is key in this droll and charming tale.”

Kirkus Reviews

AGES 6–11

“A perceptive consideration of the e ects of anger—and a muchneeded blueprint for how to deal with them.”

Kirkus Reviews,  starred review

AGES 4–7

Book 1

“Fans of mystery and the paranormal will enjoy Danica’s adventures; a debut that leaves readers wanting more.”

School Library Journal

AGES 8–12

press | www.annickpress.com available from your favourite bookseller

Picture Books

FOR ALL AGES

365: How to Count a Year

Written by Miranda Paul

Illustrated by Julien Chung

New York: Beach Lane Books, 2023

* $23.99 HC (jacket & PLC)

978-1-6659-0440-7

* $14.99 EB 978-1-6659-0441-4

44 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10”

IL: Ages 3-8 RL: Grades 2-3

A year feels like a really long time. One trip around the sun. Twelve months. Fifty-two weeks. 365 days. A year is made up of 365 “Good mornings,” 52 Saturday morning sleep-ins, 12 calendar backgrounds, and one special birthday. How many ways can you count a year? This math-concept picture book is a creative introduction to numbers big and small.

TIME | MEASUREMENT | NUMERACY | HUMOUR

All I Need to Be

Written by Rachel Ricketts with Luana Horry

Illustrated by Tiffany Rose

New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024

* $22.99 HC (jacket & PLC)

978-1-5344-7832-9

* $14.99 EB 978-1-5344-7834-3

32 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Hold on to what matters, to joy and being free. When the world gets to be too much, we can always take a moment to look within ourselves for love, support, and healing. This picture book, filled with a positive self-esteem message, helps young ones, especially Black and Brown children, feel big feelings and celebrate their whole being.

MINDFULNESS | EMPOWERMENT | SELF-ESTEEM | EMOTIONS

All Our Love

Written by Kari-Lynn Winters

Illustrated by Scot Ritchie

Toronto: North Winds Press/Scholastic Canada, 2024

* $19.99 HC 978-1-4431-9880-6

32 pages, full-colour, 9 1/2” x 9 1/2”

IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 2-3

Sofia’s dads always told her their family was just right after she came along. But now a new baby is on the way! Sofia is excited and nervous! Told in the form of a letter from Sofia to baby Oliver, young readers will feel Sofia’s anticipation, worries and enthusiasm, and the big love she feels for her family. Available in French as Avec toute notre amour

FAMILY | BABIES | LOVE | SIBLINGS | 2SLGBTQIA+

All That Grows

Written and illustrated by Jack Wong

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $21.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77306-812-1

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-813-8

32 pages, full-colour, 10 1/2” x 9”

IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 2-3

While on walks or working in the garden together, a boy learns about the plants they see from his older sister. But what makes a plant a flower, vegetable or weed? How does his sister know so much? He resolves to let his knowledge grow in its own way, just like the mysterious plants he’s nurturing in the garden.

SIBLINGS | GARDENS | GARDENING | CURIOSITY | NATURAL WORLD

Awe-samosas!

Written by Marzieh Abbas

Illustrated by Bhagya Madanasinghe

New York: Clarion Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-0-06-325727-6

36 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Noor wants to make her Dadijaan’s samosa recipe for her friends. When she can’t get in touch with her Dadijaan because it’s nighttime in Pakistan, she improvises to make her family’s recipe without all of the correct ingredients. Noor uses her creativity and problem-solving skills to create something new and exciting for her friends: flaky, super-crispy Awe-samosas!

FAMILY | COOKING | CREATIVITY | CULTURAL TRADITIONS | FOOD

Baker Makers

Written and illustrated by Kim Smith

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-4434-6764-3

* $13.99 EB 978-1-4434-6765-0

40 pages, full-colour, 9” x 10” IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Naveen loves to bake so he’s thrilled that his class will be making creative cakes at Baker Makers Lab. Naveen is positive his cake will be the most astonishing and extraordinary one of all. But then disaster strikes! Can Naveen find a way to embrace the unexpected? A gently humorous picture book about letting go of perfectionism.

BAKING | COOKING | CREATIVITY | PERFECTIONISM | MISTAKES

The Blue Bowl

Written and illustrated by Flo Leung Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77147-463-4

* $12.99 EB 978-1-77147-558-7

32 pages, full-colour, 10” x 8” IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Max loves his family’s Cantonese meals, but he also loves spaghetti, garlic bread, and ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. Celebrating his birthday dinner at his Maa Maa and Ye Ye’s house, Max discovers that his family has found a way to bring two cultures together with delicious dishes that are a combination of all the foods he loves.

Bunny & Tree

Storyline and illustrations by Balint Zsako Brooklyn, NY: Enchanted Lion Books, 2023

* $39.95 HC (jacket) 978-1-59270-393-7

184 pages, full-colour, 7 3/4” x 10” IL: Ages 7 and up RL: n/a

Bunny and Tree meet when the tree saves Bunny from a ferocious wolf. Bunny, who’s looking for his scattered rabbit friends, convinces Tree that it’s time to uproot and see the world. An epic, wordless adventure story about a rabbit and a tree, their surprising friendship, and the distance they go to find a place to call home.

Picture Books

Bunny Loves Beans

(Big, Little Concepts)

Written by Jane Whittingham

Toronto: Pajama Press, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77278-301-8

24 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9”

IL: Ages 2-5 RL: Grade 1

Gold for bees and green for bunnies. What colours do you like to eat? This “toddler tough” picture book explores the variety of healthy foods that preschoolers and animals both eat and the rainbow of colours found in natural foods—like golden honey, pink watermelon, and red apples. Back matter includes activities to help make healthy eating an adventure.

FOOD | HEALTHY EATING | ANIMALS | COLOURS

Butterfly on the Wind

Written by Adam Pottle

Illustrated by Ziyue Chen

New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-250-82197-3

40 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Practicing for the school talent show, Aurora’s hands tremble and fingers stumble. Spotting a butterfly, she brings her hands together to form a magical butterfly of her own, sending it into the world, inspiring other Deaf people to add their own. A multitude of butterflies return to Aurora, bolstering her with the love and support of her worldwide Deaf community.

DEAF COMMUNITY | DEAFNESS | MAGIC | RESILIENCE | SUPPORT

Charlie’s Balloons: A Story of Big Emotions

Written by Sarah Degonse

Illustrated by Élodie Duhameau

Translated by Arielle Aaronson

Toronto: Second Story Press, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77260-369-9

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77260-377-4

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 6-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Charlie has a lot of emotions filling her body. She likes to picture them as balloons—sometimes they’re so light they float away, but other times, they’re so heavy it’s like they’re filled with water. Charlie’s experience is relatable to all children who feel big emotions, from joy to fear and everything in between. Available in French as Ballons d’eau

EMOTIONS | FEELINGS | COPING STRATEGIES | ANXIETY

Circle of Love

Written by Monique Gray Smith

Illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt

New York: Heartdrum, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-0-06-307870-3

32 pages, full-colour, 8” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Everyone is welcome in the circle. Join Molly at the Intertribal Community Center, where she introduces us to people she knows and loves. They dance, sing, garden, learn, pray, and eat together. And tonight, they come together for a feast! Molly shares with the reader how each person makes her feel—and reminds us that love is love.

Coco and the Caterpillars

Written and illustrated by Geraldo Valério

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $21.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77306-798-8

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-800-8

40 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11”

IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 1-2

When a boy finds a clutch of butterfly eggs in his garden, he tries to keep them a secret from his chicken Coco. The boy watches as the eggs hatch, and brightly striped caterpillars appear. Then Coco finds and gobbles up the caterpillars… but does she eat them all? Could his dream of butterflies in the garden still come true?

GARDENS | CATERPILLARS | NATURAL WORLD | BUTTERFLIES

Crow Helps a Friend (Coast Salish Tales)

Written and illustrated by Andrea Fritz

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-4598-3624-2

* $17.99 EB 978-1-4598-3626-6

26 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 10 3/4” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

In this picture book featuring Coast Salish art and traditional storytelling techniques, Qwiwilh the wood duck prepares to nest in his favourite tree when Q’uleeq’e’ the crow invites him to play. They accidentally break the branches and crash down into the stream below. Qwiwilh is sad his nesting spot is gone, and Q’uleeq’e’ decides to make things right for her friend.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST | COAST SALISH FIRST NATIONS | FRIENDSHIP | REPARATIONS | INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING

Dalmartian: A Mars Rover’s Story

Written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-6659-1195-5

* $14.99 EB 978-1-6659-1196-2

48 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

A visitor comes to Stephen’s yard one night. It may look like a Dalmatian, but it certainly doesn’t act like one. The two don’t have much in common at first. They quibble over kibble but discover a shared love of bacon. And that’s the funny thing about friendship… it unexpectedly comes from unexpected places.

FRIENDSHIP | ALIENS | HUMOUR | DOGS

The Day Dancer Flew

Written by Tiffany Stone

Illustrated by Brittany Lane

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-4598-3739-3

* $17.99 EB 978-1-4598-3741-6

32 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 10 3/4”

IL: Ages 5-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Every day, a girl rides her beloved horse, Dancer. But when a rainstorm comes, flooding forces the girl and her mom to flee their home. Dancer can’t fit in the helicopter, so he must stay behind. Someone needs to save Dancer… but how? Inspired by a true story, this is a tale of a girl, her horse, and a community coming together.

HORSES | LOVE | COMMUNITY | HOPE | DETERMINATION

Picture Books

Everyone Gets a Turn

Written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc

Hudson, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2024

* $28.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-7972-2729-0

* $15.99 EB 978-1-7972-2732-0

54 pages, full-colour, 7 1/2” x 9 1/2” IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 2-3

Adventure and collaboration ensue when four animal friends find a little egg in the woods. Bear, Hare, Turtle, and Mouse make an unexpected discovery and turn to each other to find a shared solution. They decide to take turns caring for the egg which hatches into a chick with its own ideas! Available in French as Chacun son tour !

FRIENDSHIP | SHARING | ANIMALS | COLLABORATION | COMMUNITY

Garbage Gulls

Written by Dorson Plourde

Illustrated by Isabella Fassler

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-5253-0708-9

* $13.99 EB 978-1-5253-1164-2

36 pages, full-colour, 7 1/4” x 11”

IL: Ages 6-8 RL: Grades 3-4

On a hot summer day, two brothers sit in an abandoned car in a strip-mall parking lot. They scatter ketchup-soaked fries around the car to attract the garbage gulls. They leave just the right amount so enough gulls will come, lift them up, and take them to the sea. A poetic ode to imagination and the freedom of summer.

IMAGINATION | SUMMER | BROTHERS | FREEDOM

A Garden Called Home

Written by Jessica J. Lee

Illustrated by Elaine Chen

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77488-047-0

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77488-048-7

44 pages, full-colour, 9” x 11” IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 2-3

When a girl and her mother visit family in Taiwan, she notices how happy her mother becomes. Here, her mother takes the girl hiking and exploring, telling her about the trees, plants and birds. But back home, her mother’s sad—it’s cold, and she retreats indoors. Can the girl show her mother that nature at home can be wondrous, too?

The Green Baby Swing

Written by Thomas King

Illustrated by Yong Ling Kang

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-0-7352-6936-1

* $11.99 EB 978-0-7352-6937-8

36 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11” IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

A picture book about loss, intergenerational love and the power of family keepsakes. After Nana passes away, Xavier and his mother work together, cleaning up Nana’s attic. Each box they open contains a treasure trove of stories. At the bottom of one box, Xavier finds a soft, green piece of fabric that makes his mother’s eyes wet with memories.

FAMILY | LOSS | LOVE | MEMORIES | FAMILY STORIES

Greetings, Floof!

Written by C.J. Hong

Illustrated by A.J. Smith

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2024

* $21.99 HC 978-1-5253-0723-2

* $13.99 EB 978-1-5253-1342-4

36 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 1-2

You got here just in time! An unidentified floofy object is coming in for a landing! Floof—from the planet Ploof—has just arrived on Earth! Luckily, alien expert Dr. Greta Goodnote is here to guide readers on how to make friends with him. An interactive adventure full of way-out-there fun starring an adorable alien named Floof!

ALIENS | HUMOUR | ANIMALS | INTERACTIVE

Hair Oil Magic

Written and illustrated by Anu Chouhan

New York: Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-5476-1104-1

36 pages, full-colour, 9” x 11” IL: Ages 4-6 RL: Grades 2-3

Meenu loves Magic Hair Days, when Mommy mixes sweet-smelling oils together and massages the potion into Meenu’s scalp and hair. It always leaves Meenu with a fuzzy, magical feeling. When Meenu decides to try to mix the oils without any help, she discovers something’s wrong: No matter how many oils she mixes, the magic just isn’t there! What is she missing?

FAMILY | CULTURAL TRADITIONS | PARENT-CHILD BOND | MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS | LOVE

I Am a Rock

Written by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard

Illustrated by Pelin Turgut Iqaluit: Inhabit Media, 2024 * $22.95 HC 978-1-77227-475-2

26 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9”

IL: Ages 3-5 RL: Grades 2-3

Pauloosie loves his pet rock, Miki Rock. Pauloosie’s Anaana, his mother, tells him a bedtime story about how, as part of the land, Miki Rock sees char and beluga, listens to chirps and howls, and feels the snow and sun. Young readers are taken on an Arctic journey from the point of view of a most unlikely object—a pet rock.

I Do Not Eat Children

Written and illustrated by Marcus Cutler New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2024

* $20.99 HC 978-0-316-47472-6

36 pages, full-colour, 11” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

A big orange creature stands in a crowded playground… but don’t worry! He doesn’t eat children. What do you think he is… a MONSTER? And kids are definitely not disappearing every time you turn a page. You’re imagining things. Readers won’t believe a word the monster says in this sly picture book with a twist ending.

HUMOUR | MONSTERS | WHIMSY

The Grod Family’s Christmas Lights

Author: Gord Yakimow

The Grod Family’s Christmas Lights

Illustrator: Paul Schultz

Author: Gord Yakimow

Art advice: John Yakimow

Illustrator: Paul Schultz

$31.99 HC 978-1-03-911009-0

Art advice: John Yakimow

$13.49 SC 978-1-03-911008-3

$31.99 HC 978-1-03-911009-0

$ 5.99 EB 978-1-03-911010-6

$13.49 SC 978-1-03-911008-3

44 pages; full colour; 81/2”x 81/2” IL Ages 6 - 12 RL Grades 2 - 6

$5.99 EB 978-1-03-911010-6

44 pages; full colour; 81/2” x 81/2” IL Ages 6–12 RL Grades 2–6

“Wonderful illustrations!” [Thach Bui, Syndicated cartoonist (retired): Washington Post; Toronto Star]

“... in a league of its own.” [LA Weiss (author): Girl with the Rose Tattoo; Through a Lens of Emptiness]

“... in a league of its own.” [LA Weiss (author): Girl with the Rose Tattoo; Through a Lens of Emptiness ]

“... appealing characters and lively storytelling (...) Get it.” [-Kirkus Reviews]

“... appealing characters and lively storytelling (...) Get it.” [–Kirkus Reviews]

Despite Papa Grod’s best efforts, the Grod family’s Christmas lights have always looked “scruffy” and “hodge-podgey” and “tacky” (according to Mama Grod).

With a fresh new set of high-quality Christmas lights (in Mama Grod’s favourite colours), and an eager work-crew to help him out (the three GrodKids), Papa Grod is confident that this year’s Grod family light display will be the best ever in the Valley of the EverGreens. What could possibly go wrong?

FAMILY DYNAMICS I HUMOUR I RELATIONSHIPS I INVENTIVENESS I RESILIENCE

FAMILY DYNAMICS | HUMOUR | RELATIONSHIPS | INVENTIVENESS | RESILIENCE

Picture Books

I’m Afraid, Said the Leaf

Written by Danielle Daniel

Illustrated by Matt James

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-77488-070-8

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77488-071-5

64 pages, full-colour, 10 1/2” x 9”

IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 1-2

I’m afraid, Said the leaf. / You’re not alone, Said the tree. But who will comfort a nervous bird, a lonely crab, a lost wolf? This picture book celebrates interconnectedness and underlines the importance of caring for every living organism to ensure a strong and healthy natural world. We all need each other for support and survival—we’re stronger together.

INTERCONNECTEDNESS | INTERDEPENDENCE | NATURAL WORLD | KINDNESS | NATURE

I’m From

Written by Gary R. Gray, Jr.

Illustrated by Oge Mora

Toronto: Puffin Canada, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-77488-616-8

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77488-617-5

36 pages, full-colour, 10” x 9” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Where are you from? For one young boy, the answer isn’t as simple as a street address. All the small moments of his day, from morning wake-ups to bedtime rituals, come together to create a picture of a unique and vivid world—one that will inspire readers to think of the many special ways of defining where they are from.

IDENTITY | FAMILY | BELONGING | COMMUNITY | CULTURAL IDENTITY

The Keeper of Stars

Written by Jennifer Harris

Illustrated by Dorothy Leung

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC (jacket) 978-1-77147-568-6

* 32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11” IL: Ages 6-10 RL: Grades 2-3

Each night, after reading three stories with his mom, and tapping his dad’s picture three times, Milo catches a ride on a comet, and travels far above the clouds to help the Keeper of Stars. Together, Milo and the Keeper tidy the sky, and wash and polish the stars. Then they share a snack, and Milo catches a comet home.

ADVENTURE | IMAGINATION | BEDTIME | NIGHTTIME | NIGHT SKY

kekwan etakwak mîkisîhk? / What’s in a Bead?

Written by Kelsey Borgford

Illustrated by Tessa Pizzale

Cree translation by Angela Shisheesh and Duane Linklater

Toronto: Second Story Press, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77260-367-5

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77260-366-8 (English only)

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77260-375-0

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77260-374-3 (English only)

24 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 6-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it’s because Kohkom spends her days sewing beautiful beads onto smoked hides. Inspired, Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn the many stories held in a bead. Dual-language edition in Ininîmowin (Cree N-dialect) and English.

Let’s Go! / haw êkwa!

Written and illustrated by Julie Flett

Vancouver: Greystone Kids, 2024

* $23.95 HC (jacket) 978-1-77164-610-9

* $23.95 EB 978-1-77164-611-6

40 pages, full-colour, 11” x 9” IL: Ages 5-7 RL: Grades 1-2

Every day, a boy watches older kids pass by on skateboards. His mother surprises him with her old skateboard—haw êkwa! Let’s go! They practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie’s yard... but when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?

Lights Along the River

Written by Pat Lamondin Skene

Illustrated by Sabrina Gendron

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-4598-3651-8

* $17.99 EB 978-1-4598-3653-2

32 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 10 3/4” IL: Ages 6-8 RL: Grades 2-3

On a winter morning in 1952, Patsy Lamondin wakes to the day electricity will be connected to her small town along the Magnetawan River. Patsy and her siblings buzz with excitement, eagerly awaiting the ceremony being held at the centre of town. Patsy ponders how electricity will change all of their daily lives. Whatever changes, she will always belong here.

The Little Regent

Written by Yewande Daniel-Ayoade

Illustrated by Ken Daley

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77147-562-4

* $12.99 EB 978-1-77147-545-7

36 pages, full-colour, 9” x 10” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

After the king of a West African village dies, his eight-year-old daughter Abioye is made the regent, until a new king is chosen. Abioye doubts herself but her late father’s words of wisdom comfort and guide her: Those who will rule must first learn to serve. Can Abioye prove she’s got what it takes to be a king?

Look! Look!

Written by Uma Krishnaswami

Illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $21.99 HC 978-1-77306-932-6

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-933-3

32 pages, full-colour, 8” x 11” IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 2-3

When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a patch of land, she and her friends clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. Their families come and word travels to villages nearby. Digging reveals steps leading down to an ancient well. When the rains come, an underground spring begins to flow, filling the well with clean water.

INDIA | WATER | COMMUNITY | CLIMATE CHANGE | DISCOVERY

Love Is in the Bear

Written by Judith Henderson

Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2023

* $21.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77147-589-1

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11 3/4”

IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Spring arrives, and as Bear emerges from his hollow, he hears Bird singing beautifully. When Bear learns that Bird’s preparing to audition for the opera, he asks if he can sing a duet with her. They practice, rehearse and harmonize. But at the audition, Bird gets a part but Bear doesn’t. Will Bird and Bear still be a duet?

Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon

Written and illustrated by Dale Auger

Victoria: Heritage House Publishing, 2024

* $19.95 HC 978-1-77203-487-5

* $12.95 PB 978-1-77203-488-2

* $8.99 EB 978-1-77203-489-9

32 pages, full-colour, 10” x 9 1/4”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Kayâs, a young Cree man, is blessed with gifts that make him a talented hunter. But when he becomes arrogant and takes his abilities for granted, he loses his gifts and his people grow hungry. With the help of the Elders and the Beings that inhabit the water, Kayâs learns to honour and respect the gifts he’s been given.

CREE FIRST NATION | INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING | INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS | HUMILITY | RESPONSIBILITY

My Bunny Lies Over the Ocean

Written by Bill Richardson

Illustrated by Bill Pechet

Tors Cove, NL: Running the Goat Books & Broadsides, 2024

* $21.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-998802-09-8

40 pages, full-colour, 8” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 3-9 RL: Grades 2-3

When a stuffed rabbit gets left at the beach and swept out to sea, all hands pitch in to help that poor bedraggled Bunny get safely home. With its chorus of Bunny-smitten seagulls, super starfish rescue operation, accommodating whale, kind kangaroo, round-about postal adventure, and more, this re-imagining of a beloved folk song will delight readers.

ADVENTURE | HUMOUR | WHIMSY | ANIMALS

My Favourite Colour

Written by Lindsay Ruck

Illustrated by Bryanna Chapeskie

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2023

* $13.95 PB 978-1-77471-201-6

* $8.99 EB 978-1-77471-208-5

32 pages, full-colour, 9” x 8”

IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 1-2

What’s your favourite colour? When a teacher asks her students this question, one little girl just can’t decide! She considers every colour— orange is the autumn leaves, yellow is her cheery raincoat and boots, pink is the colour of sunsets and cotton candy, and green shines all around the garden. How could she ever choose just one favourite colour?

COLOURS | RAINBOWS | DIVERSITY | VERSE

My Sometimes Dad

Written by Shoshana Magnet

Illustrated by Haeon Grace Kang

Ottawa, ON: Shoshana Magnet, 2023

* $30.00 HC 978-1-7389864-0-8

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 3-8 RL: Grades 2-3

My dad used to live here. But now he doesn’t A boy struggles with complicated feelings about the abrupt change in his relationship with his dad who no longer lives in the family home. This picture book, featuring a trans man, gently explores the complex realities of loving a parent who’s not always available—the “sometimes” parent.

ninitohtênân / We Listen (Nôhkom, Book 3)

Written and illustrated by Caitlin Dale Nicholson

Cree translation by Leona Morin-Neilson

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $21.99 HC 978-1-77306-859-6

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-860-2

24 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 12 1/4”

IL: Ages 3-8 RL: Grades 1-2

This third book in the Nôhkom series, in Cree and English, tells a story about gathering leaves for Labrador tea, while listening in different ways. A child, her family and her friend picnic by the lake. Before they eat, they pick leaves for Labrador tea. Among the trees, they listen and pray before Nôhkom shows them where to find the leaves.

Picture Books

Nova Scotia Loves Gus

Written and illustrated by Doretta Groenendyk

Charlottetown: Acorn Press, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-1-77366-159-9

* $8.99 EB 978-1-77366-160-5

32 pages, full-colour, 8” x 10” IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Meet Nova Scotia’s cherished 100-year-old tortoise, Gus, who’s celebrated, and adored by visitors to the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History! This picture book tells the story of Gus’s century-long life from his hatching in Florida around 1922, his journey to Nova Scotia from a reptile zoo, to how he’s become a fan favourite at the museum in Halifax.

TORTOISES | MUSEUMS | ANIMALS | NATURE | NOVA SCOTIA

Oma’s Bag

Written by Michelle Wang

Illustrated by Sam Nunez

Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2024

* $22.95 HC 978-1-55152-947-9

* $11.99 EB 978-1-55152-948-6

40 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10” IL: Ages 3-8 RL: Grades 2-3

The five Lim children are thrilled when Oma and Opa come to visit. But Oma seems different—her cooking doesn’t taste right, she wears three coats outside, and missing items from around the house turn up in her bag. This picture book will help children navigate an Alzheimer’s diagnosis in their family and learn to embrace loved ones in new ways.

INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS | FAMILY | ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE | LOVE | CHANGE

Once Upon a Sari

Written by Zenia Wadhwani

Illustrated by Avani Dwivedi

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-77488-094-4

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77488-093-7

40 pages, full-colour, 8” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Avani is having a wonderful time looking at all of her mother’s saris, but she soon realizes she’s made a big mess. Avani expects a scolding, but instead, her mom sits down with her and tells her about the memories associated with each sari: memories of weddings and celebrations, memories of when and where the sari came from.

MEMORIES | STORIES | MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS | FAMILY HISTORY

One Giant Leap

Storyline and illustrations by Thao Lam

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC (jacket) 978-1-77147-599-0

44 pages, full-colour, 10” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 3-7 RL: n/a Boots? Check! Gloves? Check! Helmet? Check! Add some imagination, and this young protagonist is ready for adventure! One small step onto a strange planet leads this young astronaut on a fantastical journey with towering mountains and curious beasts. While venturing into the unknown, a blizzard hits, and the astronaut races through the storm right into… the school hallway!

WORDLESS BOOK | IMAGINATION | ADVENTURE | HUMOUR | EXPLORATION

The Pie Reports

Written and illustrated by Hayley Lowe

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-4598-3807-9

* $17.99 EB 978-1-4598-3809-3

32 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 5-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Noor and Granddad love pie. They spend wonderful summers together trying different fillings. After Noor flies home, they connect for weekly “pie report” video chats. But Granddad is experiencing more blue days and one day he doesn’t feel well enough to log in. Noor decides to write down her pie reports, holding space for Granddad until he feels ready.

The Pig & the Dumpling: A Tale of Witless Bay

Written by Bonnie Johnstone

Illustrated by Veselina Tomova

Tors Cove, NL: Running the Goat Books & Broadsides, 2024

* $13.99 PB 978-1-998802-08-1

40 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 10” IL: Ages 3-8 RL: Grades 3-4

Ignatius is a pig with a big appetite and very little patience. When a fresh dumpling is tossed his way, he swallows it. That dumpling is big and hot, and it sticks in Ignatius’s throat! Desperate for relief, Ignatius goes careening through the community, headed for the cooling ocean water. How much trouble can one pig cause?

HUMOUR | PIGS | NEWFOUNDLAND | FOLKTALES | RURAL LIFE

Professor Goose Debunks The Three Little Pigs (Professor Goose Debunks Fairy Tales)

Written by Paulette Bourgeois

Illustrated by Alex G. Griffiths

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-0-7352-6732-9

* $11.99 EB 978-0-7352-6733-6

40 pages, full-colour, 11” x 8” IL: Ages 6-10 RL: Grades 3-4

Mother Goose’s fairy tales are NOT based in science, and her great niece Professor Goose thinks it’s time to share the truth! Join Professor Goose as she travels through the pages of The Three Little Pigs, factchecking, exposing the flaws and explaining the science. The second book in a fractured fairy tale series by the author of Franklin the Turtle!

HUMOUR | SCIENCE | FRACTURED FAIRY TALES | SCIENTIFIC METHOD | STEM EDUCATION

Ramadan Kareem

Written by M.O. Yuksel

Illustrated by Hatem Aly New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-0-06-324012-4

36 pages, full-colour, 9” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Experience the sacred traditions of Ramadan, the Islamic month of mercy and blessings, through the eyes of a child fasting for the first time. From waking up early for suhoor and fasting from dawn to dusk to praying and preparing an iftar meal to be shared, Ramadan is a time of increased spirituality, gratitude, charity, and empathy for all.

The Reflection in Me

Written by Marc Colagiovanni

Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds New York: Orchard Books/Scholastic, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-338-81048-6

28 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

“I like being you,” said the reflection in the mirror. “To me, you are perfectly perfect.” A story of self-love that teaches children that their physical layer is just that—one layer—and below it lies a rich tapestry of attributes that make them unique and wonderful. Empowering all readers to look inside and love themselves just as they are.

SELF-LOVE | SELF-ACCEPTANCE | AFFIRMATION

Reg Goes Swimming: A Self-Regulation Story for Kids (Tales for Big Feelings, Book 1)

Written by Lori Gard

Illustrated by Emma Martin

Charlottetown: Pownal Street Press, 2024

* $24.95 HC 978-1-7388182-3-5

32 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Reg is a bear whose name rhymes with EGG! He likes to climb trees, eat snacks, and sleep. Most of all, Reg loves to swim in the creek. One day as he heads out, he notices that a few obstacles stand in his way. How will Reg react to the challenges of the day ahead?

SELF-REGULATION | SELF-CONTROL | CHALLENGES | EMOTIONS | ADVENTURE

A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse

Written by Charlotte Zolotow

Illustrated by Julie Morstad

New York: Cameron Kids, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-951836-74-0

* $21.59 EB 979-8-887070-72-8

28 pages, full-colour, 8 1/4” x 7 1/4” IL: Ages 5-7 RL: Grades 2-3

A girl declares all the things she’ll do for her mother when she is grown up—from picking the pinkest rose for her to smell, to taming a wild black horse for her to ride. This classic picture book by Charlotte Zolotow, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go, has been re-envisioned by her daughter, Crescent Dragonwagon, with illustrations by Julie Morstad.

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The Third Book in the “Sounds of Nature” Series!

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ISBN 978-1-77164-916-2

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Picture Books

Roy Is Not a Dog

Written by Esmé Shapiro and Daniel Newell Kaufman

Illustrated by Esmé Shapiro

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-0-7352-6596-7

* $11.99 EB 978-0-7352-6597-4

48 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 11”

IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 2-3

On Lilypod Lane, everyone knows everything about everybody… except the mysterious Roy. When Weasel, the paperboy, encounters Roy on his route, he becomes convinced that Roy is actually a dog! Weasel puts on his detective cap and does his best sleuthing to reveal Roy’s extraordinary secret, and prove that not everything is as it seems!

Rumie Goes Rafting

Written and illustrated by Meghan Marentette

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77147-635-5

36 pages, full-colour, 9 1/2” x 8” IL: Ages 3-5 RL: Grades 2-3

Rumie dreams of adventuring far down the stream and decides to build a raft! With her uncle’s help, the raft is built, and plans are made to take it out the following day. But early next morning, Rumie is too excited to wait and decides to test the raft out on their own. An ode to curiosity, creativity and patience.

So Loud!

Written by Sahar Golshan

Illustrated by Shiva Delsooz Toronto: Annick Press, 2024

* $23.99 HC 978-1-77321-859-5

* $13.99 EB 978-1-77321-861-8

36 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 10 1/2” IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Rudābeh (Rudy) loves to talk, but adults are always telling her that she is SO LOUD. When her grandmother visits from Iran, Rudy worries that she might be too loud for her. But trying to be quieter, Rudy feels less like herself. Rudy tries to figure out the range of her own voice, discovering the joy in being loud.

Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak (Sometimes I Feel Like)

Written by Danielle Daniel Illustrated by Jackie Traverse

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $19.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77306-698-1

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-699-8

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/4” x 10” IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

In 12 lyrical poems about trees, a child identifies with a feature of each tree—from the strong branches of a spruce to the trembling leaves of an aspen. The poems offer an opportunity to learn about each tree, inspiring readers to look afresh at trees— whether in the schoolyard, neighbourhood or park—and get to know them better.

TREES | NATURE | NATURAL WORLD | FEELINGS | INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS

Songs in the Sea

Written and illustrated by Pheilm Martin

St. John’s: Breakwater Books, 2024

* $19.95 PB 978-1-77853-022-7

* $17.99 EB 978-1-77853-023-4

56 pages, full-colour, 7 1/2” x 9”

IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 2-3

A little humpback whale and his mother are making the long migration north. Along the way, Little Whale loses track of Mama Whale’s song and gets lost. How will he ever find her, and his way home? Little Whale learns that with perseverance and determination, along with remembering the things his mother told him, he can bravely face any obstacle.

WHALES | MIGRATION | ADVENTURE | RESILIENCE | OCEAN LIFE

SOS Water

Written and illustrated by Yayo

Vancouver: Tradewind Books, 2024

* $24.95 HC 978-1-990598-23-4

52 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Lalo, a sailor, finds an abandoned, talking goldfish named Rosa who wants a better life than her cramped fishbowl full of dirty water. Lalo takes Rosa to the four corners of the earth trying to find a safe place for Rosa—but everywhere they go is strewn with plastic water bottles. Available in French as SOS eau and Spanish as SOS agua.

POLLUTION | PLASTICS | ENVIRONMENTALISM | FRIENDSHIP

Still My Tessa

Written by Sylv Chiang

Illustrated by Mathias Ball

Toronto: North Winds Press/Scholastic Canada, 2024

* $18.99 HC 978-1-4431-9623-9

32 pages, full-colour, 9 1/2” x 9 1/2”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Evelyn is worried about Tessa. Tessa doesn’t want to play together anymore, but Evelyn is determined to find new ways to connect with her older sibling. She learns to see Tessa as non-binary and uses their new pronouns. Evelyn learns quickly and helps others to as well. Back matter includes information and ways to be an ally.

The Sun Never Hurries

Written by Roxane Turcotte

Illustrated by Lucie Crovatto

Translated by Barbara Creary

Toronto: Pajama Press, 2024

* $22.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77278-307-0

40 pages, full-colour, 9” x 12”

IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Charlie’s grandfather, Papa Jo, uses an hourglass to remind himself that every moment is precious. When Charlie asks what his hourglass is for, she doesn’t really comprehend his answer. To help Charlie understand, the pair spend their day at a leisurely pace, savouring the small, special moments that make up an ordinary day. Available in French as Le sablier de Papijo

Take Me to Laˇolao

Written by Kelly Zhang

Illustrated by Evie Zhu

New York: Quill Tree Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-0-06-321765-2

32 pages, full-colour, 11” x 9” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Lili loves the Spring Lantern Festival. But this will be the first time celebrating without her beloved lăolao, her grandmother. As she drifts off to sleep, Lili is swept up in a magical adventure including a fantastical ride on the back of a dragon. But will she get to see the one person she wants to see most?

This Is a Tiny Fragile Snake

Written by Nicholas Ruddock

Illustrated by Ashley Barron

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $21.99 HC 978-1-77306-784-1

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-785-8

36 pages, full-colour, 10” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 4-10 RL: Grades 3-4

Would you help a tiny snake? Whether it’s helping a hummingbird escape, respecting a bear’s habitat, or giving way to ants at a picnic, the human response in these poems is to do no harm, and to help whenever possible. The poems follow the seasons, ending with a poem that imagines where each animal might be on a winter night.

NATURAL WORLD | NATURE | KINDNESS | POEMS | WILDLIFE

A Thousand Twinkly Stars

Written by Dawn Leslie

Illustrated by Daphne Odjig

Edmonton: Paz Publishing, 2023

* $37.00 HC 978-1-988601-33-5

* $29.78 PB 978-1-988601-43-4

59 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 10 and up RL: Grades 3-4

A poignant look at the role of a virus in the wider scope of life. This picture book comprises a conversation between a grandfather and a little girl that comforts her fears with a promise extending beyond the here and now. The 29 images were curated from the work of iconic First Nations artist, the late Daphne Odjig.

The Three Sisters

The Time Keeper by Meagan Mahoney

“A thrilling, transportive historical adventure that offers hope and explores themes of found family.” — Kirkus Reviews

Written by Paul Yee

Illustrated by Shaoli Wang

Vancouver: Tradewind Books, 2024

* $24.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-990598-26-5

32 pages, full-colour, 10” x 8” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Facing a tyrannical emperor bent on war, three sisters in China, sublimely gifted in music, fend for themselves and their parents with the power and magic they create with their instruments. Can the beauty and majesty of their music save their family by changing a cruel emperor’s heart and bringing peace to the kingdom?

MUSIC | MAGIC | CHINA | FAMILY

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Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter by Leslie Gentile

“Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter is a touching novel that illuminates challenges within parent–child dynamics as a girl pursues personal belonging.”

— Brooke Shannon, Foreword Reviews

Picture Books

Two Homes, One Heart

Written by Jessica Young

Illustrated by Chelsea O’Byrne

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-0-06-325397-1

36 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Two parents. One me. Are we still a family?

A changing family can be both sad and challenging but one young girl discovers it can also bring new experiences and possibilities. This picture book is a comforting reminder to children experiencing separation or divorce that hearts are big enough to fill two homes with love.

Two Pieces of Chocolate

Written by Kathy Kacer

Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard

Toronto: Second Story Press, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77260-368-2

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77260-376-7

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

In 1945, Francine and her maman are sent to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi prison camp. Maman shares a secret: hidden inside her bag are two pieces of chocolate. Maman promises that they’ll stay hidden until Francine really needs them. Then Francine meets Hélène, a prisoner who’s pregnant. Francine decides Hélène needs the chocolate more than she does. Inspired by a true story. WORLD WAR II | CONCENTRATION CAMPS | HOLOCAUST | KINDNESS | SURVIVAL | HOPE

Wake Up, Little Pin!

The Story of a Sleepy Sapling

Written by Loretta Garbutt

Illustrated by Marianne Ferrer

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77147-560-0

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 10 1/2” IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

When Mother Pin Oak wakes in the spring, she can’t stir her Little Pin Oak growing beside her. Her forest family, including a vole, a fungi colony, and a porcupine, help out, and then, they wait… until Little Pin stretches the tips of his young limbs and awakens, ready for spring! A story that celebrates the reciprocal relationships in forest ecosystems. TREES | FORESTS | ANIMALS | FOREST ECOSYSTEMS | INTERCONNECTEDNESS

The Walk of the Field Mouse

Written by Nadine Robert

Illustrated by Valerio Vidali

Varennes, QC: Milky Way Picture Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-990252-32-7

58 pages, full-colour, 9 1/2” x 12”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

While out walking, a field mouse happens upon a snail, a toad, a starling and a robin’s egg that’s rolled from its nest at the top of a big rock. When the field mouse volunteers to roll the egg up to its nest, it’s met with mockery from the other animals. A picture book about taking on life’s many obstacles. Available in French as La marche du mulot

DETERMINATION | CHALLENGES | ANIMALS | SUCCESSES | PERSEVERANCE

The Walking School Bus

Written by Aaron Friedland and Ndileka Mandela

Illustrated by Andrew Jackson Obol Vancouver: Greystone Kids, 2024

* $24.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77164-469-3

* $22.95 EB 978-1-77164-470-9

44 pages, full-colour, 11” x 9” IL: Ages 4-10 RL: Grades 2-3

When their father travels for work, Shaka and Nandi can’t go to school—the road is too dangerous for them to walk alone. But when they discover a toy school bus in the dirt, their imaginations run wild. Could they buy their own school bus? Or build one? Shaka and Nandi come up with a solution—they can BE the bus!

Walking Trees

Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $21.99 HC 978-1-77306-976-0

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-977-7

36 pages, full-colour, 8 1/4” x 10 3/4” IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 2-3

After a trip to a forest, Lily asks for a tree for her birthday. Walking her tree every day changes her community in ways Lily couldn’t have imagined! Inspired by a Dutch project called Bosk (meaning “forest”), this picture book reminds us that we can change the world, one tree at a time. Available in French as L’arbre de Lily

Was it a Cat I Saw?

Written by Laura Bontje

Illustrated by Emma Lidia Squillari Mankato, MN: Amicus Ink, 2024

* $28.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-68152-904-2

32 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9”

IL: Ages 5-9 RL: Grades 2-3

Hannah loves palindromes. She even speaks in them! When Otto the cat runs away, Hannah and his owner go on a wordplay-filled quest to find him. But they, too, become lost. To get everyone home, Hannah will need a forward-and-backward-thinking solution. One thing’s for certain—she’s found a new friend!

WORDPLAY | PALINDROMES | FRIENDSHIP | ADVENTURE

We Need Everyone

Written by Michael Redhead Champagne

Illustrated by Tiff Bartel

Winnipeg: HighWater Press, 2024

* $21.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77492-011-4

* $19.99 EB 978-1-77492-012-1

32 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9”

IL: Ages 5-9 RL: Grades 2-3

Everyone has a gift. Every gift is different… Our world needs you to share your gift. What is your gift? How can you use your gift to help others? This picture book helps children identify their gifts and explore how they can be used to overcome challenges and achieve goals. A celebration of diverse cultures, perspectives, and abilities.

EMPOWERMENT | COMMUNITY | DIVERSITY | ABILITIES

What If Bedtime Didn’t Exist?

Written by Francine Cunningham

Illustrated by Mathias Ball

Toronto: Annick Press, 2024

* $23.99 HC 978-1-77321-868-7

* $13.99 EB 978-1-77321-870-0

36 pages, full-colour, 10” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Follow two Indigenous siblings through their day as they let their imaginations run wild in this story about all the possibilities a simple “what if” can conjure up. What if the monster in your closet wanted to be friends? What if you could sprout wings and fly? And what if bedtime didn’t exist and you could imagine anything you wanted?

IMAGINATION | CREATIVITY | SIBLINGS | ADVENTURE | FANTASTICAL

When I Wrap My Hair

Written by Shauntay Grant

Illustrated by Jenin Mohammed New York: Quill Tree Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-0-06-309391-1

32 pages, full-colour, 10” x 10” IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

When I wrap, my roots run deep. As deep as an African marketplace or a city sidewalk or the stories between them

This affirming, lyrical picture book demonstrates how knowledge is passed through generations and pays tribute to the pride in tradition and the love from her ancestors that one young girl feels when she wraps her hair.

When Isaac Hears the Rain

Written by Julie Thompson

Illustrated by Leah Giles

Nashville: WorthyKids, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-5460-0461-5

40 pages, full-colour, 9 1/4” x 9 1/2”

IL: Ages 4-7 RL: Grades 2-3

When raindrops start to fall, others may dash, yelp, and dodge as their smiles turn into frowns. But not Isaac. Isaac embraces the rain with curiosity and wonder, grounded in the world around him and grateful for the gifts of nature revealed by the falling rain. This picture book encourages readers to cherish unexpected moments of joy.

RAIN | EXUBERANCE | NATURE | WEATHER

When You Have to Wait

Written by Melanie Conklin

Illustrated by Leah Hong

New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-250-81654-2

36 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11”

IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 2-3

Sometimes, you have to wait. For the line at the public pool on a hot summer day. For mom to come home after being away. For your legs to grow so you can ride a big kid bike. But waiting can be hard… why can’t you have it now?! A story about finding possibilities in the moments between now and later

PATIENCE | WAITING | LIFE LESSONS | DISCOVERY

When You Meet a Dragon

Written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-4598-3864-2

* $17.99 EB 978-1-4598-3866-6

36 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 10 3/4”

IL: Ages 5-8 RL: Grades 2-3

It’s a normal day in your normal town when you spot a dragon. You can’t defeat it by yourself, so you call for your friends, family and neighbours to band together. When it seems the beast has won, more people arrive to help. Finally, the dragon flees! And if it ever comes back, you’ll face it with your community—together.

Why We Dance: A Story of Hope and Healing

Written by Deirdre Havrelock

Illustrated by Aly McKnight

New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-4197-5667-2

* $21.59 EB 978-1-6470-0400-2

40 pages, full-colour, 11” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Today’s the day of the Jingle Dress Dance! There’s a lot to do: getting dressed, braiding hair, packing lunches, and practicing bounce-steps. A young girl gets nervous, but the drumbeats remind her why she dances. Emerging in response to the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Jingle Dress Dance is a ceremonial dance of healing and prayer that thrives today in many Indigenous communities.

Wild Trails to the Sea

Written by Penelope Jackson

Illustrated by Elena Skoreyko Wagner

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2024

* $23.95 HC 978-1-77471-299-3

* $14.95 PB 978-1-77471-273-3

* $8.99 EB 978-1-77471-296-2

32 pages, full-colour, 9” x 8” IL: Ages 3-7 RL: Grades 2-3

This lyrical picture book follows a family as seasons change and children grow. With a hopeful refrain, a parent shares their dreams for their young ones, urging them to pay attention to every bit of magic the world has to offer, from watching a mayflower bloom to skipping pebbles on an icy pond, encouraging a lifelong love of natural spaces.

The World in Our Backyard

Written and illustrated by Jami Gigot

New York: Paula Wiseman Books, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-6659-3512-8

* $14.99 EB 978-1-6659-3513-5

32 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 11” IL: Ages 3-6 RL: Grades 2-3

There is a whole world in our backyard—sandboxes become deserts, sidewalk chalk drawings become an art gallery, community gardens become farms to tend, and grassy fields become thick forests to hike. This book celebrates urban, rural and suburban backyards and invites readers into a world of wonder.

WONDER | IMAGINATION | EXPLORATION | NATURAL WORLD | PLAY

Beginning Readers & Early Chapter Books

FOR YOUNG READERS, BOTH BEGINNING AND INDEPENDENT, FOR AGES 2-10

Ali Hoops

Written by Evanka Osmak

Illustrated by Megan Chew

Oakville, ON: Plumleaf Press, 2024

* $12.95 PB 978-1-7782428-5-4

76 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 7 1/2” IL: Ages 8-10 RL: Grades 3-4

Ali loves basketball. She daydreams about being a basketball star and scoring a winning basket. There’s only one problem… Ali’s not very good at basketball. When Ali and her best friend Leila try out for their school team, her hoop dreams are dashed. But Ali discovers she doesn’t have to bounce the ball to be part of the team.

BASKETBALL | SPORTS | TEAMWORK | FRIENDSHIP | RESILIENCE

Asha and Baz Meet Katia Krafft (Asha and Baz, Book 4)

Written by Caroline Fernandez

Illustrated by Dharmali Patel

Victoria: Common Deer Press, 2024

* $9.99 PB 978-1-988761-91-6

* $6.99 EB 978-1-988761-92-3

105 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 6-9 RL: Grades 2-3

Asha wants to win the Great Volcano Challenge at school. She and Baz use their magic stick to travel to Iceland in 1973 to find famous volcano researcher Katia Krafft. Katia can help but she’s got an eruption to observe and data to record. Asha and Baz need to keep their cool to get back home and win the prize.

Bear Learns to Share (Scholastic Reader, Level 1)

Written and illustrated by Hilary Leung

New York: Scholastic Inc., 2023

* $7.99 PB 978-1-338-84930-1

32 pages, full-colour, 6” x 9” IL: Ages 2-5 RL: Grade 1

Bear has lots to give… but will she share? Find out in this beginning reader adaptation of Hilary Leung’s Will Bear Share? board book. Adapted and shortened for the early reader format, this title is about friendship, compromise, and sharing. Youngsters will love learning to read with Bear and her friends as they learn how to share!

EARLY LITERACY | SHARING | ANIMALS | HUMOUR

Dragon on the Loose (Orca Echoes)

Written by Marty Chan

Illustrated by Grace Chen

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $8.95 PB 978-1-4598-3421-7

* $7.99 EB 978-1-4598-3423-1

90 pages, b&w, 5 1/4” x 7 5/8”

IL: Ages 6-9 RL: Grades 2-3

When 11-year-old Hailey and her friend Kyle make a wish on a Chinese lion statue, they accidentally bring a dragon to life. Hailey, Kyle and Zhu the dragon have fun seeing the city until Animal Control learns of a wild creature on the loose. Can the kids find a way to send the dragon back home before it’s too late?

ADVENTURE | DRAGONS | PROBLEM SOLVING | CHINESE CULTURE | FRIENDSHIP

Fairy-Tale Puppy Picnic (The Party Diaries, Book 4)

Written by Mitali Banerjee Ruths

Illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel

New York: Scholastic Inc., 2024

* $34.99 LIB 978-1-338-89691-6

* $8.99 PB 978-1-338-89690-9

71 pages, full-colour, 5 1/4” x 7 5/8”

IL: Ages 5-7 RL: Grades 2-3

Priya is planning a fairy tale-themed puppy picnic for her friend Dola! Priya makes castle invitations, creates DIY crowns, and bakes cupcakes (and pupcakes!). But as the puppy picnic gets closer, it looks like it might rain. Priya tries not to worry, but weather isn’t something she can check off her to-do list. Will she have to cancel the picnic?

ENDANGERED ANIMALS | FRIENDSHIP | CREATIVITY | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | PARTIES

Frankie D, Vegan Vampire (Frankie D, Vegan Vampire, Book 1)

Written by Sally Dutra and Brian Dutra

Illustrated by Tiffani Brown

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2024

* $16.99 HC 978-1-5253-0460-6

* $11.99 EB 978-1-5253-1330-1

186 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 7 1/4”

IL: Ages 7-10 RL: Grade 3

Frankie is a typical “new kid” at school, except for one thing—he’s a vampire. Frankie’s family left Transylvania, moving to America for a fresh start. They are learning to sleep at night, be out in the sun, and adhere to a zero-blood diet. Frankie’s trying hard to keep his identity secret—a tall order for a deathly pale, fanged fourth-grader.

Giraffe is Grumpy (Scholastic Reader, Level 1)

Written and illustrated by Hilary Leung

New York: Scholastic Inc., 2023

* $7.99 PB 978-1-338-84931-8

32 pages, full-colour, 6” x 9”

IL: Ages 2-5 RL: Grade 1

Giraffe loves to laugh, but today is different. Giraffe is cranky! Can Giraffe’s friends cheer him up? Find out in this beginning reader adaptation of Hilary Leung’s Will Giraffe Laugh? board book. Adapted and shortened for the early reader format, youngsters will love learning to read with Giraffe as his caring friends try to cheer him up.

EARLY LITERACY | CARING | ANIMALS | HUMOUR | FEELINGS

Lark Goes the Distance (Orca Echoes: Lark Ba Detective, Book 7)

Written by Natasha Deen

Illustrated by Marcus Cutler

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $8.95 PB 978-1-4598-3875-8

* $6.99 EB 978-1-4598-3877-2

89 pages, b&w, 5 1/4” x 7 5/8”

IL: Ages 6-9 RL: Grades 2-3

Lark and Connor are helping set up for the Run in the Sun fundraiser when their friend Kate’s heirloom watch is stolen! The thief left a warning note—drop out of the race, or never see the watch again. Lark, Connor and their friends race against time to find the culprit before Kate loses her watch forever!

Lost Treasure on the Circle Star Ranch

Written by Jackie Cameron

Illustrated by Wendi Nordell

Regina: Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing, 2023

* $19.95 PB 978-1-77869-001-3

75 pages, b&w, 6” x 9” IL: Ages 6-9 RL: Grades 2-3

After hearing about a treasure that has been missing for years, Ben decides it’s up to him to find it! He and his sister Sarah—and their fearless dog, Scruffy—have the adventure of their lives fighting a fire, riding in a rodeo, exploring a spooky cabin, and solving the mystery of the lost treasure.

ADVENTURE | TREASURE | SIBLINGS | SLEUTHING | RANCHING

Rabia’s Eid (Step into Reading, Level 2)

Written by Rukhsana Khan

Illustrated by Debby Rahmalia

New York: Random House Children’s Books, 2024

* $19.99 LIB 978-0-593-70682-4

* $7.99 PB 978-0-593-70681-7

* $7.99 EB 978-0-593-70683-1

31 pages, full-colour, 6” x 9” IL: Ages 4-6 RL: Grades 1-2

It’s the last day of Ramadan and Rabia tries fasting with her family. Her family is proud of her! Rabia gets to have her hands painted with henna, wears a new dress, and put her family’s donation in the box at the mosque. It’s a special Eid all around!

EARLY LITERACY | EID | FAMILY | CELEBRATION | FASTING

Salma Joins the Team (The Salma Series, Book 3)

Written by Danny Ramadan

Illustrated by Anna Bron

Toronto: Annick Press, 2024

* $24.99 HC 978-1-77321-828-1

* $11.99 PB 978-1-77321-829-8

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77321-830-4

107 pages, b&w, 6” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 6-9 RL: Grades 2-3

Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer so she signs up for her school’s swim club, excited to make her dream come true... until mean comments from people who don’t think she belongs in the pool spark body image and self-esteem issues. With the help of her friends and family, Salma finds her own way to make a splash.

Swimming

into Trouble (Julia on the Go!, Book 1)

Written by Angela Ahn

Illustrated by Julie Kim

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $17.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-77488-188-0

* $10.99 EB 978-1-77488-189-7

* $17.99 AB 978-1-77488-585-7

170 pages, full-colour, 5 1/2” x 7 1/2” IL: Ages 7-10 RL: Grades 2-3

Nine-year-old Julia is the youngest member of the Vipers swim team, but definitely not the slowest! She can’t wait for Personal Best Day— she wants to make a fast enough time to qualify for a big swim meet. But then she gets an ear infection. How can she get timed if she isn’t allowed in the pool?

The Weird Sisters: A Coop, Some Goop, and a Sandwich (Weird Sisters Detective Agency, Book 3)

Written by Mark David Smith

Illustrated by Kari Rust

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $18.95 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77147-604-1

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77147-547-1

109 pages, b&w, 5 3/4” x 7 1/4” IL: Ages 6-9 RL: Grades 2-3

The Covenly fall fair is in full swing when a prized show chicken goes missing. The three Weird Sisters—Hildegurp, Glubbifer, and Yuckmina—along with their nine-year-old friend Jessica, have a new mystery to solve! To make matters worse, their cat Graymalkin and an eloquently dressed frog have also vanished… Could it be fowl play?

Junior & Intermediate Fiction

Asking for a Friend

Written by Ronnie Riley

New York: Scholastic Press, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-339-02764-7

* $21.99 EB 978-1-339-02766-1

250 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” IL: Ages 10-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Eden’s “fake friends” ruse worked until their mom announced she’s throwing them a birthday party and their friends are invited. Now Eden has to convince those fake friends (who are real classmates) to be their friend—at least until the party is over. When the group actually starts to bond, Eden is trapped in a lie that keeps getting worse.

Bee Bakshi and the Gingerbread Sisters

Written by Emi Pinto

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2023

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-0-06-327572-0

* $11.99 EB 978-0-06-327574-4

* $5.99 AB 978-0-06-327575-1

294 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Bee’s spending the summer trapped at a cottage with her embarrassingly loud, Indian family. Luckily, she finds a place to escape—a magical house across the lake where she transforms into the cool girl she wants to be. But Bee’s having strange dreams, the boy next door thinks there’s ghosts in the forest, and is the Gingerbread Witch real?

Bertie Stewart is Perfectly Imperfect

Written by Melanie Mosher

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2024

* $13.95 PB 978-1-77471-276-4

* $8.99 EB 978-1-77471-293-1

185 pages, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Bertie is ready for Grade 6. She has a best friend, a loving grandmother, and an adorable baby halfbrother. But then she’s paired up with her worst enemy for a public speaking assignment, and her inside voice is telling her that everything will go wrong. And of course, there’s that nagging little secret Bertie can’t tell anyone about.

Bird Brain

Written by Joanne Levy

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-1-4598-3771-3

* $11.99 EB 978-1-4598-3773-7

178 pages, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Even though Arden always wanted a pet, taking care of her uncle’s parrot, Ludwig, was NOT what she had in mind. Arden soon realizes Ludwig is not only smart, he’s also loyal, helping her with everything from her school presentation to her bully problems. Ludwig may not be the pet Arden wanted, but he may be exactly the pet she needed. PETS | PARROTS

Blue to the Sky

Written by Sylvia McNicoll

Toronto: DCB Young Readers, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-1-77086-747-5

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77086-748-2

222 pages, 5 3/8” x 8” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Starting sixth grade after years of homeschooling, Ella is tired of being known as Allergic-to-Everything Girl. She signs up for a CN Tower climb and, if she can reach the top and summon the courage to recite her speech, she’ll have conquered her fear of public speaking. Once she overcomes that, maybe everything else will fall into place!

Call Me Al

Written by Wali Shah and Eric Walters

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-1-4598-3794-2

* $11.99 EB 978-1-4598-3796-6

* $28.99 AB 978-1-4598-4199-4

256 pages, 5” x 7 1/2” IL: Ages 10-13 RL: Grades 4-5

In eighth grade, Ali Khan is juggling pressure from his immigrant parents to excel academically, his crush on a girl at school, and trying to fit in with his friends. Also, comments about his skin colour or Pakistani food heighten his awareness of the racism around him. Can Ali come to terms with his complicated feelings and find his true voice?

The Case of the Pilfered Pin (A Mighty Muskrats Mystery, Book 5)

Written by Michael Hutchinson

Toronto: Second Story Press, 2024

* $12.95 PB 978-1-77260-370-5

* $8.99 EB 978-1-77260-378-1

142 pages, 5 1/4” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

The Windy Lake First Nation’s lands have long been shared with cottagers, but the only thing that proves the boundary is a surveyor’s pin with the borders of the Windy Lake reserve etched into it. When the Mighty Muskrats learn that the pin was stolen years ago, they decide to find it and prove that the land belongs to their people.

The Club

Written by Eric Walters

Toronto: DCB Young Readers, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-1-77086-734-5

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77086-735-2

250 pages, 5 3/8” x 8”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 5-6

Jax has big plans for Grade 8: being first trumpet in the school band and having a for-real girlfriend. Then, he meets Liv at band auditions. Liv might be better on the trumpet than Jax. Jax and Liv soon learn that they share more than a love of music—something that makes them rethink what it means to be “family.”

Illustration by

Fan Brothers

Junior & Intermediate Fiction

Coop for Keeps (Coop the Great, Book 2)

Written by Larry Verstraete

Winnipeg: Yellow Dog, 2024

* $16.95 PB 978-1-77337-113-9

* $12.99 EB 978-1-77337-114-6

225 pages, 5” x 8”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Coop is adjusting to being adopted by Zach, Emma and their mother. It’s hard when your new home is a guesthouse with smelly strangers drifting in and out. Enter a murder of crows, a stranger with a mysterious past, two bullies, and a vicious dog. Coop wonders if he’ll ever find the forever home he so desperately wants.

The Go-Between

Written by Jennifer Maruno

Toronto: Red Deer Press, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-0-88995-731-2

208 pages, 5 1/4” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Vancouver, 1926. Twelve-year-old Sumi, a Japanese-Canadian girl, takes her older sister’s place at Gibson’s Landing so that Yoshi can learn to become a dressmaker. Dealing with unfamiliar customs and racism is difficult, but Sumi becomes involved in supporting striking factory workers and finds the courage and will to become the journalist she knows she can someday be. Based on a true story.

Growing up Métis: Stories of Resiliency

Written by Cort Dogniez

Illustrated by Jade McDougall

Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute Press, 2024

* $17.50 PB 978-1-988011-34-9

85 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 8”

IL: Ages 10-12 RL: Grades 4-5

In two connected fictionalized stories, Métis author Cort Dogniez delves into the lives of two of his foremothers and weaves Métis culture through these stories. His great-grandmother Josephine’s story centres on her family’s decision to leave Batoche for a new life in Onion Lake. His grandmother Clara’s story begins with the arrival of a mysterious stranger, foreshadowing important events to come.

The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage (The Breakout Chronicles, Book 1)

Written by David A. Robertson

Winnipeg: HighWater Press, 2024

* $12.95 PB 978-1-77492-101-2

* $12.99 EB 978-1-77492-102-9

190 pages, 5 1/4” x 8”

IL: Ages 10-13 RL: Grades 4-5

Eleven-year-old Alex and his family move from their community to the city, where Alex struggles to fit in. He starts playing for the local hockey team, the Kodiaks, but despite proving himself, he’s targeted because he’s Indigenous. Can Alex trust his teammates and stand up to the other teams? Can he fit in and still be who he’s meant to be?

The Legendary Mo Seto (The Legendary Mo Seto, Book 1)

Written by A.Y. Chan

New York: Aladdin, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-6659-3732-0

* $11.99 EB 978-1-6659-3734-4

309 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Twelve-year-old Modesty “Mo” Seto dreams of being a taekwondo champion. Her dad is her number one fan and biggest supporter. Mo auditions for a movie starring her martial arts idol, but then someone attempts to sabotage the movie set, and Mo’s dad disappears—and both events seem linked to a mysterious book. Can Mo rescue her father and save the movie?

Maya Plays the Part

Written by Calyssa Erb

Toronto: Annick Press, 2024

* $24.99 HC 978-1-77321-850-2

* $14.99 PB 978-1-77321-851-9

* $13.99 EB 978-1-77321-852-6

* $23.99 AB 978-1-77321-854-0

216 pages, 5 1/2” x 8” IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Maya loves musicals. When she gets to attend the summer musical program, she’s sure she’ll get the lead. However, things don’t turn out exactly the way she planned. Her best friend has moved away, and—since her autism diagnosis—she’s trying to use her Maya in Public persona. Can Maya learn how to play the part that truly feels like her own?

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER | SELF-ACCEPTANCE | FRIENDSHIP | CHANGE | CHALLENGES

Mixed Up

Written by Gordon Korman

New York: Scholastic Press, 2023

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-338-82672-2

* $19.99 EB 978-1-338-82673-9

* $21.99 AB 979-8-890-59387-0

241 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 5-6

Complete strangers, Reef and Theo, are both having strange flashes of memory—but the memories don’t belong to them. And their own memories are starting to vanish. Reef is desperate to hold onto his memories, while Theo has mixed feelings. Can they find each other and stop the memory slide before they entirely forget their lives?

Mortified

Written by Kristy Jackson

Illustrated by Rhael McGregor

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024

* $21.99 HC 978-1-4434-7220-3

* $11.99 EB 978-1-4434-7221-0

307 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Someone secretly signs up shy, self-conscious Belinda to audition for the school play. Sally, Belinda’s best friend and aspiring witch, offers her a spell for confidence… but what follows is a series of disasters so disastrous they’d be funny—if only they weren’t happening to Belinda! Belinda is certain the spell is a curse. Can she break it?

Night of the Living Zed

Written by Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester

Illustrated by Kevin Sylvester

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-4434-6920-3

* $11.99 EB 978-1-4434-6921-0

243 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” IL: Ages 10-14 RL: Grades 5-6

After some lacklustre cases, Zed and Gabe come across an exciting mystery: the secrets of Glyndebourne Manor, the haunted home of a late, great opera designer. Every 25 years, the Manor hosts a three-day challenge—solve the puzzles in the house before midnight on the third day and win a huge pile of money. The problem? No one’s ever stayed in the house for more than a single night.

Noah Frye Gets Crushed

Written by Maggie Horne

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-0-06-328519-4

* $11.99 EB 978-0-06-328521-7

* $35.99 AB 978-0-06-328523-1

260 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Noah, her new summer camp friend Jessa, and Noah’s best school friends Zoey and Luna reunite after summer holidays. But something’s changed: Zoey and Luna have discovered boys. Noah feels like the odd one out—she’s never considered boys in that way. She conducts a secret scientific crush experiment to fit in with her friends, but it doesn’t go as planned.

The Not-So-Simple Question (A Holly-Mei Book, Book 3)

Written by Christina Matula

Illustrated by Yao Xiao

Toronto: Inkyard Press, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-335-00999-9

* $11.99 EB 978-0-369-74750-1

* $35.99 AB 978-1-488-22942-8

251 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Holly-Mei has settled into her new friend group in Hong Kong—until everyone starts talking about dating. Which Holly-Mei is not ready for. She is ready to show off Taiwan to her friends during her school’s Experience Week. But, on top of the pressure to date, Holly-Mei starts to wonder if maybe being half-Taiwanese isn’t enough.

Out of the Valley of Horses

Written by Wendy Orr

Toronto: Pajama Press, 2024

* $23.95 HC 978-1-77278-311-7

222 pages, 5 1/2” x 8”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Seven years ago, Honey’s family stumbled upon a mysterious valley while escaping from the rest of the world. Her family live off the land, sharing the valley with mystical horses that dwell there. But there is a magic in the valley that prevents the family from leaving. When Honey’s father becomes ill, Honey decides she must find a way out.

Picture a Girl

Written by Jenny Manzer

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-1-4598-3666-2

* $11.99 EB 978-1-4598-3668-6

181 pages, 5” x 7 1/2” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

When 11-year-old Addie wakes up one Monday, her mother has left… again. Now Addie must hide her mother’s absence, look after her younger brother and scrape together meals. Then she spots a poster for a local surfing competition with a cash prize. It’s enough to keep her family afloat. All Addie has to do is win it.

Junior & Intermediate Fiction

Power Play

(Hockey Super Six, Book 7)

Written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester

Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2024

* $9.99 PB 978-1-0397-0198-4

* $9.99 EB 978-1-0397-0199-1

172 pages, b&w, 5 7/8” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

In this new instalment, the Six awaken to face off with a new villain (Sam Boni, AKA Ned Doosa) who’s kidnapping Canada’s best hockey players. Why? To control their minds and assemble a team to win the Snowlympic Gold Medal. The losers will be tossed into a collider to create more energy. Can the Six win by losing?

HOCKEY | HUMOUR | FRIENDSHIP | TEAMWORK | SUPERPOWERS

The Prisoner and the Writer

Written by Heather Camlot

Illustrated by Sophie Casson

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2022

* $14.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77306-632-5

* $12.99 EB 978-1-77306-633-2

64 pages, full-colour, 6” x 8 3/4” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army captain, is sent to prison, falsely accused of treason. Emile Zola, a writer, uses his pen to fight for justice. Their courage changed the world. This true story of the Dreyfus Affair reminds us that those committed to truth, justice and equality must stand up and speak out against prejudice for themselves—and for others.

Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again

Written and illustrated by Christine Read

Victoria: Wandering Fox Books, 2024

* $14.95 PB 978-1-77203-479-0

* $7.99 EB 978-1-77203-480-6

210 pages, b&w, 5 1/8” x 7” IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Ten-year-old Queenie and her family move from small-town Ontario to Vancouver, and she’s desperate to fit in and make a best friend at school. Queenie’s keeping her ADHD diagnosis a secret—she hates how different it makes her feel. Now, after struggling to navigate her new world, Queenie faces her greatest fear: showing the whole school her true self.

Slugfest

Written by Gordon Korman

Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2024

* $22.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-0397-0564-7

* $22.99 EB 978-1-0397-0565-4

292 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Yash is a top middle-school athlete already playing on the high school’s JV teams. But his JV practices have kept him from earning credit for eighth-grade PE. So, to graduate, he must take Physical Education Equivalency—PEE—in summer school. A story about a group of underdogs who come together when forced to attend summer school— for failing PE.

Taming Papa

Written by Mylène Goupil

Translated by Shelley Tanaka

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $16.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-77306-723-0

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77306-724-7

157 pages, b&w, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Mélie had never met her father, Sami, until he moved into their Montreal apartment. Sami spent years as a political prisoner and isn’t adjusting well. The two don’t even speak the same language. Babysitting the adopted baby of a former teacher gives Mélie insights on how to build a connection with her father. Available in French as Mélie quelque part au milieu

FAMILY | CONNECTIONS | LOVE | HEALING | TRAUMA

Teddy vs. the Fuzzy Doom (Secrets of Ravensbarrow, Book 1)

Written and illustrated by Braden Hallett

Toronto: Annick Press, 2024

* $25.99 HC 978-1-77321-855-7

* $15.99 PB 978-1-77321-856-4

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77321-857-1

267 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 8”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Starting at a new school is hard enough for an anxious kid like Teddy. But Ravensbarrow Elementary seems extra unsettling. First, there are the zombielike kids and teachers, with their vacant stares and strange, echoey voices. Then there are the hamsters. So. Many. Hamsters. With their scrabbly claws and beady eyes and… wait. Can those hamsters talk?

HUMOUR | SUPERNATURAL | ANXIETY | HORROR | HAMSTERS

Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities

Written by Casey Lyall

New York: Greenwillow Books, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-0-06-323987-6

* $11.99 EB 978-0-06-323989-0

* $35.99 AB 978-0-06-323990-6

275 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Twelve-year-old Kimmy has the family gift of Waking the dead to grant them a last wish. But after her grandma dies, Kimmy can’t Wake her. Then she Wakes a murdered boy, but he won’t return to his deathly state. Now Kimmy’s in the middle of a murder mystery— and she’s not the only one who can work magic with the dead.

Middle Years Fiction (Hi-Lo)

Ace and the Misfits

Written by Eddie Kawooya

Toronto: James Lorimer, 2024

* $27.99 HC 978-1-4594-1752-6

* $19.95 PB 978-1-4594-1751-9

* $9.99 EB 978-1-4594-1753-3

111 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 10-13 RL: Grades 4-5

When Ace arrives in Canada from Uganda, he is confronted with a completely different culture and a new school. Living in a basement apartment, trying to integrate into a new community and struggling at school, Ace feels lost and alone. When he falls in with a crew of international misfits who understand what he’s going through, Ace starts to regain his confidence.

Cosplay Crime (Orca Currents)

Written by Marty Chan

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $10.95 PB 978-1-4598-3743-0

* $8.99 EB 978-1-4598-3745-4

98 pages, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 10-13 RL: Grade 3

Bree is attending an anime fan convention, cosplaying her favourite character—Red Squirrel, a red-headed detective. She’s excited to meet Midori, the voice actor for the character. But Midori’s signing event is cancelled when a valuable print of Red Squirrel is stolen. Bree decides to investigate and catch the thief. Only problem is the thief is also in costume.

FANDOM | ANIME | MYSTERY | SLEUTHING | COSPLAY

Leon Levels Up (Orca Currents)

Written by Paul Coccia

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $10.95 PB 978-1-4598-3735-5

* $8.99 EB 978-1-4598-3737-9

99 pages, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 2-3

Twelve-year-old Leon only feels good about himself when he’s gaming. He’s shocked when Nico, a cool kid whose dad is a video game developer, invites him to help test out a new game. To play, they must submerge themselves in tanks full of nanobots programmed to interact with the players. But a glitch puts the boys in real danger.

GAMING | VIRTUAL REALITY | SELF-ACCEPTANCE | ADVENTURE | TECHNOLOGY

Spotting Dottie (Orca Currents)

Written by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $10.95 PB 978-1-4598-3482-8

* $8.99 EB 978-1-4598-3484-2

98 pages, 5” x 7 1/2” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 2-3

Charlotte gets a drone for her 14th birthday and is determined to prove her grandma is right—Dottie, the elusive lake monster of Dorothy Lake, really exists! But when Charlotte captures a video of Dottie and posts it online, she’s the sudden target of a media storm. When reporters and monster hunters swarm the lake, Charlotte must decide what’s worth protecting.

INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS | MYTHICAL CREATURES | VIRAL VIDEOS | INTERNET FAME

Zevi Takes the Spotlight (Orca Currents)

Written by Carol Matas

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $10.95 PB 978-1-4598-3882-6

* $8.99 EB 978-1-4598-3884-0

118 pages, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 2-3

The media has discovered 13-year-old Zevi’s secret psychic abilities. But Zevi wants fame as an actor, not as a psychic. When film star Robert Lemon comes to town to shoot a movie, Zevi hopes this is his big chance. But “accidents” start befalling the actor on set. Can Zevi use his gift to save the famous actor?

PSYCHIC ABILITIES | FILMMAKING | ACTING | MYSTERY | JEWISH HERITAGE

by Eric Walters • Illustrations by Eugenie Fernandes

Young Adult Fiction

And Then There Was Us

Written by Kern Carter

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-77488-340-2

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77488-341-9

* $23.99 AB 978-1-77488-591-8

223 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 7-8

Coi’s father won full custody of her when she was 14 and she finally escaped her mother’s abuse. Four years later, after her mother’s death, the estranged side of her family challenges Coi’s views. When Coi begins having lucid dreams about her mother, she must ask herself what it means to forgive and be forgiven, and what it means to be family.

Beyond Amelia

(The Ginny Ross Series, Book 3)

Written by Heather Stemp

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2024

* $16.95 PB 978-1-77471-270-2

* $10.99 EB 978-1-77471-289-4

249 pages, 5 1/4” x 7 3/4”

IL: Ages 12 and up RL: Grades 7-8

It’s 1940. War is raging but Ginny Ross, a capable pilot, isn’t allowed in the US Air Force—only men can be pilots. When she learns about a new service to secretly fly bombers from Newfoundland to the UK, Ginny disguises herself as a man and joins the mission. Based on the true history of the heroic Ferry Command.

A Crane Among Wolves

Written by June Hur

New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2024

* $26.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-250-85809-2

* $12.99 EB 978-1-250-85810-8

* $37.99 AB 978-0-593-94611-4

359 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 8-9

Joseon, 1506. The people suffer under the cruel reign of King Yeonsan. When her older sister is kidnapped by the king, Iseul travels through forbidden territory hoping to rescue her. Prince Daehyun lives in the shadow of his half-brother, the king. When Iseul’s and Daehyun’s fates collide, they reluctantly join forces to save Iseul’s sister and destroy a tyrant.

Crash Landing

Written by Li Charmaine Anne

Toronto: Annick Press, 2024

* $24.99 HC 978-1-77321-841-0

* $18.99 PB 978-1-77321-842-7

* $17.99 EB 978-1-77321-843-4

279 pages, 6” x 9”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 8-9

Jay’s spending the summer trying to land a kickflip and looking for anything to make her senior year different. Then she meets Ash Chan, whose dreams for the future are radically different than the vision enforced on Jay by her parents. As things heat up between the two, Jay considers building a life on her own terms.

Curious Tides

(The Drowned Gods Trilogy, Book 1)

Written by Pascale Lacelle

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2023

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-6659-3927-0

* $17.99 PB 978-1-6659-3928-7

* $13.99 EB 978-1-6659-3929-4

* $39.99 AB 978-1-7971-6216-4

529 pages, 6” x 9”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

Emory, a student at the prestigious Aldryn College for Lunar Magics, is the only survivor after a secret rite in the Dovermere sea caves, which left the other participants, including her best friend, dead. Now Emory is developing magical powers that no healer should possess. With help from the reclusive Baz, Emory is determined to find the truth behind the drownings.

The End of Always

Written by Rebecca Phillips

Toronto: Second Story Press, 2024

* $15.95 PB 978-1-77260-371-2

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77260-379-8

212 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” IL: Ages 12 and up RL: Grades 6-7

Ever since Isobel’s mom died, her dad won’t stop preparing for the rest of the world to end. Isobel has coped, focusing on finishing high school and trying to shield her little sister from their dad’s increasing paranoia, until he moves them to an isolated survivalist community. Now Isobel must save her sister—and herself—from a life underground.

A Grim and Sunken Vow (Hollow Star Saga, Book 3)

Written by Ashley Shuttleworth

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2023

* $25.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-6659-1877-0

* $18.99 PB 978-1-6659-1878-7

* $13.99 EB 978-1-6659-1879-4

* $46.99 AB 978-1-7971-6731-2

621 pages, 6” x 9”

IL: Ages 16 and up RL: Grades 9-10

The era of Spring is over. Arlo is forced to use her powers as Luck’s Hollow Star to help summon the rest of the seven deadly sins, and Riadne stands ever closer to achieving her dark goals. Five budding legacies will need more than luck if they hope to stand a chance against the greatest adversary the Courts have faced.

Heartless

Hunter (The Crimson Moth, Book 1)

Written by Kristen Ciccarelli

New York: Wednesday Books, 2024

* $27.00 HC (jacket) 978-1-250-86690-5

* $12.99 EB 978-1-250-86691-2

* $37.99 AB 978-0-593-86473-9

406 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 7-8

Rune lives a double life. By day, she plays a vapid socialite concerned only with clothes and gossip. By night, she is the Crimson Moth—a vigilante dedicated to rescuing witches from the Blood Guard and witch hunters like Gideon Sharp. When a rescue goes wrong, Rune and Gideon enter a dangerous courtship that will test their convictions.

Hope

Ablaze

Written by Sarah Mughal Rana

New York: Wednesday Books, 2024

* $27.00 HC (jacket) 978-1-250-89931-6

* $12.99 EB 978-1-250-89932-3

* $26.99 AB 978-1-250-33127-4

373 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 13 and up RL: Grades 7-8

Nida’s uncle is a poet who was wrongfully incarcerated on terrorism charges. Nida’s own poetry letters are her heart, never meant to be shared. After Nida is violently frisked at a political rally, she writes a scathing poem to the politician in her journal. When the poem wins a national contest that she never entered, her life is upended.

The Lightning Circle

Written by Vikki VanSickle

Illustrated by Laura K. Watson

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $23.99 HC 978-1-77488-249-8

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77488-250-4

* $23.99 AB 978-1-77488-593-2

215 pages, two-colour, 6” x 8” IL: Ages 12 and up RL: Grades 6-7

After having her heart broken, 17-year-old Nora Nichols takes a summer job as a counsellor at an all-girls’ camp. Immersed in this new camp experience, Nora distracts herself from her feelings, even during the intimate conversations around the nightly campfires. But when a letter from home bears unexpected news, Nora finds inner strength in the healing power of female friendship.

SUMMER CAMP | NOVELS IN VERSE | FRIENDSHIP | HEALING | SELF-DISCOVERY

Lockjaw

Written by Matteo L. Cerilli

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-77488-230-6

* $11.99 EB 978-1-77488-231-3

* $23.99 AB 978-1-77488-236-8

322 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

Chuck Warren died tragically at the old abandoned mill, but Paz Espino knows it was no accident. There’s a monster under the town, and she’s determined to kill it before anyone else gets hurt. She’ll need the help of her crew to hunt it down. But she’s up against a greater force of evil than she ever could have imagined.

Skater Boy

Written by Anthony Nerada

New York: Soho Teen, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-64129-534-5

* $14.99 EB 978-1-64129-535-2

* $27.99 AB 979-8-89178-324-9

292 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

Angry and deeply closeted, Wes shouldn’t like Tristan, who’s a ballet dancer. But spending time with Tristan gives Wes a new sense of purpose—maybe he can change for the better and graduate on time. When a falling out with his friends becomes inevitable, Wes realizes that being himself means taking a stand—and blowing up the bad-boy reputation he’d never wanted.

The Swan Harp (Wings of Valenia, Book 1)

Written by Elizabeth Creith

Laguna Hills, CA: Type Eighteen Books, 2024

* $30.99 PB 979-8-9878309-6-3

* $13.99 EB 979-8-9878309-7-0

462 pages, 5 1/4” x 8”

IL: Ages 13 and up RL: Grades 6-7

Next in line to the throne of Valenia, Kiar, a young woman of the swanfolk, is devastated when her sisters are able to take swan form, and she can’t. The arrival of foster swanfolk to the royal family doesn’t help. But when dark magic threatens the kingdom and tragedy strikes her family, Kiar and her friends must keep Valenia from falling.

FANTASY | FAMILY | MAGIC | SUPERNATURAL | FRIENDSHIP

Takedown

Written by Ali Bryan

Toronto: DCB Young Readers, 2024

* $16.95 PB 978-1-77086-740-6

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77086-741-3

304 pages, 5 3/8” x 8”

IL: Ages 13 and up RL: Grades 9-10

Sixteen-year-old star wrestler Rowan Harper’s biggest fan is her father. But he has ALS, and his symptoms are getting worse. A new treatment in Sweden might save his life but it costs more money than the family has. Rowan finds a solution, but will she risk her chances at a scholarship by competing in a lucrative, but illegal, underground MMA fight?

Young Adult Fiction

Tender Beasts

Written by Liselle Sambury

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-6659-0352-3

* $13.99 EB 978-1-6659-0354-7

* $35.99 AB 978-1-7971-7166-1

408 pages, 6” x 9”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

When Sunny’s mother and matriarch of the wealthy Behre family dies, the only directive she leaves Sunny is: “Take care of Dom.” But when a classmate is gruesomely murdered, and Sunny finds her brother with blood on his hands, her mother’s request becomes much more complicated. Sunny’s quest to find the real killer will uncover some dark family secrets.

Where the Dark Stands Still

Written by A.B. Poranek

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-6659-3647-7

* $35.99 AB 978-1-7971-7214-9

353 pages, 6” x 9”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

Certain that magic is monstrous, 17-year-old Liska is desperate to rid herself of her magical abilities. She sets out for a demon-inhabited spirit-wood to steal a mythical fern flower and banish her powers. There, she’s caught by the demon warden and makes a risky bargain to be free of her power—but will it cost her life or her heart?

Where Was Goodbye?

Written by Janice Lynn Mather

New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024

* $23.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-6659-0395-0

* $11.99 EB 978-1-6659-0397-4

264 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

After her brother’s death by suicide, Karmen is left adrift. How is she supposed to focus on school when questions loom: Why is Julian gone? How could she have missed seeing his pain? Could she have helped him? While her parents deal with their grief in their own ways, Karmen searches for answers. Will she ever understand Julian’s struggle and tragedy?

Who We Are in Real Life

Written by Victoria Koops

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $17.99 PB 978-1-77306-889-3

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77306-890-9

278 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 13 and up RL: Grades 8-9

IRL, Darcy’s just moved to Unity Creek with her two moms, and she’s horrified by the homophobia her family faces in the small town. Then she meets Art and joins his Dungeons & Dragons game. Meeting Darcy pulls Art’s life off-course, giving him something worth fighting for. Meanwhile, their game characters join forces to fight corruption… as fantasy and reality collide.

With Love, Miss Americanah

Written by Jane Igharo

New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2024

* $27.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-250-87337-8

* $12.99 EB 978-1-250-87338-5

* $35.99 AB 978-1-250-34395-6

310 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

When her family moves from Nigeria to America after her father’s death, 17-year-old Enore wants to be prepared for attending an American high school. Her cousin recommends the perfect research tool: teen movies. Armed with a set of rules gathered from these movies, Enore feels ready… until she meets Davi Santiago. With a little teen rebellion, will Enore’s senior year be cinematic?

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Gracefully conveying the limits of physical force and the quiet energies of humility, empathy and a loving attachment to the land, The Animal People Choose a Leader has a distinct lyrical power, spellbinding illustrations and a poignant message. Here is yet another example of the late author’s unique gifts as a storyteller, and a welcome reminder of his honoured place in Canadian writing. ages 6–9 | $24.95

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Richard Wagamese

A Canada Reads finalist and winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Literature and First Nation Communities READ, this novel is now a feature film and is taught in high schools across Canada. ages 12 and up | $24.95

It’s a Mitig!

Bridget George

Winner of First Nation Communities READ and chosen for the TD Summer Reading Club in 2021, this book teaches Objibwe words for nature. ages 3–5 | $24.95

A teen novel that blends sharply observed realism with hair-raising horror. For as long as Lawson can remember, his life has revolved around “the Treaty” between the Dogrib and the Chipewyan, set down centuries ago to prevent the return of bloody warfare between the two peoples. But one of the Crane brothers has placed himself in the service of a cruel, ghoulish spirit bent on destroying the peace. Now it’s up to Lawson and his friends—Isaiah Valentine, a Cree Grass Dancer and Shari Burns, a Metis psychic—to face what Silver Cranes has called back. ages 12–18 | $24.95

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Internationally praised and the subject of a critically acclaimed film, this YA novel about coming of age in Canada’s North has achieved the status of an Indigenous classic. ages 12–18 | $24.95

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Teen Fiction (Hi-Lo)

Dancehall Rebel

Written by Stacey Robinson

Toronto: James Lorimer, 2024

* $27.99 HC 978-1-4594-1815-8

* $19.95 PB 978-1-4594-1814-1

* $9.99 EB 978-1-4594-1816-5

152 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 6-7

Denise’s dad, a DJ, imbued her life with a love of Jamaican dancehall music. When her father dies suddenly, Denise turns to DJing for comfort. But Denise is queer and the music she loves often preaches homophobia. When she moves to Ottawa for university, she finds a community of like-minded kids who love and cherish both music and diversity.

My Life Off-Key

(Orca Anchor)

Written by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $10.95 PB 978-1-4598-3479-8

* $8.99 EB 978-1-4598-3481-1

81 pages, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 12 and up RL: Grades 1-2

Jen’s always felt out of tune with the rest of her family. When a stranger at a concert reveals he’s her birth father, Jen’s world is shattered. The secret her mom has been hiding for years threatens to tear the family apart. Jen feels like her whole life has been a lie. Who is she and where does she belong?

Graphic Novels

COMICS FOR AGES 5 AND UP

Age 16

Written and illustrated by Rosena Fung

Toronto: Annick Press, 2024

* $31.99 HC 978-1-77321-833-5

* $22.99 PB 978-1-77321-834-2

* $18.99 EB 978-1-77321-835-9

311 pages, full-colour, 6” x 9” IL: Ages 12 and up RL: Grades 7-8

When Roz’s estranged por por abruptly arrives for a seemingly indefinite visit, three generations are now under one roof. Delicate relationships are suddenly upended, and long-suppressed family secrets begin to surface. A poignant story about how every generation is affected by those who came before and affects those who come after. It’s always complicated being 16.

Normal

Kids

(Orca Soundings)

Written by Melinda Di Lorenzo

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $10.95 PB 978-1-4598-3857-4

* $8.99 EB 978-1-4598-3859-8

120 pages, 5” x 7 1/2”

IL: Ages 12 and up RL: Grades 2-3

Hannah’s not surprised to find her alcoholic mom wasted. But when her younger brother disappears with the rent money, she worries they’ll be evicted or taken away by social services. Relying only on herself, she sets out to find her brother. Then she meets Eli, who offers to help her. Can Hannah set aside her pride and learn to trust him?

DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES | POVERTY | ALCOHOLISM | SIBLINGS | ROMANCE

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Alterations

Written and illustrated by Ray Xu

New York: Union Square Kids, 2024

* $32.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-4549-4584-0

* $19.99 PB 978-1-4549-4585-7

* $11.99 EB 978-1-4549-4586-4

237 pages, full-colour, 6” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Kevin lives in a crowded Toronto apartment above his family’s alterations and dry-cleaning store. At school he’s one of the few Asian kids which makes for some unwelcome attention. This week his wildly popular new nickname is Egg Boy. But Friday is a class trip to a spectacular theme park… and maybe a chance to turn his life around?

1990 s | HUMOUR | MIDDLE SCHOOL | IMMIGRANT FAMILIES | IMAGINATION

Illustration by Gary Clement

Featuring Sahar Abdallah, Rebecca Bender, Gary Clement, Peggy Collins, Marie-Lousie Gay, Celia Godkin, Soyeon Kim, Qin Leng, Loris Lesynski, Michael Martchenko, Michele Nidenoff, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Barbara Reid, Jamilah Salek, Kevin Sylvester, Jeremy Tankard, François Thisdale, Sue Todd

Graphic Novels

The Gulf

Written and illustrated by Adam de Souza

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $25.99 HC 978-1-77488-073-9

* $17.99 PB 978-1-77488-075-3

* $10.99 EB 978-1-77488-074-6

231 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

Staring down life after high school graduation and the rumours and heartbreak of senior year, Oli runs away to find the Evergreen commune in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, taking three friends along for the journey. All four are grappling with a world that cannot be changed… and simply trying to find their place in it.

K Is in Trouble

Written and illustrated by Gary Clement

New York: Little, Brown Ink, 2024

* $31.99 HC (jacket) 978-0-316-46852-7

* $18.99 PB 978-0-316-46860-2

* $12.99 EB 978-0-316-46863-3

215 pages, full-colour, 7” x 9” IL: Ages 7-12 RL: Grades 3-4

No matter what he does or says, it seems there is someone ready to blame K for everything. K’s in trouble for going to school, staying home, running an errand, getting sick, or even being thirsty. Whether it’s his easily annoyed parents or prickly pedestrians on the street, K gets on everyone’s bad side… and he didn’t even do anything wrong!

HUMOUR | RESILIENCE | PERSECUTION | TRIBULATIONS

Lost & Found

Written and illustrated by Mei Yu

New York: Union Square Kids, 2024

* $22.99 HC (jacket) 978-1-4549-4547-5

* $16.99 PB 978-1-4549-5264-0

* $11.99 EB 978-1-4549-4548-2

123 pages, full-colour, 6” x 8” IL: Ages 7-10 RL: Grades 2-3

Being the new kid in school is scary, but imagine being the new kid in a new school, in a new country. Mei Yu and her family move from China to Canada, and suddenly Mei Yu must learn to navigate a new world and the big feelings she has about everything being so different. Based on the author’s own experiences.

Otis & Peanut: Forever and Ever (Otis & Peanut, Book 2)

Written by Naseem Hrab

Illustrated by Kelly Collier

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77147-497-9

* $12.99 EB 978-1-77147-549-5

80 pages, full-colour, 7” x 8” IL: Ages 6-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Three stories feature true friendship between a long-haired guinea pig and a naked mole rat: Otis discovers that you don’t need a special occasion to enjoy a slice of cake; Peanut finds that sometimes a forgotten moment can provide comfort on a sad day; and together, Otis and Peanut store their happiest memories in a safe place.

Pillow Talk

Written by Stephanie Cooke

Illustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas

New York: HarperAlley, 2024

* $33.50 HC (jacket) 978-0-35-852572-1

* $23.99 PB 978-0-35-852571-4

* $11.99 EB 978-0-35-852591-2

299 pages, full-colour, 6” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 14 and up RL: Grades 9-10

After college freshman Grace Mendes attends her first pillow fight match, a surprisingly gritty sport, she decides to try out for the Pillow Fight Federation (PFF). Grace struggles with body image issues, so she’s shocked when she makes the competitive league. As her first official fight looms, the real battle-taking place is between Grace and her insecurities.

The Racc Pack

Written by Stephanie Cooke

Illustrated by Whitney Gardner

New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024

* $17.99 HC 978-1-6659-1493-2

* $11.99 EB 978-1-6659-1494-9

176 pages, full-colour, 6” x 8 1/4”

IL: Ages 7-10 RL: Grades 2-3

Meet the Bins, a trio of raccoons in the risky business of dumpster diving for all their needs. Setting their sights on an upscale grocery store throwing away perfectly good food, the Bins concoct a daring heist to thwart a critter-despising CEO and his high-tech defence system. They’ll need all their skills… and maybe some help from a cat burglar.

RACCOONS | HUMOUR | HEISTS | FRIENDSHIP | ANIMALS

Super Friends! (Simon and Chester, Book

Written and illustrated by Cale Atkinson Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $16.99 HC 978-1-77488-001-2

* $13.99 PB 978-1-77488-003-6

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77488-002-9

152 pages, full-colour, 7” x 9” IL: Ages 6-9 RL: Grades 2-3

Chester has befriended a non-ghost named Amie, and she’s coming over to work on their science fair project. Amie has a surprising idea, and Simon and Chester’s friendship will be put to the test as a result. Will Simon behave? Will Amie come between the two friends? Will an invisible Simon make fart noises that Chester has to explain?

HUMOUR | GHOSTS | FRIENDSHIP | JEALOUSY | SECRETS

Viewfinder

Storyline by Christine D.U. Chung

Illustrated

Salwa Majoka

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

$24.99 HC (jacket) 978-0-7352-6875-3

* $11.99 EB 978-0-7352-6876-0

144 pages, full-colour, 9” x 11 1/2”

IL: Ages 6 and up RL: n/a

A young space traveller visits an abandoned Earth. She finds a contraption containing images of what the planet looked like, and, using this viewfinder, she sees Earth as it was, juxtaposed against Earth as it is: forsaken but still amazing. As she wanders, she sees signs that perhaps someone is still here or is she really alone?

Willa and Wade and the Way-Up-There

(Willa and Wade, Book 1)

Written by Judith Henderson

Illustrated by Sara Sarhangpour

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2024

* $16.99 HC 978-1-5253-0842-0

* $13.99 EB 978-1-5253-1350-9

43 pages, full-colour, 7” x 9” IL: Ages 5-7 RL: Grades 1-2

Best friends Willa and Wade really want to fly. Sure, Willa’s an ostrich and Wade’s a penguin. But there must be something they can think of that will get them off the ground! The two try everything—from pirouettes to pogo sticks—to no avail. Will the friends ever find a way to reach their lofty goal?

HUMOUR | BIRDS | FRIENDSHIP | ADVENTURE | PERSEVERANCE

Biography

Jennie Butchart: Gardener of Dreams

(Trailblazing Canadians)

Written by Haley Healey

Illustrated by Kimiko Fraser

Victoria: Heritage House Publishing, 2024

* $19.95 HC 978-1-77203-481-3

* $12.95 PB 978-1-77203-482-0

* $9.99 EB 978-1-77203-483-7

32 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 6-10 RL: Grades 2-3

Jennie Butchart (1866–1950) knew nothing about gardening, but every day she stared at the abandoned limestone quarry pit near her home on Vancouver Island, wishing for a way to make it beautiful. This non-fiction picture book tells the true story of a woman who turned an abandoned quarry into a world-famous public garden that attracts millions of visitors every year.

Leon Draisaitl (Amazing Hockey Stories)

Written by Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Illustrated by D.A. Bishop

Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2023

* $9.99 PB 978-1-0397-0066-6

64 pages, full-colour, 6” x 9” IL: Ages 7-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Born in Cologne, Germany, Leon Draisaitl excelled in many sports. Joining the Oilers in 2014, Leon has gotten better each season. A natural centre who can easily switch to the wing, he has the size, speed and vision that make him an effective scorer. This easy-to-read biography illustrates how Leon earned three NHL trophies and awards!

BIOGRAPHY | LEON DRAISAITL | HOCKEY | SPORTS | HOCKEY SUPERSTARS

The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey (Orca Biography)

Written by Chad Soon and George Chiang

Illustrated by Amy Qi

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $24.95 HC 978-1-4598-3503-0

* $19.99 EB 978-1-4598-3505-4

97 pages, full-colour, 6 1/2” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

In 1948, Larry Kwong became the first player of Asian descent in the NHL when he played one shift with the New York Rangers. Larry’s contribution to hockey is only now being recognized. From outdoor rinks in Vernon, British Columbia, to playing in the NHL, this inspiring hero helped pave the way for the next generation.

Meet

Clara Hughes (Scholastic Canada Biography)

Written by Elizabeth MacLeod

Illustrated by Mike Deas

Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2024

* $18.99 HC 978-1-4431-9772-4

31 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 6-10 RL: Grades 3-4

Since she was 15, Clara Hughes has trained, competed and won medals at the Olympic level in TWO sports. But Clara didn’t feel right inside. She began working just as hard on her mental health as on training. Learn about Clara’s life and how she takes care of herself, and inspires others to do the same. Available in French as Voici Clara Hughes

Meet

Jim Egan (Scholastic Canada Biography)

Written by Elizabeth MacLeod

Illustrated by Mike Deas

Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2024 * $18.99 HC 978-1-4431-9725-0

31 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 6-10 RL: Grades 3-4

Born in 1921, Jim always knew he was different than his friends. But being identified as a gay man was unsafe. Most members of the 2SLGBTQAI+ community felt safest hiding who they were. Jim’s fight led to protections for 2SLGBTQAI+ people under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and further rights, including same-sex marriage. Available in French as Voici Jim Egan

JIM EGAN | BIOGRAPHY | 2SLGBTQIA+ |

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 CCBC Book Awards

A.Charles Baillie | Elly Barlin-Daniels | Alice Chase | Shelley Stagg Peterson

Prix

TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award

David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Jean Little First-Novel Award

Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy

Amy Mathers Teen Book Award

Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award

History, Geography & Culture

FOR YOUNG SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AGES 8 AND UP

Haudenosaunee: The People and

Nations

(Indigenous Nations in North America)

Written by Susan Currie

Collingwood, ON: Beech Street Books, 2024

$31.95 LIB 978-1-77456-476-9

* $16.95 PB 978-1-77456-512-4

* $37.95 EB 978-1-77456-548-3

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/4” x 10 1/4” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

The Haudenosaunee, like all Indigenous Nations and communities across North America, have their own history and culture. Readers discover how six warring nations were convinced to join an alliance called the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Learn about Haudenosaunee history, culture and language. Read about the impact of European contact, the Indian Act and residential schools.

HAUDENOSAUNEE | INDIGENOUS HERITAGE | CANADIAN HISTORY

The Kids Book of Black History in Canada (Kids Book of...)

Written by Rosemary Sadlier

Illustrated by Arden Taylor Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2024

* $23.99 HC 978-1-5253-0737-9

* $15.99 EB 978-1-5253-1345-5

63 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 11” IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

Journey through Black history in Canada in this updated edition. This book contains inspiring and thought-provoking stories of people involved in Canada’s legacy of slavery, the Black Loyalist and Exoduster movements, the Underground Railroad and the fight for civil rights. Key issues that have affected the lives of Black Canadians, including slavery, racism and prejudice, are examined.

Métis: The People and Nation (Indigenous Nations in North America)

Written by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

Collingwood, ON: Beech Street Books, 2024

* $31.95 LIB 978-1-77456-477-6

* $16.95 PB 978-1-77456-513-1

* $37.95 EB 978-1-77456-549-0

32 pages, full-colour, 8 1/4” x 10 1/4” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

The Métis have a rich and expansive history in Canada. The Métis Nation may be grounded in Indigenous roots, but are a distinct and separate Nation. They have a shared history, common culture, unique language, and a distinct way of life. Readers learn about Métis heritage, teachings, language and traditions which have travelled through many generations.

MÉTIS | MÉTIS CULTURE | MÉTIS HERITAGE | CANADIAN HISTORY

Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism

Written by Robin Stevenson

Illustrated by Vivian Rosas

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2024

* $23.99 HC 978-1-5253-0835-2

* $15.99 EB 978-1-5253-1347-9

64 pages, full-colour, 8” x 9 1/2”

IL: Ages 10-14 RL: Grades 5-6

In this inspiring and informative title, readers learn about the people who led the fight for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, the events that brought about change, and the places where history was made. Topics include the history of the rainbow flag, the Stonewall riots, Indigenous queer activism and censorship. Learn the stories of the trailblazers who fought injustice and demanded change.

2SLGBTQIA+ | EQUALITY | ACTIVISM | DISCRIMINATION | QUEER HISTORY

The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children (Righting Canada’s Wrongs)

Written by Andrew Bomberry and Teresa Edwards

Toronto: James Lorimer, 2024

* $34.95 HC 978-1-4594-1669-7

112 pages, full-colour, 9” x 11”

IL: Ages 13 and up RL: Grades 9-10

Starting in 1951, Indigenous children were taken from their families and placed with non-Indigenous families. This forced removal of Indigenous children is known as the Sixties Scoop. Through photos and primary documents, readers meet survivors of the Scoop. They learn how Indigenous communities fought back to save their children and won, and the work being done towards healing.

A Song for the Paper Children

Written by Christopher Tse Oakville, ON: Plumleaf Press, 2024

* $24.95 HC 978-1-7388-9828-2

44 pages, full-colour, 9 1/4” x 8 3/4”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

A poetic tribute to early Chinese immigrants to Canada, including those who came after the Chinese Exclusion Act—which severely restricted their entry—who endured racism, financial hardship, and acts of violence and discrimination. These immigrants followed in the footsteps of their predecessors to lay the foundation for a vibrant, resilient Chinese-Canadian community that’s here to stay.

Walls: The Long History of Human Barriers and Why We Build Them (Orca Timeline)

Written by Gregor Craigie

Illustrated by Arden Taylor

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $29.95 HC 978-1-4598-3311-1

* $23.99 EB 978-1-4598-3489-7

79 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 10 3/4” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

For thousands of years, people have built structures to keep others out—from the Great Wall of China to the US-Mexico border wall. But walls have also been built to keep people in, to grow food, to control nature and to collect taxes. This book explores the reasons walls were built throughout history and why we continue building them today.

STRUCTURES | HISTORY | HUMAN MIGRATION | CONSTRUCTION

Language Arts

CREATIVE WRITING FOR AGES 9-12

Your Story Matters: A Surprisingly Practical Guide to Writing

Written by Richard Scrimger

Illustrated by D. McFadzean

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2024

* $22.99 HC 978-1-77049-842-6

* $10.99 EB 978-1-77049-847-1

197 pages, b&w, 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Interested in writing but don’t know how to get started? Look no further! Esteemed writer Richard Scrimger is here to answer all your burning questions about writing: whether about plot, character, structure, story hooks or commas. (Actually, don’t ask him about commas, it’s not that kind of book.) So come, read this book and start your writing journey!

WRITING | WRITING PROCESS | HUMOUR | STORYTELLING | ENCOURAGEMENT

DRAMA FOR AGES 10-14

Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy)

Written by Michaela Washburn, Joelle Peters and Carrie Costello Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2024

* $18.95 PB 978-0-36910-489-2

* $13.99 EB 978-0-36910-491-5

76 pages, 5 3/8” x 8 3/8” IL: Ages 10-14 RL: Grades 4-5

Exploring reconciliation and connection, this play tells the story of two 11-year-olds through the eyes of Grandmother Moon. Eilidh was born in Scotland and Wâpam in what is now known as Manitoba. Despite being from different worlds, the two become best friends. But when a sacred promise between them is broken, the relationship among cultures is jeopardized for generations to come.

RECONCILIATION | INTERCONNECTEDNESS | PROMISES | INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS | THEATRE

Defy by Sara de Waard

“The narrative beautifully combines dystopian elements with a moving story of love, grief, and defiance. The engaging, evocative writing builds suspense and develops characters in ways that will keep readers invested. … Compelling and thought-provoking.” — Kirkus Reviews

October 2024

$16.95

Young Adult Fiction 978-1-77086-758-1

November 2024

$16.95 Young Adult Fiction 978-1-77086-764-2

An Unbalanced Force by Valerie Sherrard

“[The] first-person narration will ensnare readers immediately, sustaining their interest as this compact, strongly paced story navigates red herrings and subplots. … A fast-paced pageturner that explores moral gray areas.” — Kirkus Reviews

Professional & Resource

Messing Around with Math: Ready-to-Use Problems That Engage Students in a Better Understanding of Key Math Concepts

Written by David Costello

Markham, ON: Pembroke Publishers, 2024

* $32.95 PB 978-1-55138-366-8

* $29.95 EB 978-1-55138-965-3

143 pages, 8 3/8” x 10 7/8”

IL: Adult

This book is filled with a range of problems that support student understanding of key math concepts. This resource will also help teachers craft rich, meaningful and engaging lessons. From word problems to open-ended rich tasks to real-world math problems, teachers will have a toolbox that addresses the complex learning needs of their students.

MATH |

Powerful Thinking: Engaging Readers,

Building

Knowledge, and Nudging Learning in Elementary Classrooms

Written by Adrienne Gear

Markham, ON: Pembroke Publishers, 2024

* $32.95 PB 978-1-55138-363-7

* $29.95 EB 978-1-55138-966-0

159 pages, 8 3/8” x 10 7/8”

IL: Adult

This inspiring book helps teachers shift their beliefs and “stretch” their thinking around reading comprehension, literacy instruction, and content-area learning. Explore practical ways to create a “culture of thinking” that can be integrated into all areas of learning. This book offers classroom-tested lessons and anchor books to create a contentrich learning environment, helping strengthen student learning and knowledge-building.

LITERACY | TEACHING STRATEGIES | CRITICAL THINKING | READING

Science

GREAT FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS AGES 4 AND UP

Always Beginning: The Big Bang, the Universe, and You

Written by Candace Savage

Illustrated by Rachel Wada

Vancouver: Greystone Kids, 2024

* $23.95 HC 978-1-77164-843-1

* $23.95 EB 978-1-77164-845-5

40 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 6-10 RL: Grades 2-3

The story of the universe is enough to send our minds spinning with wonder! This non-fiction picture book explores the science behind the start of our universe and how we came to be a part of it, from the Big Bang and the beginning of life on Earth all the way up until today. Includes informational back matter and timeline.

EVOLUTION | UNIVERSE | SCIENCE | PLANET EARTH

Animal Eyes: How Creatures See and How Their Eyes Have Adapted to Their World

Written by Françoise Vulpé

Richmond Hill, ON: Firefly Books, 2023

* $29.95 HC 978-0-2281-0421-6

* $14.95 PB 978-0-2281-0413-1

72 pages, full-colour, 9” x 9” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Imagine being able to see in ultraviolet wavelengths, or locating your next meal in near darkness. These are just a couple examples of the adaptations animals’ eyes have made to help them survive and thrive in their habitats. This book introduces young readers to 40 of the world’s most interesting animal eyes, replete with full-colour photos and detailed captions.

ANIMALS | EYES | ADAPTATION | NATURAL WORLD

Animal Minds: What Are They Thinking? (Orca Wild)

Written by Dana L. Church

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $24.95 HC 978-1-4598-3415-6

* $19.99 EB 978-1-4598-3417-0

89 pages, full-colour, 7 1/2” x 9” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Research shows that many animals have impressive memories, counting abilities and problem-solving skills. From dolphins to dung beetles, tigers to turkey vultures, this informative book shows that we are only beginning to scratch the surface when it comes to revealing the amazing inner worlds of the thousands of different creatures with whom we share this planet.

ANIMAL MINDS | NATURAL WORLD | ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR | BIOLOGY

Animals Illustrated: Raven (Animals Illustrated)

Written by Monica Ittusardjuat

Illustrated by Kagan McLeod

Iqaluit: Inhabit Media, 2024

* $17.95 HC 978-1-77227-523-0

21 pages, full-colour, 6 1/2” x 9” IL: Ages 6-8 RL: Grades 2-3

This series mixes animal facts with detailed illustrations to create a unique collection of non-fiction books about Arctic animals for young children. Discover how ravens are perfectly designed for life in the Arctic, as well as some of their amazing abilities—like being able to problem-solve and use tools, being agile fliers and playing tricks on other animals.

ARCTIC ANIMALS | RAVENS | ANIMAL BIOLOGY | NATURAL WORLD | ARCTIC

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Change Is in the Air: Carbon, Climate, Earth, and Us

Written by Debbie Levy

Illustrated by Alex Boersma

New York: Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2024

* $24.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-5476-1206-2

36 pages, full-colour, 9” x 11” IL: Ages 5-10 RL: Grades 3-4

The Earth has a problem—there’s too much carbon in the air. Luckily, the Earth also has many ways to remove carbon dioxide. But Earth needs help. This non-fiction picture book highlights the ways that the Earth removes carbon from the air, and important ways people can help, offering a fresh and hopeful perspective on climate change.

CLIMATE CHANGE | CARBON | NATURAL WORLD | ENVIRONMENTALISM

Do Hippos Brush Their Teeth?

How Animals Care for Their Bodies (Do Animals?)

Written by Etta Kaner

Illustrated by Jenna Piechota

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $19.95 HC 978-1-77147-493-1

32 pages, full-colour, 7 1/2” x 9”

IL: Ages 4-8 RL: Grades 2-3

Do tortoises take vitamins? Do lions comb their hair? This fourth and final instalment of the Do Animals? series explores how animals take care of their bodies. From lava lizards that do push-ups, to giraffes that clean their noses with their tongues (yuck!), discover how animals have adapted in interesting and unexpected ways to keep their bodies in top condition.

ANIMALS | NATURAL WORLD | ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS | HUMOUR | NATURE

Get Outside! How Humans Connect with Nature (Orca Footprints)

Written by Leah Payne

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-4598-3687-7

* $17.99 EB 978-1-4598-3210-7

47 pages, full-colour, 8” x 9 1/2” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

We know spending time in nature is good for us, so how did people become so disconnected from the natural world? This title explores the important relationships between humans and nature. By learning from the natural world, we can figure out how to take care of the environment and let the environment take care of us, too.

NATURAL WORLD | NATURE | CONNECTIONS | INTERDEPENDENCE | GREEN SPACE

How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety: An Empowering Guide for Young People (10 Steps to Change)

Written by Anouchka Grose

Illustrated by Lauriane Bohémier

New York: Magic Cat Publishing, 2024

* $23.99 HC 978-1-4197-7136-1

* $23.99 EB 979-8-8870-7178-7

* $12.99 AB 979-8-8555-2298-3

96 pages, full-colour, 6” x 8 1/2”

IL: Ages 12 and up RL: Grades 7-8

How does climate change make you feel? Sad? Afraid? Powerless? Guilty? Understand and face your eco-anxiety with 10 accessible steps. A “tool kit” at the end of each step shows you ways to build on that knowledge and take action. You’ll find solutions and practical advice to help you be kinder to the planet… and yourself.

ANXIETY | EMPOWERMENT | RESILIENCE | CLIMATE CHANGE | COMMUNITY

In It to Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis (Orca Think)

Written by Erin Silver

Illustrated by Pui Yan Fong

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $26.95 HC 978-1-4598-3726-3

* $21.99 EB 978-1-4598-3728-7

89 pages, full-colour, 7” x 9”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

From skiing and sailing to baseball and basketball, playing and watching sports contributes to the climate crisis. Globally, sports organizations, athletes and fans are taking action—innovative stadium design, zero-waste sporting events, utilising more sustainable/ recycled materials and using sustainable transportation are just some ways to ensure everyone can enjoy their favourite games for years to come.

SPORTS | CLIMATE CHANGE | SUSTAINABILITY | ENVIRONMENTALISM

Is It Weather or Is It Climate Change? Answers to Your Questions About Extreme Weather

Written by Rachel Salt

Richmond Hill, ON: Firefly Books, 2024

* $29.95 HC 978-0-2281-0463-6

* $14.95 PB 978-0-2281-0462-9

64 pages, full-colour, 9” x 11” IL: Ages 11 and up RL: Grades 6-7

Heatwaves. Floods. Wildfires. Hurricanes. Is it just extreme weather, or is it the result of a rapidly changing climate? This book addresses five key questions: What is climate change? What causes it? How do we know it’s real? Does climate change cause extreme weather? And, can we prevent the worst impacts? Essential reading for the next generation of climate champions.

CLIMATE CHANGE | EXTREME WEATHER | CLIMATE CRISIS | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Let’s Get Creative: Art for a Healthy Planet (Orca Think)

Written by Jessica Rose

Illustrated by Jarett Sitter

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $26.95 HC 978-1-4598-3214-5

* $21.99 EB 978-1-4598-3216-9

87 pages, full-colour, 7” x 9” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Creating art makes our lives better, but art can also make the world better! Environmental artists are using creativity to help create a more sustainable world. This book features art such as sculptures made from trash, pollinator homes, and artificial coral reef installations to explore how creativity can make the earth a cleaner and greener place for everyone.

Making Sense of Dog Senses: How Our Furry Friends Experience the World

Written by Stephanie Gibeault

Illustrated by Raz Latif

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77147-524-2

* $14.99 EB 978-1-77147-608-9

48 pages, full-colour, 8 1/2” x 9 1/2” IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Did you know that dogs have millions more olfactory receptors than humans and that their noses are built to reserve some air that they breathe in just for smelling? This entertaining title explains canine senses from both evolutionary and scientific perspectives. Sidebars offer anecdotes and facts, and hands-on activities let readers discover a dog’s sensory abilities for themselves.

DOGS | ANIMAL SENSES | ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool Through the Seasons

Written by Linda Booth Sweeney

Illustrated by Miki Sato

Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-77147-531-0

32 pages, full-colour, 10” x 8 1/4” IL: Ages 4-9 RL: Grades 2-3

Two curious siblings observe the hidden world of a vernal pool—a wetland habitat that forms in the spring, dries up by summer, reappears in autumn, freezes over in winter and returns again next spring. Young naturalists are encouraged to listen, watch, and wait to witness the seasonal changes of this ever-changing habitat and its inhabitants.

Owls: Who Gives a Hoot? (Orca Wild)

Written by Frances Backhouse

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $24.95 HC 978-1-4598-3529-0

* $19.99 EB 978-1-4598-3531-3

89 pages, full-colour, 7 1/2” x 9” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Owls can see in the dimmest light, hear the faintest sound, fly silently and rotate their heads to look backward. Most owls are nocturnal, and even owls active during the day stay largely out of sight. From tiny elf owls to great horned owls, discover the secrets of these mysterious birds and the important role they play in ecosystems.

OWLS | ECOSYSTEMS | NOCTURNAL ANIMALS | CONSERVATION | BIRDWATCHING

A Planet Is a Poem

Written by Amanda West Lewis

Illustrated by Oliver Averill

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2024

* $21.99 HC 978-1-5253-0442-2

* $15.99 EB 978-1-5253-0472-9

39 pages, full-colour, 8” x 11” IL: Ages 8-12 RL: Grades 3-4

From a ballad of Earth and an ode to the sun to a villanelle for Venus and a sestina for Saturn, here are 14 poems about celestial bodies in our solar system. Each poem includes intriguing details to capture readers’ imaginations. Why is Mars called the Red Planet? How many moons does Jupiter have? And what is the Kuiper Belt?

POEMS | POETRY | SOLAR SYSTEM | PLANETS | OUTER SPACE

Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory (Orca Think)

Written by Monique Polak

Illustrated by Valéry Goulet

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $26.95 HC 978-1-4598-3412-5

* $21.99 EB 978-1-4598-3414-9

89 pages, full-colour, 7” x 9” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

We all make memories—memories make us who we are. From working memory to flashbulb memory, this book introduces readers to the field of neuroscience. It examines the role memory plays in our daily lives and collective history and how major global events get imprinted in our minds. Discover tips and tricks to train your brain to remember. Let’s start making memories!

MEMORY | NEUROSCIENCE | REMEMBERING | BRAIN FUNCTION

Save Our Seeds: Protecting Plants for the Future (Orca Footprints)

Written by Sheryl Normandeau

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $21.95 HC 978-1-4598-3697-6

* $17.99 EB 978-1-4598-3699-0

47 pages, full-colour, 8” x 9 1/2”

IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Seeds are essential to all life on the planet. Without seeds there wouldn’t be many species of plants, there wouldn’t be enough oxygen and there would be less food for all life on Earth. But seeds are under threat from human activity. Global food insecurity and the climate crisis means protecting our seeds for the future is more important than ever.

SEEDS | BIODIVERSITY | FOOD SECURITY | FOOD PRODUCTION | CITIZEN SCIENCE

West Coast Wild Rainforest (West Coast Wild)

Written by Deborah Hodge

Illustrated by Karen Reczuch

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2024

* $21.99 HC (jacket & PLC) 978-1-77306-839-8

* $16.99 EB 978-1-77306-841-1

40 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 11”

IL: Ages 7-10 RL: Grades 2-3

Step into the ancient and majestic rainforest of the Pacific west coast and discover a unique community of creatures thriving in an interconnected web of life. This fourth book in the West Coast Wild series provides an engaging look at the interdependence of the forest species and the fascinating cycles of nature in this rare ecosystem.

Whales and Us: Our Shared Story

Written by India Desjardins

Illustrated by Nathalie Dion

Translated by David Warriner

Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $24.95 HC 978-1-4598-3934-2

* $19.99 EB 978-1-4598-3936-6

51 pages, full-colour, 9” x 12” IL: Ages 8-10 RL: Grades 3-4

Humans have long been fascinated by whales. Maybe it’s their immense size or their mysterious songs. But are we a threat to these creatures that captivate us? This non-fiction picture book is a tribute to whales—a powerful call to action, with the hope that they will never stop roaming the world’s oceans. Available in French as Les baleines et nous

WHALES | MARINE MAMMALS | CONSERVATION | ENDANGERED SPECIES

When Nature Calls: The Unusual Bathroom Habits of the World’s Creatures

Written by Maria Birmingham

Illustrated by Dave Whamond

Toronto: Red Deer Press, 2024

* $23.95 HC 978-0-88995-724-4

28 pages, full-colour, 11” x 8 1/2” IL: Ages 6-10 RL: Grades 2-3

Some creatures use poop as a weapon. Others use it to communicate. Some animals’ frass, or dung, or waste helps the planet. There are creatures that barely go at all: the three-toed sloth makes its way slowly to the ground only once a week to poop. This humorous and informative book shows readers the role poop plays in the natural world.

NATURAL WORLD | EXCREMENT | NATURE | ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR | HUMOUR

Why We Need Vaccines: How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases (Orca Timeline)

Written by Rowena Rae

Illustrated by Paige Stampatori Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024

* $29.95 HC 978-1-4598-3694-5

* $23.99 EB 978-1-4598-3696-9

88 pages, full-colour, 8 3/4” x 10 3/4” IL: Ages 9-12 RL: Grades 4-5

Vaccination is one of humanity’s greatest discoveries. This timely book explores the history of vaccine discovery, the science of how vaccines work and the public health achievements that vaccines have made possible. Readers are challenged to take responsibility for themselves, their families and their communities and be part of the solution to take down infectious diseases… one shot at a time.

Chickadee

Toronto: Owlkids

owlkids.com

* $5.99/issue

* $35.95 one-year subscription (10 issues)

ISSN 0707-4611

IL: Ages 6-9

This fun, hands-on magazine satisfies its young readers’ thirst for knowledge and appetite for humour! Each issue is based on a different theme, like coding, dinosaurs, or seasonal celebrations. The You Asked? column fosters intellectual curiosity while brain-teasing puzzles, animal facts, crafts, simple science experiments, and engaging fiction all educate and entertain, whether read alone or with an adult.

STORIES | ACTIVITIES | HUMOUR | SCIENCE | NATURAL WORLD

Chirp

Toronto: Owlkids owlkids.com

$5.99/issue

* $35.95 one-year subscription (10 issues)

ISSN 1206-4580

IL: Ages 3-6

This magazine, designed for the youngest readers, is filled with lively illustrations, silly jokes, engaging stories, and early-education activities that spark creativity and foster hands-on learning. Youngsters follow the adventures of the curious chick, Chirp, as he encourages them to play, imagine, and make their first attempts at reading, writing, and creating with age-appropriate content that gives youngsters confidence.

Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids

Winnipeg: Canada’s History Society

kayakmag.ca

* $5.00/issue

$16.95 one-year subscription (4 issues)

ISSN 1712-3984

IL: Ages 7-12

Canada’s diverse history comes alive through boldly illustrated stories, non-fiction articles, original comics, games and contests. Informing as it entertains, this magazine is an invaluable resource, with each issue exploring a different theme from our past—such as the Underground Railroad, the electrification of Canada, and voting rights—and its historical importance. A fun and fascinating voyage of discovery!

CANADIAN HISTORY | STORIES | ACTIVITIES

OWL

Toronto: Owlkids owlkids.com

* $5.99/issue

* $35.95 one-year subscription (10 issues)

ISSN 0382-6627

IL: Ages 9-13

Featuring everything from sports to technology, pop culture to peer relations, this is an entertaining, informative, and engaging magazine for preteens. Supporting STEAM educational initiatives, OWL inspires kids to learn and discover through articles, infographics, interviews and more. Every issue is packed with puzzles, quizzes, and contests, as well as what’s new in books, tech, and video games! Go digital at owlconnected.com!

Aaronson, Arielle 6

Abbas, Marzieh 5

Ace and the Misfits 26

Age 16 32

Ahn, Angela 19

Ali Hoops 18

All I Need to Be 5

All Our Love 5

All That Grows 5

Alterations 32

Always Beginning 40

Aly, Hatem 13

And Then There Was Us 28

Anderson-Dargatz, Gail 26, 32

Animal Eyes 40

Animal Minds 40

Animals Illustrated: Raven 40

Anne, Li Charmaine 28

Asha and Baz Meet Katia Krafft 18

Asking for a Friend 20

Atkinson, Cale 34

Auger, Dale 11

Averill, Oliver 43

Awe-samosas! 5

Backhouse, Frances 43

Baker Makers 5

Ball, Mathias 14, 17

Barron, Ashley 15

Bartel, Tiff 16

Bear Learns to Share 18

Bee Bakshi and the Gingerbread Sisters 20

Bertie Stewart is Perfectly

Imperfect 20

Beyond Amelia 28

Bird Brain 20

Birmingham, Maria 44

Bishop, D.A. 36

Blue Bowl, The 5

Blue to the Sky 20

Boersma, Alex 42

Bohémier, Lauriane 42

Bomberry, Andrew 38

Bontje, Laura 16

Borgford, Kelsey 10

Bourgeois, Paulette 12

Bowes, Arnolda Dufour 38

Bron, Anna 19

Brown, Tiffani 18

Bryan, Ali 29

Bunny & Tree 5

Bunny Loves Beans 6

Butterfly on the Wind 6

C Call Me Al 20

Cameron, Jackie 19

Camlot, Heather 24

Carter, Kern 28

Case of the Pilfered Pin, The 20

Casson, Sophie 24

Cerilli, Matteo L. 29

Champagne, Michael Redhead 16

Chan, A.Y. 22

Chan, Marty 18, 26

Change Is in the Air 42

Chapeskie, Bryanna 11

Charlie’s Balloons 6

Chen, Elaine 8

Chen, Grace 18

Chen, Ziyue 6

Chew, Megan 18

Chiang, George 36

Chiang, Sylv 14

Chickadee 45 Chirp 45

Chouhan, Anu 8

Chung, Christine D.U. 35

Chung, Julien 5

Church, Dana L. 40

Ciccarelli, Kristen 29

Circle of Love 6

Clement, Gary 34

Club, The 20

Coccia, Paul 26

Coco and the Caterpillars 6

Colagiovanni, Marc 13

Collier, Kelly 34

Conklin, Melanie 17

Cooke, Stephanie 34

Coop for Keeps 22

Cosplay Crime 26

Costello, Carrie 39

Costello, David 40

Country Baby 4

Craigie, Gregor 39

Crane Among Wolves, A 28

Crash Landing 28

Creary, Barbara 14

Creith, Elizabeth 29

Crovatto, Lucie 14

Crow Helps a Friend 6

Cummins, Lucy Ruth 6

Cunningham, Francine 17

Curious Tides 28

Currie, Susan 38

Cutler, Marcus 8, 19

Daley, Ken 11

Dalmartian 6

Dancehall Rebel 32

Daniel, Danielle 10, 14

Daniel-Ayoade, Yewande 11

Day Dancer Flew, The 6

de Souza, Adam 34

Deas, Mike 36

Deen, Natasha 19

Degonse, Sarah 6

Delsooz, Shiva 14

Desjardins, India 44

Di Lorenzo, Melinda 32

Dinos Driving 4

Dion, Nathalie 44

Do Hippos Brush Their Teeth? 42

Dogniez, Cort 22

Dragon on the Loose 18

Dubuc, Marianne 8

Duhameau, Élodie 6

Dutra, Brian 18

Dutra, Sally 18

Dwivedi, Avani 12

EEdwards, Teresa 38

Elmquist, Laurie 4

End of Always, The 28

Erb, Calyssa 22

Everyone Gets a Turn 8

Fairy-Tale Puppy Picnic 18

Fassler, Isabella 8

Fernandez, Caroline 18

Ferrer, Marianne 16

Flett, Julie 10

Fong, Pui Yan 42

Frankie D, Vegan Vampire 18

Fraser, Kimiko 36

Friedland, Aaron 16

Fritz, Andrea 6

Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy) 39

Fung, Rosena 32

Garbage Gulls 8

Garbutt, Loretta 16

Gard, Lori 13

Garden Called Home, A 8

Gardner, Whitney 34

Gay, Marie-Louise 16

Gear, Adrienne 40

Gendron, Sabrina 10

Get Outside! 42

Gibeault, Stephanie 43

Gigot, Jami 17

Giles, Leah 17

Giraffe is Grumpy 19

Go-Between, The 22

Golshan, Sahar 14

Goulet, Valéry 43

Goupil, Mylène 24

Grant, Shauntay 17

Gray, Jr., Gary R. 10

Green Baby Swing, The 8

Greetings, Floof! 8

Griffiths, Alex G. 12

Grim and Sunken Vow, A 28

Grimard, Gabrielle 16

Groenendyk, Doretta 12

Grose , Anouchka 42

Growing up Métis 22

Gulf, The 34

Hair Oil Magic 8

Hallett, Braden 24

Harris, Jennifer 10

Haudenosaunee 38

Havrelock, Deirdre 17

Healey, Haley 36

Heartless Hunter 29

Henderson, Judith 11, 35

Hodge, Deborah 4, 44

Hong, C.J. 8

Hong, Leah 17

Hope Ablaze 29

Horne, Maggie 23

Horry, Luana 5

How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety 42

Hrab, Naseem 34

Hur, June 28

Hutchinson, Michael 20

I I Am a Rock 8

I Do Not Eat Children 8

I’m Afraid, Said the Leaf 10

I’m From 10

Igharo, Jane 30

In It to Win It 42

Is It Weather or Is It Climate Change? 42

Ittusardjuat, Monica 40

J Jackson, Kristy 23 Jackson, Penelope 17 Jaleel, Aaliya 18

James, Matt 10

Jennie Butchart 36

Johnstone, Bonnie 12

K Is in Trouble 34

Kacer, Kathy 16

Kaner, Etta 42

Kang, Haeon Grace 11 Kang, Yong Ling 8 Kaufman, Daniel Newell 14 Kawooya, Eddie 26 Kayak 45 Kazemi, Nahid 11 Keeper of Stars, The 10 kekwan etakwak mîkisîhk? / What’s in a Bead? 10 Khan, Rukhsana 19

Kids Book of Black History in Canada, The 38 Kim, Julie 19 King, Thomas 8 Kodiaks, The 22 Koops, Victoria 30 Korman, Gordon 23, 24 Krishnaswami, Uma 11 Krishnaswamy, Uma 11 Kyi, Tanya Lloyd 17

L Lacelle, Pascale 28

Lam, Thao 12

Lane, Brittany 6

Lark Goes the Distance 19

Latif, Raz 43

Lee, Jessica J. 8

Legendary Mo Seto, The 22 Leitch, Lynn 4

Leon Draisaitl 36

Leon Levels Up 26

Leslie, Dawn 15

Let’s Get Creative 43

Let’s Go! / haw êkwa! 10

Leung, Dorothy 10

Leung, Flo 5

Leung, Hilary 18, 19

Levy, Debbie 42

Levy, Joanne 20

Lewis, Amanda West 43

Lightning Circle, The 29

Lights Along the River 10

Linklater, Duane 10

Little Regent, The 11

Lockjaw 29

Longest Shot, The 36 Look! Look! 11

Lost & Found 34

Lost Treasure on the Circle Star Ranch 19

Love Is in the Bear 11

Lowe, Hayley 12

Lugo, Udayana 17

Lyall, Casey 24

MacLeod, Elizabeth 36

Madanasinghe, Bhagya 5

Magnet, Shoshana 11

Majoka, Salwa 35

Making Sense of Dog Senses 43

Mandela, Ndileka 16

Manzer, Jenny 23

Marentette, Meghan 14

Martin, Emma 13

Martin, Pheilm 14

Maruno, Jennifer 22

Matas, Carol 26

Mather, Janice Lynn 30

Matula, Christina 23

Maya Plays the Part 22

McDougall, Jade 22

McFadzean, D. 39

McGregor, Rhael 23

McKnight, Aly 17

McLeod, Kagan 40

McNicoll, Sylvia 20

Meet Clara Hughes 36

Meet Jim Egan 36

Messing Around with Math 40

Métis 38

Mixed Up 23

Mohammed, Jenin 17

Mora, Oge 10

Morin-Neilson, Leona 11

Morstad, Julie 13

Mortified 23

Mosher, Melanie 20

Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon 11

My Bunny Lies Over the Ocean 11

My Favourite Colour 11

My Life Off-Key 32

My Sometimes Dad 11

Neidhardt, Nicole 6

Nerada, Anthony 29

Nicholson, Caitlin Dale 11

Nicholson, Lorna Schultz 36

Night of the Living Zed 23

ninitohtênân / We Listen 11

Noah Frye Gets Crushed 23

Noisy Puddle, The 43

Nordell, Wendi 19

Normal Kids 32

Normandeau, Sheryl 44

Not-So-Simple Question, The 23

Nova Scotia Loves Gus 12

Nunez, Sam 12

O’Byrne, Chelsea 16

Obol, Andrew Jackson 16

Odjig, Daphne 15

Oma’s Bag 12

Once Upon a Sari 12

One Giant Leap 12

Orr, Wendy 23

Osmak, Evanka 18

Otis & Peanut: Forever and Ever 34

Out of the Valley of Horses 23

OWL 45

Owls 43

P Patel, Dharmali 18

Paul, Miranda 5 Payne, Leah 42

Pechet, Bill 11

Peters, Joelle 39

Phillips, Rebecca 28

Picture a Girl 23

Pie Reports, The 12

Piechota, Jenna 42

Pig & the Dumpling, The 12 Pillow Talk 34

Pinto, Emi 20

Pizzale, Tessa 10

Planet Is a Poem, A 43 Plourde, Dorson 8

Polak, Monique 43 Poranek, A.B. 30

Pottle, Adam 6

Power Play 24

Powerful Thinking 40

Prisoner and the Writer, The 24

Professor Goose Debunks The Three Little Pigs 12

Q Qi, Amy 36

Qilavaq-Savard, Ashley 8

Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again 24

Queer History A to Z 38

Rabia’s Eid 19

Racc Pack, The 34

Rae, Rowena 44

Rahmalia, Debby 19

Ramadan Kareem 13

Ramadan, Danny 19

Rana, Sarah Mughal 29

Read, Christine 24

Reczuch, Karen 4, 44

Reflection in Me, The 13

Reg Goes Swimming 13

Remember This 43

Reynolds, Peter H. 13

Richardson, Bill 11

Ricketts, Rachel 5

Riley, Ronnie 20

Ritchie, Scot 4, 5

Robert, Nadine 16

Robertson, David A. 22

Robinson, Stacey 32

Rooney, Ellen 4

Rosas, Vivian 38

Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild

Black Horse, A 13

Rose, Jessica 43

Rose, Tiffany 5

Roy Is Not a Dog 14

Ruck, Lindsay 11

Ruddock, Nicholas 15

Rumie Goes Rafting 14

Rust, Kari 19

Ruths, Mitali Banerjee 18

Sadlier, Rosemary 38

Salma Joins the Team 19

Salt, Rachel 42

Sambury, Liselle 30

Sarhangpour, Sara 35

Sato, Miki 43

Savage, Candace 40

Save Our Seeds 44

Scrimger, Richard 39

Shah, Wali 20

Shapiro, Esmé 14

Shisheesh, Angela 10

Shuttleworth, Ashley 28

Silver, Erin 42

Sitter, Jarett 43

Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous, The 38

Skater Boy 29

Skene, Pat Lamondin 10

Slugfest 24

Smith, A.J. 8

Smith, Kim 5

Smith, Mark David 19

Smith, Monique Gray 6

So Loud! 14

Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak 14

Song for the Paper Children, A 38

Songs in the Sea 14

Soon, Chad 36

SOS Water 14

Spotting Dottie 26

Squillari, Emma Lidia 16

Stampatori, Paige 44

Stemp, Heather 28

Stevenson, Robin 38

Still My Tessa 14

Stone, Tiffany 6

Sun Never Hurries, The 14

Super Friends! 34

Swan Harp, The 29

Sweeney, Linda Booth 43

Swimming into Trouble 19

Sylvester, Basil 23

Sylvester, Kevin 23, 24

Take Me to Laˇolao 15

Takedown 29

Taming Papa 24

Tanaka, Shelley 24

Taylor, Arden 38, 39

Teddy vs. the Fuzzy Doom 24

Tender Beasts 30

This Is a Tiny Fragile Snake 15

Thompson, Julie 17

Thousand Twinkly Stars, A 15 Three Sisters, The 15

Tomova, Veselina 12

Traverse, Jackie 14

Tse, Christopher 38

Turcotte, Roxane 14

Turgut, Pelin 8

Two Homes, One Heart 16

Two Pieces of Chocolate 16

V Valério, Geraldo 6

VanSickle, Vikki 29

Vargas, Mel Valentine 34

Verstraete, Larry 22

Vidali, Valerio 16

Viewfinder 35

Vulpé, Françoise 40

Wada, Rachel 40

Wadhwani, Zenia 12

Wagner, Elena Skoreyko 17

Wake Up, Little Pin! 16 Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities 24

Walk of the Field Mouse, The 16 Walking School Bus, The 16 Walking Trees 16 Walls 39

Walters, Eric 20 Wang, Michelle 12 Wang, Shaoli 15 Warriner, David 44 Was it a Cat I Saw? 16

Washburn, Michaela 39 Watson, Laura K. 29

We Need Everyone 16

Weird Sisters: A Coop, Some Goop, and a Sandwich, The 19 West Coast Wild Baby Animals 4 West Coast Wild Rainforest 44

Whales and Us 44

Whamond, Dave 44

What If Bedtime Didn’t Exist? 17 When I Wrap My Hair 17 When Isaac Hears the Rain 17 When Nature Calls 44 When You Have to Wait 17 When You Meet a Dragon 17 Where the Dark Stands Still 30 Where Was Goodbye? 30

Whittingham, Jane 6

Who We Are in Real Life 30

Why We Dance 17

Why We Need Vaccines 44

Wild Trails to the Sea 17

Willa and Wade and the Way-Up-There 35

Winters, Kari-Lynn 5

With Love, Miss Americanah 30

Wong, Jack 5

World in Our Backyard, The 17

X Xiao, Yao 23

Xu, Ray 32