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Age range 5 to 9Never has this classic fairy-tale been more stylishly spun for young readers than in this new, freshly illustrated picture book adaptation! Children will treasure this elegant, accessible edition of Rumplestiltskin, complete with a cover...

Prepare your little readers for the new normal with this interactive lift-the-flap book that reveals the familiar and friendly faces behind personal protection masks, serving as a 'welcoming resource for the youngest mask wearers'...

Age range 0 to 3Play and learn with mirror magic - and exciting jobs!I make bridges and tall skyscrapers.LOOK, I'M A BUILDER!I fly rocket ships into space.LOOK, I'M AN ASTRONAUT!With a shiny mirror on each page, Exciting Jobs lets...

'A resonant graphic novel about the price of growing up - or avoiding it.' - FOREWORD'Strongly recommended for fans of dark fantasy and YA graphic novels.' -CEMETERY DANCE Two modern-day kids and their 100-year-old...

After getting in trouble with the law, a group of wayward teens are given an ultimatum: serve time in juvenile detention for their crimes or walk the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Spain over the summer holidays with a pair of court-appointed...

Age range 12 +Everyone on campus knows Remy Cameron. He's the out-and-proud, super-likable guy who's admired by friends, faculty, and fellow students alike for his cheerful confidence. The only person who isn't entirely sure about Remy Cameron is Remy...

Age range 5 to 9Everyone's favourite reading role model is back!Book-loving Lulu is excited to start pre-school. It will be like storytime at the library, but she will stay by herself. Everyone gets up super early to make sure they are ready. There's so...

Age range 5 to 9Lulu has her library card. She has her rucksack full of borrowed books. Most important of all, she has a big smile on her face because it's Tuesday and she and her Mummy are going to the library...Once there, she enjoys storytime and...

Age range 4-8A long, long time ago......in a small town, there lived a lonely newspaper boy.So begins thisheartfelt story inspired by one of the most iconic works of American rock-n-roll.Don McLean's American Pie: A Fable weaves elements and themes from...

1941, Hitler's army crosses into Soviet-ruled Ukraine in a secret mission titled "Operation Barbarossa. A young Jewish girl, Hanna Slivka is fourteen when German soldiers arrive in her small village of Kwasova. Until their arrival, Hanna has split her...

Robert has a great group of friends in Kuugaapik. But when Robert and his mom move to a new community, everything changes. At first he is excited to explore what the bigger city has to offer, but soon he starts to miss his home and his friends. See how...

Newcomer Salma and friends cook up a heartwarming dish to cheer up Mama.All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might...

Stacey May Fowles' debut picture book is a whimsical, warmhearted story of how a super-special surprise can lead to anxiety - or invite imagination.One beautiful fall day, Fern opens her mailbox and finds an envelope. After much worrying about what it...

Husband-and-wife team Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel create a sequel to the enormously popular Travels with My Family and On the Road Again! - but with a twist. This time Charlie and his family stay home, and find adventure in their own Montreal...

Alone on his lot, a sturdy little house has stood for as long as anyone can remember, stoically weathering the storms. But one day, the wind brings change.One house, then another, is built off in the distance. Then a road is paved through his field, and...

Ukpik's mother is eager to teach Ukpik how to prepare caribou skin, dry it, and use it to sew a pair of simple, useful mitts. But Ukpik can't stop thinking about the beautiful new beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last visit. They are so...

Age range 3 to 6A moving tale of love, fear, and the courage of letting go.Beyond the hill where the tree lives, lies Who Knows Where. Every year when the wind blows, the tree's seeds sail to this mysterious place-until the day an especially tiny seed...

Age range 3 to 6I Am a Peaceful Goldfish teaches kids and families about playful breathing techniques that we can use to overcome our anxiety and feel calm and grounded. When we are overcome with emotions, our breath - and a bit of imagination - can...

"Whimsical... readers can unleash their own imaginations." -New York TimesFans of Peter Brown and Jon Klassen will cherish this inspiring story about exploration, curiosity and an unexpected discovery.There are wonders all around us ... Why not go see...

Age range 0 to 1Meet joyful babies and toddlers in daily life. Introduces the concept of Lailah Tov, Good Night! Time for Bed models a happy bedtime routine including the Hebrew goodnight wishes followed by a peaceful sleep. Babies and toddlers will...

Age range 12+Set on a small and struggling family dairy operation in southern Minnesota, The Complicated Calculus (and Cows) of Carl Paulsen follows fifteen-year-old Carl as he confronts his crush on Andy Olnan, a handsome and confident but secretive...

Good news! Principal Clarkson says Grape is ready for junior high. He doesn't have to go to Riverwash, the school for troubled kids! But there's also bad news. Grape's best friend, Lou, has moved to New York, leaving Grape alone to ride his Evel Knievel...

Age range 12+Angsty teenager Mary Shelley is not interested in carrying on her family's celebrated legacy of being a great writer, but she soon discovers that she has the not-so-celebrated and super-secret Shelley power to heal monsters, just like her...

Five-year-old Viva learns there is a need for girls with powerful voices everywhere when she helps Papi raise his voice on the picket line.Viva's Papi is a bus driver and Viva loves going to work with him. The sounds of the traffic and the voices of the...

The Spencer Hill Press release has bonus content never before available.Blue Echohawk doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know her real name or when she was born. Abandoned at two and raised by a drifter, she didn't attend school until she was ten years...

In this book in the Stella and Sam series, Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love the books.Where does Stella get her wild ideas? How big is Stella's imagination? What did Stella look...

Age range 12+After three years of high school, Margaret still isn't any closer to what she wants: to sing and dance on Broadway, to be a model like Twiggy, to be madly in love with someone other than Paul McCartney. It's not much to ask, but with her...

Age range 8 to 12Jeff Miller's heartbreaking, coming-of-age middle-grade novel - inspired by his personal experience living through his own parent's heart transplant - invites readers into the world of a twelve-year-old birdwatcher looking for a place to...

Age range 3+Rosie's excited to start kindergarten - she's had her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she...

The Faerie have come to take London, and only one girl stands in their way.Justice isn't your average fifteen-year-old girl. She's an irrepressible scoundrel, and she always has a plan. But her world falls apart when her father forcibly bundles the...