• Halifax in Your Pocket

    Halifax in Your Pocket

    Created by: Stella McNeil

    A photographic tour of Halifax’s most popular and historic sights, this little book is ideal for pocket or purse. Acts as a first step in exploring Halifax’s colourful past, as well as the vibrant present day city.

    $9.95
  • Nova Scotia in Your Pocket

    Nova Scotia in Your Pocket

    Created by: Stella MacNeil

    A photographic tour of some of Nova Scotia’s most popular and historic sights.

    $9.95
  • My Goat Gertrude

    My Goat Gertrude

    Created by: Starr Dobson
    Artist: Dayle Dodwell
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Starr Dobson is a little girl living in a big, rambling house in the country with her family and lots of pets–including a mischievous goat, Gertrude Allawishes, who is known for eating anything and everything. One day Starr’s cousin Leanne comes to visit, but this time, she’s only brought one chocolate bar and doesn’t want to share with Starr. Before either Starr or Leanne realize what is happening, Gertrude arrives and solves the problem! Although names have been changed to protect certain cousins (who usually shared their chocolate just fine), Starr’s account of Gertrude Allawishes and her bizarre tastes is absolutely true!

    Now available in a softcover edition.

    $18.95
  • My Goat Gertrude

    My Goat Gertrude

    Created by: Starr Dobson
    Artist: Dayle Dodwell
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Starr Dobson is a little girl living in a big, rambling house in the country with her family and lots of pets–including a mischievous goat, Gertrude Allawishes, who is known for eating anything and everything. One day Starr’s cousin Leanne comes to visit, but this time, she’s only brought one chocolate bar and doesn’t want to share with Starr. Before either Starr or Leanne realize what is happening, Gertrude arrives and solves the problem! Although names have been changed to protect certain cousins (who usually shared their chocolate just fine), Starr’s account of Gertrude Allawishes and her bizarre tastes is absolutely true! Now available in a softcover edition.

    $12.95
  • Gertrude at the Beach

    Gertrude at the Beach

    Created by: Starr Dobson
    Artist: Dayle Dodwell
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Everyone’s favourite goat, Gertrude Allawishes, is back! School is out for the summer, and Starr and her family—even Gertrude—are heading to the cottage. Starr’s mom is worried Gertrude will get into trouble. But it isn’t long before Gertrude proves she is one loyal goat and saves the day!

    $19.95
  • Sails of Fundy

    Sails of Fundy

    Created by: Stanley Spicer
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    A native of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Stanley T. Spicer is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, Acadia University and Springfield College. He was New Brunswick’s first provincial Director of Physical Eduacation and Recreation from 1947 to 1966 before joining the federal Fitness and Amateur Sport Branch in Ottawa where he served until 1979. He was the first person from the Atlantic Provinces to receive the Honour Award of the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Spicer is the author of numerous articles for Canadian and American publications and five previous books, including The Saga of the Mary Celeste.

    $16.95
  • Saga of the Mary Celeste

    Saga of the Mary Celeste

    Created by: Stanley Spicer
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    In December, 1872, the brigantine Mary Celeste was discovered at sea with sails set and everything in order; however, no one was on board or was ever found. The Saga of the Mary Celeste details this great sea mystery.Stanley T. Spicer is the author of numerous books and articles including Glooscap Legends and Captain From Fundy. He lives in Spencer’s Island, Nova Scotia.

    $9.95
  • Glooscap Legends
  • What If ? - Springvale

    What If ? – Springvale

    Publisher: Acorn Press

    Students of Valerie Dockendorff’s grade 5/6 at Springvale Elementary, Halifax, have written and illustrated a book to address a variety of world issues in a positive manner. We wish to raise awareness about problems faced by kids all over the world by imagining what it would be like if the problems didn’t exist! All messages and illustrations depict positive images that send a message of hope and provide concrete ways for readers to take action to celebrate and improve our world….word by word.

    $9.95
  • The Disappearing Boy

    The Disappearing Boy

    Created by: Sonia Tilson
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Thirteen-year-old Neil MacLeod feels like a fish out of water. He’s trying to adjust to his new life in Ottawa, but it’s half a continent away from his friends in Vancouver, not to mention a whole lot colder. Even worse, his mother still refuses to tell him the truth about the father he’s never met.

    After being forced into an awkward visit with a grandmother he never knew existed, Neil stumbles across a clue to his father’s identity, and beins to unravel the mystery with some help from his new friend Courtenay. When he uncovers a shocking secret, and the truth about his unconventional family sinks in, Neil decides to run away, all the way to his grandfather’s horse farm in New Brunswick.

    A sensitive and moving story about growing up, The Disappearing Boy teaches us that every family is different, and love is never as simple as it seems on the surface.

    $12.95
  • Marcher dans le ciel

    Marcher dans le ciel

    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    Poet laureate and spoken word artist Sonia Cotton with the help of Annie Boulanger’s loving illustrations have created a unique book. Arrival of new neighbours, search for self-esteem, loss of a beloved grand-father, existence of time, mental stability, joy of creativity, amongst other, are explored with simple and yet profound words and images. A great high in content, low in reading difficulty book, sure to stimulate family or class room discussions.

    $12.95
  • Dykes & Aboiteaux

    Dykes & Aboiteaux

    Sally Ross studied in France and taught the history and culture of French Canada for ten years and now works as an author, translator, and consultant.

    $5.95
  • Sailing for Everyone

    Sailing for Everyone

    Created by: Simon Watts
    Publisher: WoodenBoat Books

    Boatbuilder, sailor, and teacher Simon Watts divides his time between San Francisco, and the family summer home on Middle Island, near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    $14.25
  • Pantry and Palate Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food

    Pantry and Palate Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food

    Created by: Simon Thibault
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    In Pantry and Palate, journalist Simon Thibault explores his Acadian roots by scouring old family recipes, ladies’ auxiliary cookbooks, and folk wisdom for 50 of the best-loved recipes of Acadians past and present. Recipes run the gamut from Acadian staples such as potato pancakes called Fring Frangs, Rappie Pie, Chicken Fricot, and various forms of meat pies; old-fashioned foodways, such as how to render your own lard, and make the most of out a pig’s head; and sumptuous sweets take the form of Rhubarb Custard Pie or a simple Molasses Cake. Thibault not only discovers the past lives of his immediate and extended family, but their larders as well.

    Including essays celebrating the stories behind the recipes, a foreword by bestselling author Naomi Duguid (Taste of Persia), and photos by noted food photographer Noah Fecks (The Up South Cookbook), Pantry and Palate is magnifique from page to plate.

    $34.95
  • Sterling Silver

    Sterling Silver

    Publisher: Breton Books

    The personal essay has so much potential as a literary form that it’s gratifying to see it being skilfully and engagingly employed in this book. Silver Donald Cameron has plenty on his mind, and he knows how to hold our attention. Cameron easily entices us into his essay “Rocky Mountain High” with this for openers:”Downhill skiing is a certifiably silly sport, I whimper to myself as the chair-lift bears me inexorably over the treetops and gullies, like a slab of beef going around the overhead conveyors in an abattoir. “.

    $16.95
  • Sterling Silver The 25th Anniversary Edition Rants, Raves and Revelations

    Sterling Silver The 25th Anniversary Edition Rants, Raves and Revelations

    Publisher: Breton Books

    This 25th Anniversary Edition of Sterling Silver celebrates a marvellous collection of classic essays and stories by Silver Donald Cameron. Like visits with an entertaining and deeply committed friend, Sterling Silver takes on love and suicide, fear and community and craftsmanship—and a Canada in which a good life should still be possible. Cameron opened his archives of published and unpublished work—turning Sterling Silver into a rare opportunity for his fans and an extraordinary introduction for new readers. Editor Ronald Caplan has mined for treasure—and he’s brought it back alive!

    $18.95
  • Giants of Nova Scotia

    Giants of Nova Scotia

    Created by: Shirley Irene Vacon
    Publisher: Pottersfield Press

    This double biography depicts the lives of the famed Nova Scotia giantess Anna Swan (1846-88) and the celebrated Cape Breton giant Angus McAskill (1825-63). These two splendid and singular celebrities toured the world entertaining royalty and impressing audiences from town halls to palaces. Angus and Anna’s Scottish influences were deeply embedded from childhood and although it was unlikely the two ever met, the similarities in their lives were uncanny. During their adventures, both giants worked with and met many unusual characters. Both met Queen Victoria. Anna married an American giant and the two toured as “The Tallest Married Couple in the World.” The book explores the causes of gigantism and how this rare condition shaped the lives and personalities of these two Nova Scotians. Anna and Angus were born to normal-sized, hard-working parents and grew up in rural surroundings but rose to great stardom on the world stage. Both were regarded for their kind hearts and compassion for others. They have left a meaningful message for readers that resonates more than a century after their deaths. Both are honoured at museums in Nova Scotia that house their artifacts. Thousands of people flock to these sites to learn about these great giants.

    $16.95
  • Cape Breton Wonders

    Cape Breton Wonders

    Created by: Shirley Everett

    Did you ever wonder why… your mother re-washed the wash?Did you ever wonder why… the lighthouse lights, or why the miners risked their lives?

    $19.95
  • Fishes in the Seas

    Fishes in the Seas

    Created by: Shirley Downey
    Publisher: Muddle Puddle Books

    Living in the Maritimes is a unique experience. In this new book of verse for the very young Shirley Downey shares her joy of language and her love of this special part of the world. Full of vibrantly textured illustrations, Fishes in the Seas: Poems for Maritime Kids is a wonderful reading experience for adults and children to share.

    $12.95
  • Mud Muddelicious Mud

    Mud Muddelicious Mud

    Created by: Shirley Downey
    Publisher: Muddle Puddle Books

    Verse for the very young, Mud Muddelicious Mud or The Mud Book as it is most often described, is one that over time many children have kept as their very favourite. Squishing mud through toes seems to have a universal appeal to children and adults alike. Poems are a mixture of moods but mostly fun.

    Flying feathers ducky down
    Swirling softly round and round
    Plucky ducky oh so bare
    Shivers in his underwear.

    The delightful illustrations by artist Phoebe Anne Magee make the poetry come alive.

    $12.95
  • Quilts of Prince Edward Island

    Quilts of Prince Edward Island

    Created by: Sherrie Davidson
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Thoroughly researched and beautifully presented, this book documents the story of quilt making on Prince Edward Island.

    In September 1991, Sherrie Davidson began the Heirloom Quilt Survey on PEI. Her goal was to document and preserve the rich island history of quilt making from its beginning in the 1700s to 1970. After almost twenty years, this book, Quilts of Prince Edward Island, is the result

    In her quest, Davidson visited over one hundred island homes, each containing memories, often very personal, of family life on PEI through the years. Quilts of Prince Edward Island offers examples of every aspect of island quiltmaking and also documents the story of island quilt making over the past three centuries.

    $35.00
  • Singily Skipping Along

    Singily Skipping Along

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Kidlit heavyweight Sheree Fitch of River John and world-renowned rug hooking artist Deanne Fitzpatrick of Amherst have teamed up to create a kids’ book about body movement called Singily Skipping Along .Fitzpatrick’s rugs are on sale in an online auction (singilyskipping.ca) with all proceeds going toward L’Arche Atlantic, which is dedicated to homes, programs and support networks for people who have intellectual disabilities.“I didn’t want those rugs to get sold off one by one. I wanted something special to happen to them,” says Fitzpatrick.The rugs, each 38 centimetres by 38 centimetres, are “about being in the moment, about play.”

    $19.95
  • Weska'qelmut Apje'juanu

    Weska’qelmut Apje’juanu

    Artist: HildaRose
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Weska’qelmut Apje’juanu is the Mi’kmaq language translation of Kisses Kisses Baby-O! Kisses Kisses Baby-O! is a story for newborns told from the point of view of a parent or caregiver, but with high interaction with baby’s world and tuned to events in baby’s day.

    Beloved Canadian children’s author Sheree Fitch delivers what she’s famous for: fun, intelligent, participatory text that is a joy to read. Using rhythm and onomatopoeia, Sheree’s bubbly text begins with baby waking, and follows through eating, bathing, playing, and finally sleeping.

    Repetition, rhythm and active verbs create a lively story that can be read again and again. Heart-warming illustrations by HildaRose combine realism and a whimsical, artistic style, while paying close attention to the needs of newborn readers, including such elements as: stimulating visuals, patterns, baby faces, cultural diversity and interaction with others. And babies will drool over the small, easy to hold format! Translated from English by Bernie Francis.

    $6.50
  • Kisses Kisses Baby-O!

    Kisses Kisses Baby-O!

    Created by: Sheree Fitch
    Artist: HildaRose
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Kisses Kisses Baby-O! is a story for newborns told from the point of view of a parent or caregiver, but with high interaction with baby’s world and tuned to events in baby’s day.
    Beloved Canadian children’s author Sheree Fitch delivers what she’s famous for: fun, intelligent, participatory text that is a joy to read. Using rhythm and onomatopoeia, Sheree’s bubbly text begins with baby waking, and follows through eating, bathing, playing, and finally sleeping. Repetition, rhythm and active verbs create a lively story that can be read again and again.
    Heart-warming illustrations by HildaRose combine realism and a whimsical, artistic style, while paying close attention to the needs of newborn readers, including such elements as: stimulating visuals, patterns, baby faces, cultural diversity and interaction with others. And babies will drool over the small, easy to hold format!

    $6.50
  • Kiss the Joy as it Flies

    Kiss the Joy as it Flies

    Created by: Sheree Fitch
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    With all the wisdom, humour, and joy we’ve come to expect from Sheree Fitch, Kiss the Joy As It Flies marks the well-loved author’s move from children’s literature to adult fiction. Set in the fictional Maritime town of Odell, with a cast of exasperating but lovable characters, Kiss the Joy As It Flies promises to be a remarkable debut and a reader’s favourite.Panic-stricken by the news that she needs exploratory surgery, forty-eight-year-old Mercy Beth Fanjoy drafts a monumental “to do” list and sets about putting her messy life in order. Among other things (hide the vibrator!), she’s determined to finally uncover the identity of her secret admirer; reconnect with a lost friend and rival Teen Gaudet; and, most importantly, get her hands on the note her father left her before committing suicide all those years ago.But tidying up the edges of her life means the past comes rushing back to haunt her and the present keeps throwing up more to do’s. Between fits of weeping and laughter, ranting and bliss, Mercy must contemplate the meaning of life in the face of her own death. In a week filled with the riot of an entire life, nothing turns out the way she’d expected.

    $19.95
  • Kiss the Joy As It Flies

    Kiss the Joy As It Flies

    Created by: Sheree Fitch
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Shortlisted for the Leacock Medal for Humour. A new smaller format of Fitch’s critically acclaimed adult novel.

    Panic-stricken by the news that she needs exploratory surgery, forty-eight-year-old Mercy Beth Fanjoy drafts a monumental to-do list and sets about putting her messy life in order. But tidying up the edge of her life means the past comes rushing back to haunt her and the present keeps throwing up more to-dos. Between fits of weeping and laughter, ranting and bliss, Mercy must contemplate the meaning of life in the face of her own death. In a week filled with the riot of an entire life, nothing turns out the way she expected.

    $17.95
  • Toes in My Nose
  • EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street

    EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street

    If ever you go travelling
    On EveryBody Street
    You’ll see EveryBody’s Different
    Than EveryOne you meet

    Sheree Fitch’s playful words lead you into this beautiful children’s book and invite you to celebrate our gifts, our weaknesses, our differences, and our sameness. Fitch displays her wit and mastery of words in quick, rollicking rhymes that are complemented by Emma Fitzgerald’s lively illustrations. EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street was originally produced in 2001 as a fundraiser to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Festival of Trees in support of the Nova Scotia Hospital and to raise awareness for mental illness and addiction.

    $22.95
  • Kisses Kisses, Baby-O! Trilingual Edition

    Kisses Kisses, Baby-O! Trilingual Edition

    Created by: Sheree Fitch
    Artist: HildaRose
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Kisses Kisses Baby-O! is a story for newborns told from the point of view of a parent or caregiver, but with high interaction with baby’s world and tuned to events in baby’s day.

    Beloved Canadian children’s author Sheree Fitch delivers fun, intelligent, participatory text that is a joy to read. Using rhythm and onomatopoeia, Sheree’s bubbly text begins with baby waking, and follows through eating, bathing, playing, and finally sleeping. Repetition, rhythm and active verbs create a lively story that can be read again and again.

    Heart-warming illustrations by HildaRose combine realism and a whimsical, artistic style, while paying close attention to the needs of newborn readers, including such elements as: stimulating visuals, patterns, baby faces, cultural diversity and interaction with others.

    This brand new trilingual edition features English, French, and Mi’kmaw text, and thick paper stock for durability.

    $10.95
  • The Other Author Arthur

    The Other Author Arthur

    Created by: Sheree Fitch
    Artist: Jill Quinn
    Publisher: Pottersfield Press

    With Sheree Fitch’s wonderful and unusual sense of humour, and her alluring way with words, here’s another chapter book for young readers about a mix-up that could happen anywhere.

    $9.95
  • Sur la rue de Tout-le-Monde

    Sur la rue de Tout-le-Monde

    Created by: Sheree Fitch
    Artist: Emma FitzGerald
    Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie

    “If ever you go walking on Everybody street you will see everyone’s different.”

    $16.95
  • Bisous bisous bébé-ô!

    Bisous bisous bébé-ô!

    Created by: Sheree Fitch
    Artist: HildaRose
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Bisous, Bisous, Bebe-O! is the french translation of the immensely popular board book, Kisses, Kisses, Baby-O!

    Using rhythm and onomatopoeia, Sheree Fitch’s bubbly text, expertly translated by Jo-Anne Elder, begins with baby waking, and follows through eating, bathing, playing, and finally sleeping. Repetition, rhythm, and active verbs create a lively story that can be read again and again.

    $11.95