• Lili Tutti-Frutti

    Lili Tutti-Frutti

    Created by: Edith Bourget
    Artist: Serge Richard
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Lili Tutti-Frutti’s friends and family tease her and predict she will turn bananas if she keeps chomping on her beloved snacks. This is just what seems to happen, but then, what better cure than Maman’s love and… more fruits! This whimsical and touching book also includes a two-page presentation with specific exotic fruit names, no preaching and all in good fun, but it does encourage a fruit eating habit!

    $9.95
  • Piau's Potato Present The "True" Story of the Poutine Rapee

    Piau’s Potato Present The “True” Story of the Poutine Rapee

    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Christian Treitz, the youngest son in a German family immigrated to the Monckton Township, learns that the trauma of the Acadian Deportation is still alive. The Treitz family is hungry and cold. Luckily, Christian meets Pierre Belliveau, who could have left Moncton’s newcomers to their unhappy fate. Instead, the Acadian has brought with him the seed of a new beginning. Despite the obstacles between them, their unexpected friendship blossoms on the banks of the Petitcodiac River.

    $12.95
  • La patate cadeau ou la « vraie » histoire de la poutine râpée

    La patate cadeau ou la « vraie » histoire de la poutine râpée

    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Christian Treitz, the youngest son in a German family immigrated to the Monckton Township, learns that the trauma of the Acadian Deportation is still alive. The Treitz family is hungry and cold. Luckily, Christian meets Pierre Belliveau, who could have left Moncton’s newcomers to their unhappy fate. Instead, the Acadian has brought with him the seed of a new beginning. Despite the obstacles between them, their unexpected friendship blossoms on the banks of the Petitcodiac River. 

    $12.95
  • Un coeur, quatre pattes

    Un coeur, quatre pattes

    Artist: Danica Brine
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    It’s back to school for Jacoby, a therapy dog. He knows his job but can’t help feel a little anxious. With the help of Madame Ève, he will meet the challenge just fine. And with his big heart, he will prove to be a great support for little Jacob, who has moved from Alberta. A dog at school might be unusual, but it can sure make a world of difference!

    $9.95
  • Sous mon lit / Beneath My Bed

    Sous mon lit / Beneath My Bed

    Artist: Danica Brine
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Clinging on to his blanky, his gaze sparkling with curiosity, a child examines what hides underneath his bed. He focuses his flashlight on some of the animals of the Maritime Provinces; some well know, and others to discover. Each is absorbed in some rather whacky activity: let’s not reveal the smelt’s or the weasel’s, but the turtle, the lobster and skunk seem to be having a merry party indeed!

    $8.95
  • Dis dix dinosaures / Say Ten Dinosaurs

    Dis dix dinosaures / Say Ten Dinosaurs

    Created by: Gaetane Pinet
    Artist: Denise Paquette
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    This is Bouton d’or Acadie’s first foray into the world of dinosaurs. Dis dix dinosaures steps into a burgeoning world where each page is an opportunity for children to have fun counting and associating details of the images to numbers. On the splash page, one finds the scientific names of dinosaurs frequently found in other works, but (in our opinion) never illustrated with such stunning colours. Denise Paquette, one of Acadie’s most seasoned illustrators, had the time of her life with this one. As for the Moncton author Gaëtane Pinet, with such imagination, she makes a striking debut!

    $8.95
  • Flo remonte la riviere / Flo Up the River

    Flo remonte la riviere / Flo Up the River

    Created by: Ginette Pellerin
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    A winding river seems to beckon Flo away from her beloved Maritime bay. In this fourth adventure for the little traveling buoy, Flo gathers her courage and goes upstream. Her curiosity is put to the test as she discovers a whole new world of colors, animals and sounds. But at the end of the day, a friendly encounter allows the little buoy to quietly fall asleep, cradled by the river.

    $8.95
  • AmiSoleil aux iles de la Madeleine

    AmiSoleil aux iles de la Madeleine

    Created by: Nicole Daigle
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Accompagne AmiSoleil dans cette toute nouvelle aventure. Tu y découvriras comment vivent le pluvier siffleur et la puce de sable. Tu verras que, même s’ils sont très différents, ces deux animaux ont quelque chose en commun..

    Une invitation à la découverte d’un habitat côtier et des animaux qui y vivent.

    $8.95
  • Le trésor d`Elvis Bozec

    Le trésor d`Elvis Bozec

    Created by: Francoise Enguehard
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Elvis Bozec a un rêve : découvrir des vestiges laissés par les marins français qui sont venus, il y a très longtemps, pêcher la morue à Terre-Neuve. Avec l’aide de sa sœur et d’un vieux monsieur sympathique, réussira-t-il à retrouver les traces de son ancêtre sur l’île Rouge, où l’on ne voit pourtant plus rien du passage des Bretons ?

    $9.95
  • How the Petitcodiac River Became Muddy

    How the Petitcodiac River Became Muddy

    Created by: Raymond Martin
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Légende mi’kmaq. Combat entre une anguille et un homard

    $9.95
  • Little Boy Catches a Whale

    Little Boy Catches a Whale

    Created by: Allison Mitcham
    Artist: Naomi Mitcham
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Un couple pauvre et âgé recueille un petit garçon trouvé sous la terre. Cette action bienveillante est le prélude à une série de prodiges…

    Ewle’jijik kisiku’k wejia’titl lpa’tu’ji’jl aqq westawia’titl. Wla teli wla’tekejik nikan-aknutk ta’n teli mili tpiejik.

    A poor old couple find a little boy underground and rescue him. This kind action is the prelude to a series of amazing occurrences.

    $8.95
  • Skyward

    Skyward

    Created by: Susan White
    Publisher: Acorn Press
    $13.95
  • My Year as a Space Cadet
  • Broken Crayons

    Broken Crayons

    Created by: Patsy Dingwell
    Artist: Marla Lesage
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    When Ms. Gillis, a preservice teacher on Prince Edward Island, decides to complete her International Teaching Practicum in Kenya, sponsored by Farmers Helping Farmers, she is very excited. She can’t wait to start her adventure in the warm African sun, leaving behind cold February days in Canada and (as she comes to learn) a well-stocked Island classroom. She is eager to share her newly-acquired teaching skills with the children in Kenya. She arrives laden with gifts and school supplies from friends on PEI. As she distributes a gift of crayons to her students, she soon realizes that she is the one who has the most to learn. Broken Crayons is a delightful story written for school age children. It is based on a true story that never grows old and one which carries a message for all, no matter your age.

    $14.95
  • What if? From Worries to Wonder
  • Kira's Crossing

    Kira’s Crossing

    Created by: Orysia Dawydiak
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Five years had passed since Kira discovered that she was a mermaid adopted by a fisherman and his wife. Her birth parents were merrow royalty who had been imprisoned by their enemies, the shape shifting Finfolk. The Finfolk had also taken over Merhaven, the hereditary undersea home of the West Atlantic merrows. Encouraged by merrow clans and supported by the local fishing community, Kira decided to join a Merhaven recovery mission. Also volunteering for the operation was Janus, a mysterious, handsome young merrow from the North Sea, as well as several Spegars, large merrows from across the Atlantic, who hunted with spears. In the chaos that followed the mission, Kira found herself on an unexpected journey that would take her across the continent and a fight for her own survival.

    $14.95
  • Maurice the Moose

    Maurice the Moose

    Created by: Lorne Elliott
    Artist: Lori Joy Smith
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Maurice the Moose is lonely. So lonely, in fact, that when one day, he is attracted to the call of what he thinks is another moose. He runs far and wide to respond to the call only to find that instead of another friendly moose, it is the call of a moose hunter that has attracted him. Luckily, another moose has answered the call and scares away the hunter. And, most importantly, the Maurice makes a new friend. Maurice the Moose is about making friends in unlikely circumstances as well as the strong bond that is formed when thrown together.

    Lorne Elliott has performed from Newfoundland to New York City, from Los Angeles to Australia and points in between. Lorne started performing in 1974 as a folk musician in East Coast Canada. At the same time he kept writing fiction as well as songs, monologues and one-liners. The outcome of such a training is a very special show of comedy and music, totally original, entertaining, foolish and uplifting. Along with his unique performance style it is the timelessness of his material, joined with keen observations on today’s trends that make Lorne Elliott’s work so special. He is the author of Beach Reading and a novella The Fixer Upper. This is his first picture book.

    $19.95
  • Pirate Year Round

    Pirate Year Round

    Created by: Marla Lesage
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Despite her peg-leg, Pirate has adventures through the seasons

    Join Pirate as she goes on her pirate adventures through the seasons. Whether it is Halloween or Valentine’s Day, Pirate is always up for an adventure, peg leg or not. Even the winter snow doesn’t slow her down!

    $14.95
  • Welcome to Camp Fill-in-the-Blank

    Welcome to Camp Fill-in-the-Blank

    Created by: Hope Dalvay
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Page’s perfectly organized life turns upside down when her parents send her to Prince Edward Island to babysit her cousins Crusoe and Danger (those are their real names) for the summer. The only problem is that her cousins feel that they are too old to have a babysitter—they would rather be at summer camp. Page realizes the solution to the problem is to give her cousins exactly what they want: summer camp in their own backyard. Despite Page’s meticulous efforts to plan a different theme for each week of Camp Fill-in-the-Blank, she quickly learns that life with her cousins rarely goes according to plan.

    $12.95
  • You Make Me Happy

    You Make Me Happy

    Created by: Doretta Groenendyk
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    With Doretta Groenendyk’s whimsical illustrations and narrative style, Small Things Make Me Happy explores the joys of everyday wonders and important, intangible things. Whether we are big or little, there are always things that we truly love. Whether it be sitting by the fire, reading in the bath, or travelling at night, this book explores the importance of finding happiness in all around you.

    $16.95
  • Headliner

    Headliner

    Created by: Susan White
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Franny Callaghan feels invisible. With a missing mother only seen occasionally who speaks to the family through the closed door of her bedroom or the ensuite bathroom and a father and younger sister, who travel most of the time, home long enough to wash their underwear and re-pack before heading to the next competition so her sister can be an Olympic speed skater, Franny feels alone most of the time.

    Franny’s brother died a few years before and is only seen in the photos on the wall. Her family hasn’t spoken of him since the day of his big funeral and all the news coverage of the tragic accident that killed eight members of the Ridgewood High School Orchestra and one of his teachers. And Franny Callaghan remains… just the awkward middle kid in a family that used to look like everyone else’s.

    What if Franny just took off to go see her brother’s favorite band on the anniversary of his death? Maybe that would be the jolt her family so badly needed.

    $12.95
  • Summer in the Land of Anne

    Summer in the Land of Anne

    Artist: Carolyn
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Six-year-old Elspeth’s mother has a surprise in store for her daughters. She’s taking Elspeth and her eleven-year-old sister on a surprise vacation. When she starts reading Anne of Green Gables aloud to the girls, they catch on–they’re going to Prince Edward Island!

    Elspeth proudly dons her Anne hat on the ferry, ready to explore the Land of Anne. Although she knows she’s really visiting Lucy Maud Montgomery?s house, she feels like she recognizes everything from the books and is thoroughly enchanted. At first devastated that Montgomery’s first house was torn down by Montgomery’s uncle, Elspeth sees signs of life–chipmunks living in the old cellar.

    Elspeth’s imagination is ignited. No longer satisfied with pretending to be Anne, Elspeth is instead inspired to become more like Montgomery: famous writer Elspeth of Cavendish, writing about the world she loves.

    $22.95
  • Rika's Shepherd

    Rika’s Shepherd

    Created by: Orysia Dawydiak
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Rika is a happy, energetic girl in control of her life and her small flock of sheep and helping her father run their farm and household since her mother died six years earlier. The one thing that would make life even more perfect would be a Border collie pup she could train to herd the sheep. But her tidy life begins to unravel with the discovery of a deadly coyote attack on her flock.

    With the help of a young veterinarian, and an eccentric breeder of guard dogs, Rika takes on more responsibilities. She encounters challenges which reveal that she has not coped well with the death of her mother, especially when her father and the veterinarian become romantically entangled. Rika is further demoralized when she fails to train a guard dog pup and must return him to the breeder. When the valuable and beloved older dog who guards her sheep is gravely injured because of her poor judgment, Rika slips into a depression.

    When Rika starts to get better, she takes stock of her blessings, and begins to deal with the changes that are imposed on her. She makes amends with her future stepmother, and the injured dog, now recovered, is returned to her care.

    $12.95
  • And All the Stars Shall Fall

    And All the Stars Shall Fall

    Created by: Hugh MacDonald
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    After years of struggle by Blanchfleur to maintain its independence, the idyllic walled city of Aahimsa, a community of girls and women dedicated to making a life of peace free of the brutality and aggression of outsiders, and its prospering Manuhome, are suddenly victims of a brutal surprise attack by the forces of The World Federation of City States. Mabon and Nora are in hiding outside the city where they witness all the horrors of the assault. Adam, their adoptive son, is no longer with them, having been placed under the protection of Doctor Ueland at the Manuhome. Adam, known to the federation as The Last Wild Boy has been hunted down since his unauthorized birth in Aahimsa. Blanchfleur the mayor of Aahimsa along with her daughter and granddaughter Tish, flee for their lives along with hundreds of the Manuhome workers. A few of them are thrown together and, although some are strangers and long-time enemies, they are forced by circumstance to attempt to find a way to escape extinction in the outside world against powerful and relentless common enemies, traitors and especially the federation’s murderous and heartless robotic army. They must deal with great dangers and unexpected revelations. Can they manage to work together and adjust their thinking enough to survive and find happiness against such seemingly insurmountable odds?

    $12.95
  • Love You More than Anything

    Love You More than Anything

    Created by: Doretta Groenendyk
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    This colourful new picture book by Doretta Groenendyk is filled with whimsical images of love from many different backgrounds. It is about the expression of glee, surprise, intense emotion and delight. It is between friends and neighbors, children or seniors, women and family.

    This book crosses cultures and generations, social change and tradition. It exudes warmth and playfulness, sharing whimsical images and sweet memory. The childlike, playful evaluation and understatement of “what is loved more” is immediately addictive.

    Each  colourful, whimsical page depicts a different “couple” enjoying the expressed scene together, two  grandparents, two teenagers, a girl and her granny, two boys, a boy and a girl, two men,  young girlfriends, a child and parent, persons of diverse race, religion, size….essentially  love happening between anyone, anywhere. Love You More than Anything is a simple, beautiful book to remember love.

     

    $19.95
  • Minegoo the Mi'Kmaq Creation Story of Prince Edward Island

    Minegoo the Mi’Kmaq Creation Story of Prince Edward Island

    Created by: Sandra Dodge
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    A long time ago, the Great Spirit created all of the sky and stars but it wasn’t enough. He then made a beautiful place called Minegoo, a place so beautiful that He almost placed it amongst the stars. He decided that instead, he would place Minegoo in the most beautiful spot on earth. He summoned Kluskap and asked him to find this spot. After searching the whole world, Kluskap found the Shining Waters, the spot in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that would be home of the Mi’kmaq people created in his own image.

    $13.95
  • Bubba Begonia, You're Such A Lucky Guy

    Bubba Begonia, You’re Such A Lucky Guy

    Created by: Gerry O'Brien
    Artist: Dale McNevin
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Bubba is distraught? so distraught that he decides he is going to skip Christmas this year. He can?t help but think about how his life was blowing up; how his favourite teacher, Miss Pimple, is getting married on Christmas day, his parents have forgotten he existed since his new baby brother, Bob, arrived a few months ago, and he is sure that he won?t get what he most wants for Christmas ? a puppy. That is until Miss Pimple ask him for a big favour? to take on her dog as her fiancé is allergic. Life changes dramatically with a new puppy and a new baby to look after but soon Bubba realizes that his dog is the best Christmas present ever.

    $9.95
  • Your're Flying, Baby

    Your’re Flying, Baby

    Created by: Judy Gaudet
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    “Christina is a little baby. She can’t walk, she can’t even crawl. Her mother puts her on the floor on a blanket. She lays her down on her stomach and turns away to make the supper.”

    You?re Flying, Baby is a lovely tribute to the tummy time. When Christina was a baby, she spent lots of time on her tummy. But Christina wantd to do more than that. By kicking her arms and legs, her mother imagined that Christina really wanted to fly. Based on the experiences of this mother-daughter team, You?re Flying, Baby is a sweet addition to the any baby’s tummy time.

    $9.95
  • Queen of the Crows

    Queen of the Crows

    Created by: Harmony Wagner
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Elsa’s mom has disappeared again, but eleven-year-old Elsa is doing her best to fool the world into thinking her life is normal. As food, money and luck begin to run out, Elsa fears she won’t be able to keep her desperate, lonely secret any longer.

    Then one day a crow talks to Elsa and a world of wonder opens up to her. The queen of the crows has also gone missing and the rest of the crows struggle to know what to do next.

    Could the secret, magical world of the crows be the key to Elsa’s mental health?

    Based on the award-winning short film screened by Telefilm Canada at the Cannes Film Festival, Queen of the Crows explores a family story of mental illness, love and imagination and triumph.

    $12.95
  • Waiting for Still Water

    Waiting for Still Water

    Created by: Susan White
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    These are the rules at foster mother Amelia’s farm–the rules that saved Rachel when she first came to stay at Walton Lake as a troubled girl. Now, after a horrifying crisis at work, Rachel has run back to the farm again.

    But she doesn’t find the peace she’s hoping for. There are new fostered teens at the farm with their own demons, and the sprawling family she became a part of at Amelia’s farm seems to be full of heartbreak and worry.

    There’s Crystal, grieving her twin sister. Jodie and Zac are struggling to bring a pregnancy to term. Kate is reeling from her mother’s abandonment.

    And Amelia, stalwart and dependable and loving Amelia, their glue, has become worryingly forgetful.

    A sweeping story of love and redemption, Waitng for Still Water will delight fans of Maeve Binchy and Lesley Crewe.

    $19.95
  • Kira's Quest

    Kira’s Quest

    Created by: Orysia Dawydiak
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Now that Kira knows the secret of her past, she can’t help but want to know more about her underwater world. 

    $12.95
  • Sky Pony in Iceland

    Sky Pony in Iceland

    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Siggi, Katie and their family are starting a new adventure! They are moving from Yukon Territory to Prince Edward Island to help their grandparents run their trail ride business.

    Siggi is nervous about the move, but he has bigger things to worry about. Some of the older boys at school are picking on him, and he’s not sure how to get them to stop. He wishes he could just be like everyone else; instead, his Icelandic name makes him stand out.

    Things get better for Siggi on the move to PEI, when he begins to learn some pretty cool things about his heritage. However, an unexpected magical trip to Iceland makes Siggi realize just how lucky he really is.

    $12.95