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PB’s Comet
Artist: Veselina TomovaPublisher: Running the Goat$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.
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Painting the Town Pink
Publisher: Running the Goat$12.95When a flamingo lands unexpectedly in town, the townsfolk work together to make their unlikely visitor welcome.
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An Old Man’s Winter Night
Artist: Veselina TomovaPublisher: Running the Goat$15.95A chilling collection of ghost stories collected and adapted by acclaimed poet and children’s author Tom Dawe. Perfect for a winter’s night!
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Mallard, Mallard, Moose
Publisher: Running the Goat$12.95A 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.
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Jack and the Green Man
Artist: Darka ErdeljiPublisher: Running the Goat$19.95When 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.
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Barefoot Helen and the Giants
Artist: Katie BrosnanPublisher: Running the Goat$14.95A hilarious new folktale adaptation from Andy Jones, with brave and resilient girls, evil giants, a magical cat, a storytelling hotel, and hairy feet.
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Footsteps in Bay de Verde A Mysterious Tale
Artist: Jenny DwyerPublisher: Running the Goat$21.95Evenings, 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?
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Dancing with Daisy
Artist: Josée BisaillonPublisher: Running the Goat$14.95A tall tale about a wild dance, and the loving connection between grandfather and grandson.
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Capelin Weather
Publisher: Running the Goat$11.95Kate 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?
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Colours in Winter
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$14.95Colours 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.
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Imperfect Perfect Christmas
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$8.95Andrea 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.
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Manfred the Unmangeable Monster
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$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.
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The Cat That Barked
Artist: Terry RoscoePublisher: Pottersfield Press$7.95When 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!
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Harold and Harold
Artist: Terry RoscoePublisher: Pottersfield Press$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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EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street
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If You Could Be Anything
Artist: Briana Corr ScottPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$22.95A gentle lullaby celebrating the abundant nature of the East Coast, from the illustrator of Wildflower and The Book of Selkie.
If you could be anything, what would you be?
I’d be a tall ship, racing fast on the sea
I’d fill up my sails with the salty cool breeze
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The Snow Knows
Artist: Josée BisaillonPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$12.95A lyrical prose poem with whimsical, hide-and-seek illustrations, The Snow Knows introduces readers of all ages to animals both domestic (a tabby cat by the wood stove) and wild (a slinking lynx; a choir of coyotes), celebrating wilderness and outdoor play.
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If I Were a Zombie
Artist: Eric OrchardPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$12.95If I were a zombie
I’d package my drool
put it in Mason jars
sell it at school.This hilarious picture book written by Hackmatack Award-nominated Kate Inglis has two children trying to outdo one another, imagining what they could do if only they were a zombie, a ninja, or a robot. With outrageously entertaining rhyming text and brilliant illustrations from artist Eric Orchard, this is sure to be a favourite with readers of all ages.
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Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo
Artist: Murray BainPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$12.95Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry…The celebrated holiday song from multi-talented and multiple-award-winning Halifax-based roots musician David Myles is now available as a bright and fun children’s picture book. Young David writes frantic letters to Santa every year, requesting a banjo, but to no avail: “How does he miss / the one thing on my list / in the letter that I sent to him?” Follow the ups and downs of the holiday season with David, his furry friends, and his family, as he pines for his most-wished-for holiday gift.
Featuring illustrations from the animation studio that created the song’s well-loved YouTube music video, a special holiday message from David Myles, and original sheet music for those who wish to play along, Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo is sure to inspire many a holiday singalong.
