New Releases by Neil Christopher

Nyla's grandmother warns her that children who play string games when they are not supposed to are at risk of meeting Tuutarjuk, the creature from Inuit stories that challenges children to string games--and carries them off if they don't win. What will happen when it appears in her tent one night?

Mia is hoping to spend time with her monster friends, but they are being difficult and don''t want to share!Follow along with Mia as she tries to bring her monster friends together to teach them about the importance of sharing.

Featured on Anaana's Tent! Siku and Kamik are good dogs. They want to go to school just like you! With this fun book, children will be encouraged to follow a simple story with the help of supportive illustrations.

Can you help Ukaliq and Kalla find things on their camping trip? In this search-and-Find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes.

Mia and the monsters are looking for colours! Can you help them? In this interactive board book, children can join Mia and her monster friends as they look for different colours on the tundra.

This book explores different objects and their varying characteristics (hard, soft, heavy, light, etc.). It introduces readers to simple descriptive adjectives and is a great way to bring science learning and literacy learning together.

Discover this gigantic Northern tale. This book introduces children to a traditional Inuit legend. Learn how the great giant Inukpak adopted a human hunter as his son.

The little orphan is on a journey to find a home. On this adventure, he comes across a huge surprise! Follow the orphan as he continues to travel across the land, meeting a friendly giant along the way.

Can you help Ukaliq and Kalla find things on their camping trip?In this search-and-Find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes.

Can you help Ukaliq and Kalla find things?In this search-and-find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes.

Follow the orphan on another adventure! After saving the children at his camp from an ogress, the orphan goes in search of a home. But he meets some scary creatures along the way!

Follow the orphan on another adventure!After saving the children at his camp from an ogress, the orphan goes in search of a home. But he meets some scary creatures along the way!

Can you help Ukaliq and Kalla find things? In this Search-and-Find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes.

Ukaliq and Kalla are going camping! Can you help find things for their trip? In this search-and-find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes.

Featured on Anaana's Tent on APTN!What do Mia and her monster friends wear to stay warm?Watch as Mia and the monsters get ready to play outside in the snow.

This pan-Arctic Inuit legend, which tells the story of a friendly giant, is lightheartedly retold, featuring sweeping illustrations. Inukpak was big, even for a giant. He loved to walk across the tundra, striding over the widest rivers and wading through the deepest lakes. He could walk across the Arctic in just a few days. But being so big, and travelling so far, Inukpak was often alone. Until one day when he came across a little hunter on the tundra. Thinking that the hunter was a little boy alone on the land, Inukpak decided to adopt him. And so, from the shoulder of one of the biggest giants to ever roam the Arctic, this hunter experiences the world from Inukpak''s perspective.

"From Mahahaa, a fearsom creature that tickles people to death, to the palraijuq, a reptilian creature said to have six legs and the body of a snake, this book introduces kids to all the creepy, spooky, and downright scary creatures told about in Inuit traditional myths."--Back cover.

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This book introduces kids to the spine-tingling, hair-raising creatures found in Inuit myths. From the mahahaa, a fearsome creature that tickles people to death to the palraiyuk, a reptilian creature said to have six legs and the body of a snake, this book introduces kids to all the creepy, spooky, and down right scary creatures told about in Inuit traditional myths.

Kudlu''s children will not go to sleep until he tells them a story of long ago. Before they will shut their eyes, they want to hear about a time long before Kudlu was born, a time when the world was magic. Before they can sleep, they want to hear about giants, animals disguised as humans, little people the size of lemmings, and all of the other wonderful things that existed way back then.

Forget fairies and forget vampires! Let yourself be drawn into the dark world of the shape-shifters, ogresses, trolls, and demons of the Canadian Arctic. This collection of field notes meticulously documents the dark side of Inuit legends, complete with hideous monsters and unspeakable deeds. Each creature is brought to life by the stunning illustrations of Mike Austin, a world-renowned tattoo artist. The Hidden exposes the dark beings that lurk in Arctic shadows. This gothic illustrated book is destined to become a collectorís item for any reader interested in dark folklore.

An adventure based on a traditional Arctic myth finds two brothers lost at sea during a hunting trip and taking refuge in a mysterious village where the sounds of drums lead to a high-stakes chase involving shape-shifting wolves.

Uses the format of a sweet and simple bedtime story written in both English and Inuktitut, to introduce readers to several myths from Inuit mythology.

This pan-Arctic Inuit legend, which tells the story of a friendly giant, is lightheartedly retold, featuring sweeping illustrations. Inukpak was big, even for a giant. He loved to walk across the tundra, striding over the widest rivers and wading through the deepest lakes. He could walk across the Arctic in just a few days. But being so big, and travelling so far, Inukpak was often alone. Until one day when he came across a little hunter on the tundra. Thinking that the hunter was a little boy alone on the land, Inukpak decided to adopt him. And so, from the shoulder of one of the biggest giants to ever roam the Arctic, this hunter experiences the world from Inukpak''s perspective.

Dans l''Arctique, les contes de minuscules personnes qui vivent sur la terre abondent. Un jour, Ava froide et seule, orpheline, tombe sur un groupe de nains magiques qui lui montrent enfin comment il se sent d''avoir une maison de son propre.

In the Arctic, orphaned Ava stumbles upon a group of magical dwarves who show him how it feels to have a home of his own.

In the Arctic, orphaned Ava stumbles upon a group of magical dwarves who show him how it feels to have a home of his own.

Experience the exciting world of arctic giants through traditional tales from around Nunavut. Based on elder interviews from more than one hundred years ago, these stories reveal the fearsome giants that once stalked the arctic. From enormous beings strong enough to pick up a walrus with one hand, to massive creatures that towered over mountains and could carry humans on the lace of one boot, these stories will introduce readers to a vast array of arctic giants.