Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award

Introduces readers to the extensive and surprising ways in which they are connected to the natural world around them.

Poems deal with kings, laughter, travel, sailors, forests, outlaws, magic, flying, the seasons, clouds, cats, bears, and elephants.

A Japanese-Canadian girl recounts the experiences of the three years she and her family spent in a Canadian internment camp during World War II.

Book by Carlo Italiano

Canadian artist Kurelek's own childhood--on prairie farms during the 30s--vividly illuminates this vision of a boy's winter life on a prairie farm. Both realistic and lyrical, it captures its subject in a way that speaks to readers of all ages.

A long-cherished children's classic is now back in print! This 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition of the classic children's book is a new illustrated edition. It's time for a new generation of children to enjoy this lighthearted collection of rhymes by the acclaimed poet Al Pittman. All new whimsical illustrations by Pam Hall dance through the pages with a sublime silliness perfectly balancing Pittman's rhymes. Her original work was the Winner of the prestigious Amelia Francis Howard Gibbon Award for best Canadian illustration. The late acclaimed poet and author, Al Pittman, died on August 26, 2001 at the age of sixty-one, after a lengthy illness. He was one of Newfoundland's best contemporary writers. Al built an inte ational reputation over the last 40 years creating award-winning poetry, plays and scripts for radio and television. Some of these include the Borestone Mountain Poetry Award, The Canada Council Arts Award, the Lydia Campbell Award, the Stephen Leacock Centenial Award, The Writer's Alliance Book Award for Poetry and has been inducted into the Arts Council's Hall of Honour. Up until his death he was a Writer in Residence at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Co er Brook, Newfoundland.

According to Canadian Indian legend, when an old man's sight was restored by a Loon he gave the bird his precious shell necklace as a reward. That is why the loon has a white collar and speckles on its back.
Elizabeth Cleaver's rich and beautiful style of picture-making gives new visual excitement to the splendors of the British Columbia landscape, and to the magic of this Indian legend.

A retelling of the tale of 12 princesses who dance secretly all might long and the gardener's boy who follows them and discovers where they dance.

Retells stories about Northwest Coast princesses and compares them with similar Old World princesses.

Text and pictures describe the animals and activities in Chester's barn during a winter on Prince Edward Island.

Chin Chiang has long dreamed of dancing the dragon's dance, but when the first day of the Year of the Dragon arrives and he is to dance with his grandfather, he is sure he will shame his family and bring bad luck to everyone.

One night, Rosie and Toby, accompanied by a plump white cat and a mouse in pajamas, discover a way to steal the moon out of the sky.

Indoors on a boring, rainy day, Victor and Joey create an imaginary adventure in the basement.

Amos, an old sheep, is tired of having his wool cut off, and tries to take the sweater that has been made from it.

This rich new collection of Canadian poetry captures a landscape of land and mind uniquely our own. Including works by Margaret Atwood, bp Nichol and A.M. Klein, this book appeals to imaginations young and old. Striking illustrations capture the essence of each poem.

Though delighted that an orphan boy has come into his life, an old man becomes insatiably curious about the boy's mysterious powers.

A lonely old man who waits each year to see the orcas swim past his house imparts his love of the whales to his granddaughter.

An Indian parent and child move through the forest and over a pond as nature passes from fall to winter.

A grandmother travels around the world and brings back gifts for her granddaughter.

This enhanced e-book, in celebration of Groundwood's 35th anniversary, includes a read-aloud feature of the story narrated by Molly Johnson. Winner of the Governor General's Award, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award This powerful, unforgettable and multi-award-winning tale is based on the lives of the Chinese who settled on the west coast of North America in the early 1900s. Left behind in China by her father, who has gone to North America to find work, Choon-yi has made her living by selling her paintings in the market. When her father writes one day and asks her to join him, she joyously sets off, only to discover that he has been killed. Choon-yi sees the railway and the giant train engines that her father died for, and she is filled with an urge to paint them. But her work disappoints her until a ghostly presence beckons her to board the train where she meets the ghosts of the men who died building the railway. She is able to give them peace by returning their bones to China where they were born.

#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with another pulse-pounding, twisty read! Are you invited? In the heart of the English countryside, Bessie and her closest friends gather at a remote castle for a secret party destined to make this the best spring break ever. But when the first of them dies, the party takes a lethal turn. As the body count continues to rise, Bessie and her friends must contend with a deadly storm and growing internal suspicion, all while trapped inside with a killer. Set against the backdrop of a sprawling English estate, Natasha Preston's latest thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat until the party’s over…

Illustrated in full-color and organized by age level--from baby to toddler to school age child--this sumptuous compendium offers a mix of more than 100 most-loved and less-familiar rhymes, lullabies, tongue twisters, riddles, and songs, gathered from near and far. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Frightened into sleeplessness by the noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year, a young girl takes comfort in her grandmother's soothing story of a dragon, a mother's sorrow, and Buddha.

Arabella and her mother move to a sawmill town where her stylish mother becomes the first piano teacher the town has had. Mrs. Bat, Arabella's teacher, who has been particularly disapproving of both Arabella and her mother has a change of heart when she hears them play at the music recital.

A little girl describes what she does and what she sees in and around her seaside home.

This richly illustrated story-poem celebrates the experience of learning to paint in the presence of a master teacher. Set in the 1900s when artist Emily Carr (1871–1945) was teaching art to children, The Art Room highlights Carr’s passion for painting the natural world and the sense of freedom she inspired in her students. Emily Carr’s work has been exhibited with, and frequently compared to, the art of Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo. Pascal Milelli’s illustrations are a perfect foil to the work Carr created.

Stanley's people go out a lot. Stanley is a good dog, but one night, while they're away, the temptation becomes too great and he sneaks up onto the couch. What a wonderful experience! Soon he's also blasting the music, dancing around the living room and raiding the fridge. Stanley's never had so much fun! But after a couple of weeks something is missing, and Stanley realizes that partying alone has lost its thrill.