Mr. Beagle is back with a new mystery to solve: why are storybooks disappearing from his cousin George’s neighbourhood?
$11.95Catalina is more than a little cranky when her people come home with three puppies, but she soon learns that even a cat can enjoy the company of dogs.
$11.95Mittens are going missing in Rabbittown. Where could they be? Never fear…Mr. Beagle has the nose to follow the clues and find the culprit!
$11.95Tamara struggles to play her accordion in front of an audience. When her father encourages her to play for an elderly accordion player, Tamara becomes inspired by stories of Stoyles and his musical friendship years before with a Portuguese sea captain.
$12.95A compelling story of one young Newfoundland woman caught up in the struggle for women?s and workers’ rights in the sweatshops of New York City’s garment district in the early 1900s.
$16.95Strange and affecting stories from one of Newfoundland’s most compelling folk traditions
$15.95Charming illustrations bring this delightfully unsentimental remembrance of childhood in pre-WWII St. John’s, Newfoundland to life.
$29.95Ralph chases anything that moves, and usually catches it too. But when his aspirations go skyward, even his four furry friends wonder if Ralph’s aiming too high. A dog-bites-helicopter tale that will leave readers laughing and cheering for Ralph.
$12.95Jack, the delightful, mischievous, big-hearted hero of so many Newfoundland tales, is worried about his parents. They aren’t getting any younger; in fact, they’re really quite old. So Jack and his brothers Bill and Tom decide to set out and find a magic fruit that will make the old young. Told with the humour, warmth and sly wit that have made Andy Jones one of the Island’s finest and best-loved storytellers, The Queen of Paradise’s Garden follows Jack on his way to the land of the Queen of Paradise, where he finds the magic fruit and quite a few other handy things as well.
$14.95When a plethora of puffins head into a city by the sea, problems abound. No one is sure why the puffins have come, but what is certain is that they are underfoot and overhead and everywhere. They bother pets, and park on policemen. It takes someone small and smart to come up with a plan to send them back to sea. A charming and funny picture book by Lori Doody; young readers and listeners will have fun finding the puffins hiding in plain sight!
$12.95Star, a very special lamb, needs a new home – who will welcome her: an eccentric old woman who loves to knit beautiful, useful things, or a greedy count and countess who hoard wool? Infused with Sheree Fitch’s poetic playfulness, this lushly illustrated storybook celebrates creativity and community.
$19.95Peg’s big, ugly and hairy; but she’s brave enough and smart enough to trick a witch, help a king, and find husbands for her two beautiful sisters and herself. But will her husband fall for her? Readers certainly do in this rollicking adaptation of a traditional Newfoundland folktale.
$14.95An ambitious young lamb is determined to find a comet. Her persistence annoys a grumpy old goat who sets out to undermine her efforts, until he makes a discovery of his own.
$14.95When a flamingo lands unexpectedly in town, the townsfolk work together to make their unlikely visitor welcome.
$12.95A chilling collection of ghost stories collected and adapted by acclaimed poet and children’s author Tom Dawe. Perfect for a winter’s night!
$15.95A moose comes to town, followed by two mallard ducks. He searches high and low to someone to take care of the ducks. It seems that there is no one, until the perfect helper appears.
$12.95When a menacing green man challenges him to a high-stakes card game, Jack can’t resist. This brilliant blend of folklore and pop culture is a tale of cards, love, magic, hairy giants, impossible tasks, and a three-legged pig.
$19.95A hilarious new folktale adaptation from Andy Jones, with brave and resilient girls, evil giants, a magical cat, a storytelling hotel, and hairy feet.
$14.95Evenings, Bridie and her brother and sister love to listen as the grownups tell stories; one stormy night those gathered hear the unmistakable footsteps of an absent friend. Has he come for one last tale?
$21.95A tall tale about a wild dance, and the loving connection between grandfather and grandson.
$14.95Kate is excited for the beginning of summer, but all this rain, drizzle, and fog is no fun. “Capelin weather” her grandmother declares, setting Kate on the lookout for the silvery fish whose arrival ushers in summer. Can you find the hidden capelin?
$11.95Colours in Winter is a whimsical children’s picture book. The child, with her two bird friends, initially wishes that the giant fantastic snowflakes were coloured. Everything is too white. She thinks of green frogs in the spring, enormous red strawberries in the summer, and heaps of yellow and brown leaves in the autumn. But her desire becomes true and the snowflakes are suddenly all different colours. “Too much colour!” she gasps.
When everything turns back to white, she makes a wonderful discovery: there is colour everywhere in the winter — blue sky and green conifers, red rose hips and yellow beech tree leaves. The child and her bird friends reunite in a joyous celebration.
$14.95Andrea Doucette lives in a fishing village in Nova Scotia. It’s Christmas Eve and everyone in her house is feeling excited and happy-except for Andrea who is feeling very gloomy. Then, a number of things take place that make Andrea wonder weather this Christmas is going to be quite fine-or maybe end up being the worst disaster of all.
$8.95Budge Wilson has created a heart-warming monster story that proves things are not always the way they appear. Manfred’s parents are afraid he’s not scary enough but Manfred knows that it’s okay to be different and he figures out a way to break the stereotypes that monsters face.
$8.95When Stephanie Henderson moves to Nova Scotia, she leaves behind her friends. But her mother gets her a cat to help with the loneliness. And this is a special cat- he barks!
$7.95In a coastal Nova Scotian community, young Harold doesn’t know how to fit in until he befriends a beautiful blue heron. A mix up involving the bird begins to change the way everyone sees Harold. And it forever changes the way he sees himself, too.
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