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Par Eda Kaban, Shelly Becker. 2016
When superheroes don't get their way, when they're sad, when they're mad, when they've had a bad day, they could…
super-rampage - they could, but they don't - because real superheroes just wouldn't - they won't! Grades K-3. 2016.Par Sonja Wimmer, Belle DeMont. 2017
Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to…
school. First his father, then his friends, and even the crossing guard question him about his "strange" choice. After all, boys don't carry purses. They point out that they, too, have things they like, but that doesn't mean they go out in public wearing them. But Charlie isn't deterred. Before long, his determination to carry a purse starts to affect those around him: his father puts on his favourite Hawaiian shirt for work; his friend Charlotte paints her face, and the crossing guard wears a pair of sparkly shoes. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Andrew Larsen, Katty Maurey. 2017
When he was a child in the 1840s, Andrew Carnegie and his family immigrated to America in search of a…
new beginning. His working-class Scottish family arrived at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Carnegie worked hard, in factories and telegraphy. He invested in railroads, eventually becoming the richest man in the world during his time. Carnegie believed strongly in sharing his wealth, and one of the ways he did this was by funding the construction of over 2,500 public libraries around the world. His philanthropy completely revolutionized public libraries, which weren’t widespread at the time. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Kyo Maclear, Esmé Shapiro. 2017
Friends Yak and Dove are complete opposites. Yak is large and Dove is small. Yak has fur and Dove has…
feathers. Yak is polite. Dove is ill-mannered. Yak likes quiet. Dove likes noise. One day as Yak and Dove list their differences they come to the conclusion that maybe they aren't meant to be friends. In the hope of finding a new best friend, Yak holds auditions. But when a small feathered contestant sings Yak's favorite song, the two begin to think that maybe they are alike after all. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Gabrielle Grimard, Melanie Florence. 2017
Explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the…
pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down and shared through generations, and how healing can also be shared. "Stolen Words" captures the beautiful, healing relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks him how to say something in his language - Cree - her grandpa admits that his words were stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather regain his language. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Par Ward Jenkins, Harris J. 2017
Par Torill Kove. 2017
Kove's imaginative retelling of her grandmother's life in Norway before and during World War II. One day her grandmother discovers…
that she is in charge of ironing the King of Norway's shirts. When the German army invades Norway, her grandmother leads a resistance of shirt pressers intent on sabotaging the German uniforms and winning the war. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Mehrdokht Amini, Mark Gonzales. 2017
A lyrical celebration of multiculturalism, as a parent shares with a child the value of their heritage and why it…
should be a source of pride, even when others disagree. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Christine Battuz, Louise Bradford, Debbie Rogosin, Jennifer Stokes. 2017
One winter morning while playing with his animal friends, a young moose named Wade notices his antlers are wiggly, and…
he runs home to tell his mother. "Remember when we talked about your antlers falling off?" she says. "Don't worry. New ones will grow in the summer." But Wade is worried. He used his antlers for so many fun things, such as paddles for Ping-Pong, perches for giving friends rides and hooks for flying kites. He doesn't want to lose them! Can Wade find a way to stop his antlers from falling off? Or, if he just lets them go, can he find new ways to play? Grades K-3. 2017.Par Naseem Hrab, Josh Holinaty. 2017
Ira Crumb is the new kid in town, and he knows what that means: when the new school year starts,…
he’ll play alone at recess, eat alone at lunch, and walk home alone at the end of the day. So Ira launches a campaign to befriend neighbourhood kids before the first day. But his best-laid plans - a sandwich stand! A dance-off! - fall flat, and playing it cool doesn’t seem to work either. Just as Ira decides school will be HORRIBLE, a comical misunderstanding connects him with Malcolm, who was the new kid last year and totally gets it - and who, it turns out, will make a pretty good friend. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Aviaq Johnston, Tim Mack. 2017
Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has a friend with super speed, a…
friend who can hold his breath underwater the longest, a friend who can carve any shape, and friends who are better than she is at a million other things. Nalvana thinks she must be the only kid in town without a superpower. But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and special--and that her superpower was right in front of her all along. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger. 2017
Clinton celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying…
seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. This book is for everyone who has ever wanted to speak up but has been told to quiet down, for everyone who has ever tried to reach for the stars but was told to sit down, and for everyone who has ever been made to feel unworthy or unimportant. Shows readers that no matter what obstacles may be in their paths, they shouldn't give up on their dreams. Persistence is power. This book features Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Margaret Chase Smith, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey, Sonia Sotomayor--and one special cameo. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Par Lorna Crozier, Rachelle Anne Miller. 2017
Par Gina Perry, Dan Bar-El. 2017
A gang of mythical creatures is roaming around a magical land having a great time, until Bigfoot gets his foot…
stuck in a tree trunk and Unicorn gets her horn impaled on a table and Robot's saw-arm gets rusted into position. But have no fear! Dad is there to fix things--even when a Sneaky Flying Alligator Pirate steals the Fairy Queen Ballerina Doctor's wand. A hilarious story about imagination, play and the best parts about being a dad. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Emil Sher, Qin Leng. 2017
A gentle tale told entirely through sticky notes between a mother and daughter as the girl's departure for her first…
summer camp draws near demonstrates how love can be found even in scribbled messages and other unlikely places. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Sydney Smith, Joanne Schwartz. 2017
Throughout his day, a young boy thinks of his father who is working in the coal mine that is located…
underneath the ocean. Winner of the 2018 Lillian Shepherd Award for Excellence in Illustration. Winner of the 2018 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Ashley Spires. 2017
Lou and her friends are BRAVE adventurers. They run FASTER than airplanes. They build MIGHTY fortresses. They rescue WILD animals.…
But one day, when they're looking for a ship to play pirates in, Lou's friend has an idea: “Up there! The tree can be our ship!” Lou has never climbed a tree before, and she's sure she can't do it. So she comes up with reasons for not joining her friends - her arm is sore, her cat needs a walk, you shouldn't climb so soon after eating. Finally, she tells herself she doesn't want to climb the tree. But is that true, or is this brave adventurer just too afraid to try? Grades K-3. 2017.Par Bree Galbraith, Josée Bisaillon. 2017
Resolving to never have fun again when his family moves to a new city, young Milo watches his little sister…
explore their new neighbourhood. He reluctantly ventures out himself when Georgie goes missing. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Kathy Stinson, Dušan Petričić. 2017
As a young student of the violin, Joshua Bell learns about an international competition to be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan.…
He chooses a piece of music, which his teacher suggests may be too difficult, but Joshua is determined: it's a piece of music he loves. At the competition, Joshua experiences the usual jitters. Once his name is called, he strides to the stage and begins to play, but almost immediately, he makes a mistake. As he is about to walk off the stage, he asks if he can try again. Based on a true story. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Par Helaine Becker, Mark Hoffmann. 2017
Kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere!…
You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! Grades K-3. 2017.