Kids Books

By Erika McGann and Gerry Daly

A visually stunning, often humorous book of verse, All Around the Circle celebrates the landscape and spirit of outport Newfoundland. How did Aunt Maud’s cat manage to sail across the tickle? Why is Heloise the chicken so worried? With a colourful cast of characters, tall tales, and vibrant artwork, Cara Kansala, artist of the wildly popular Grumpy Goat Gallery, offers a tongue-twisting playful read that will delight kids from five to ninety-five.

Where in this racket can Nanny be? When you get invited to a kitchen party at your grandmother’s house, there may be certain things you don’t expect to find: like moose and foxes and bears! In this exciting, playful romp through a Newfoundland kitchen party, there are an increasing number of animal party crashers…and one fun-loving Nanny smack dab in the middle of it all.

A sweet but slow-moving sloth gets a wonderful surprise from his friends in this illustrated picture book about taking your time and accepting yourself. Everyone likes Samson the sloth! He is friendly and kind and always willing to lend a hand, so he gets lots of invitations to parties. But no matter how hard he tries, Samson moves too slowly to ever make it to the party: by the time he gets there, the cake is all eaten up and the games are finished. Can Samson’s clever friends figure out a way to celebrate their favorite sloth — and make sure he doesn’t miss a moment of it?

A 2018 Parent’s Best Children’s Book Selection A group of musicians is traveling to a café for a surprise celebration. Press the buttons to hear them play their instruments . . . and join in with the whole band at the end to wish one little otter a very happy birthday! With a flute, guitar, violin, and piano, plus a rousing “big band” chorus and a splendid light-up birthday cake, this delightful little book makes the perfect birthday gift.

Take a bedtime journey with the New York Times bestselling author of The Wonderful Things You Will Be and discover the adventures that await while you dream! You only have to close your eyes And when you snuggle in…. You’ll be carried to your dream tonight On wing or paw or fin Snuggle into bed and discover what your dream animal might be and where it could take you! Could it be a bear who brings you to bake pastries? A fox who ushers you into a magical forest? Mermaids with whom you can sip tea? With a perfect nighttime rhyme and gorgeous illustrations, this book is the ideal addition to any bedtime reading routine. Little ones won’t mind closing their eyes once they learn what wonders await in their dreams.

Written by: Bieber Domm Illustrations by: Jeffrey C. Domm Winner of the Lillian Shepard Memorial Award

Written by Rodger Blake Illustraions by Karen Gelderman

While on their first walk in a long time, Joel and his grandpa discuss the everyday heroes who helped people during the COVID-19 shutdown.

This is the story of the partridgeberry, as told by a moth that spends its life as a larva living inside this beautiful fruit. With whimsy and wordplay, yet holding firmly to science, Partridgeberry, Redberry, Lingonberry, Too, takes the reader into the partridgeberry patch, for a first-ever look at the seasons of the moth, the seasons of the partridgeberry and the seasons of the people who harvest it.

When the magical Moon King tips over the night, it spills across the land and sea, and he seeks the help of animals big and small to collect the stars and return them to the sky. In this beautifully illustrated bedtime story, Cara Kansala weaves an enchanting fable destined to become a children’s classic—the perfect way to welcome the night and celebrate the wonder of dreams.

The most beautiful ice-fishing shack on the whole coast belongs to Alphonse. But he can’t seem to catch a thing—not even a sock, or an old pair of underwear! How will he ever win the Best Fisherman Contest?!

In the past few years, the popularity of colouring books has exploded. Everyone from toddlers to grandparents are experiencing and re-experiencing the joy that colouring can bring. So why not share the fun with your favourite person? Come Colour with Me in Newfoundland and Labrador provides the perfect opportunity to unwind, connect and spend some quality time with that special little person in your life. Featuring (insert number of images here) beautiful Newfoundland and Labrador-inspired illustrations by artist Bobbi Pike, every fun-filled spread is specifically designed for an adult and child to enjoy together, creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Bedtime Classics introduce classic works of fiction to little literary scholars through character-driven narratives and colorful illustrations. Designed to be the perfect one-minute bedtime story (or five minutes–if you’re begged to read it over and over), parents can feel good about exposing their children to some of the most iconic pieces of literature while building their child’s bookshelf with these trendy editions! A King and Queen invite all the princesses in the land to their palace to find a proper suitor for their son, the prince. But when an unconventional princess stumbles through the castle gates, she’s put to the ultimate test. By setting a pea under a large stack of mattresses, the royal family will discover if the girl is “princess material” once and for all.

One little thank you can go a long, long way. Two strong arms to hug somebody tight. Three cheers for friends and everything they do. Learn your 123s while discovering the value of sharing gratitude with this irresistibly illustrated board book that’s perfect for Thanksgiving and all year round! Complete the collection with ABCs of Kindness!

Join a group of musicians as they travel to a music festival. Press the buttons to hear each instrument along the way until the whole band gathers together to perform around the campfire under the night sky. With a clarinet, a trombone, a banjo, and an accordion, plus a light-up star, this delightful book is perfect for bedtime and campouts under the stars.

The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best? Kids will be imagining their own humorous conversations with crayons and coloring a blue streak after sharing laughs with Drew Daywalt and New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers. This story is perfect as a back-to-school gift, for all budding artists, for fans of humorous books such as Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith, and for fans of Oliver Jeffers’ Stuck, The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Lost and Found, and This Moose Belongs to Me.

This beautiful gift edition includes an exclusive downloadable reading by Juliet Stevenson. When the Velveteen Rabbit first arrives in the nursery, he is snubbed by the other toys. But the Rabbit soon makes friends with the Skin Horse, who explains how toys can become “real” if they are loved enough. The Velveteen Rabbit longs for this to happen, and one day he finds that he has become the Boy’s very favorite toy. They play together through a long, golden summer, Rabbit becoming shabbier and shabbier as he becomes real to the boy who loves him. The rabbits in the garden think otherwise — how can Rabbit be real when he can’t leap and hop? When Boy takes ill with scarlet fever and Rabbit must be discarded, a magical fairy appears to transform him into a real, wild rabbit, though her parting words remind him that he was always real to the Boy. A perfect gift for delivering an old favorite to a new generation, this beautifully illustrated version of Margery Williams’s time-honored tale is the first in a series of Nosy Crow classics.

The newest journal in the Do One Thing Every Day series is the perfect prompted journal for kids ages 6-10 to unplug, think critically, and get creative! With this journal, kids can embark on a journey of creative exploration. Daily prompts in this journal range from mindful check-ins and drawing exercises to questions based on quotes from your kiddo’s favorite books. Boasting quotes from big sellers like Harry Potter, Wonder, and The Dork Diaries, this journal will engage kids who love to read and write