Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories

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The Unique Lou Fox

Award-winning author Jodi Carmichael, who has ADHD herself, affirms and celebrates those who struggle with their uniqueness and triumphantly discover its gifts

It isn’t easy being Louisa Elizabeth Fitzhenry-O’Shaughnessy—especially ...

Guardians of Porthaven

On his fifteenth birthday, Malcolm Gravenhurst is preparing to take on the mantle of Guardian, like many Gravenhursts before him.

The Guardians are tasked with defending the city of Porthaven, and his ...

Mama Bird Lost an Egg

Text by Evelyne Fournier
Illustrated by Chloloula
Translated by N. Penn
Categories: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction

Mama Bird is sad today. A little egg she was keeping warm has broken. With tenderness and compassion, her son, Gabriel, helps comfort her. A thoughtful picture book that explores the theme of miscarriage, ...

Birdsong

A tender, luminous portrait of art, nature, and connecting across generations. When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly ...

Nutcracker Night

Discover the sights, sounds, and magic of a night at the ballet that will prepare even the youngest of children for their first theatrical experience. Nutcracker Night is a celebration of a holiday classic ...

The House at the End of the Road

When two siblings and their cousin discover an old, seemingly-abandoned house down the road from Grandma’s, their summer takes a turn they never saw coming. This heartwarming picture book incorporates ...

Kiddo

Katherine Wisteria Warble (otherwise known as Kiddo) knows her family depends on her for information. Kiddo devours the Town Crier Newspaper for the news, contests, community events, Caring Carol’s ...

Moon Wishes

In this timeless bedtime story, the moon’s luminous, watchful presence inspires wishes of hope and love, with dreamy watercolour illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Milan Pavlović.

Wouldn’t it ...

Dancing with Daisy

By (author) Jan L. Coates
Categories: Picture storybooks

When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. That’s fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer. Once, long ago, Grampy had a run-in with a ...

Last Wish of Sasha Cade, The

Raquel’s lifelong best friend, Sasha, has just died of cancer, and Raquel is overcome with grief … until she discovers that Sasha spent her final weeks planning an elaborate scavenger hunt for the ...