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Skunks for Breakfast
Artist: Brenda Jones$8.95Everyone knows there are no skunks in Nova Scotia…Right? Well, that’s what Pamela thinks, until she wakes up one morning to a terrible smell.
Now Pamela stinks, her father stinks, her sister stinks, and her mother stinks. Soon her life stinks—her friends at school won’t come near her! And no matter how many skunks her father catches underneath the house, there always seems to be another.
Join Pamela and her family as they confront the odorous onslaught—and watch Pamela slowly start to like the unexpectedly cute creatures.
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Bounce and Beans and Burn
Publisher: Acorn Press$7.95After breakfast Sam is so excited that he’s bouncing off the walls. His mother tells him to go out to the garden to play. At lunch he’s so full of beans that all he can get up to is mischief. His grandmother tells him to go out to the garden to play. After supper he has so much energy to burn that he can’t sit still. His father tells him to go out to the garden to play. Little do they know that when Sam does, he turns into a ferocious Samurai, goes on an adventure with Jack and the Beanstalk, and meets a fire-breathing dragon. Bounce & Beans & Burn follows Sam through an ordinary day of extraordinary adventure.
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Noel, Christmas, Noeleoimg
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$7.95Seize dessins illustrent un texte inédit. À l’enfant de raconter l’histoire et aux parents ou amis de la noter (en français, en anglais, en mi’kmaq ou dans une autre langue). À différents âges, l’enfant imaginera différents contes. Un livre-souvenir unique en son genre à offrir en cadeau à l’enfant… devenu grand.
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Nova Scotia Geological Highway Map
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95Nova Scotia has a wide variety of rocks, fossils, minerals, and landforms packed into a small area. This map relates the location of geological units, collecting sites, landforms and their connection to the underlying rock units, and outcrop locations to the highway system. The Geological Highway Map of Nova Scotia is an invitation to explore and discover the natural history of the province and by analogy to explore other areas of Canada and the world.
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The Memory Stone
Artist: Joanne OuelletPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95Laura is having her first sleepover at Aunt Pat’s and everything is different—no night-light, no breakfast cereal, no television, and no toys. Even the garden is full of “yucky” bugs. This sleepover is no fun, and Laura wants to go home! Then Laura and her aunt spend the day at the beach, and Laura is surprised to discover memories hidden behind simple things—like stones on the beach.
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Hockey Night Tonight
Artist: Brenda JonesPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95An engaging story book version of the Stompin Tom Connors Hockey Song that will stir every hockey lover’s heart.
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Lena and the Whale
Artist: P John BurdenPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95Lena has a 6th sense for knowing when animals are in trouble. That’s how she found Hawkster, a young crow with a broken wing, and others. Her 6th sense puts her in the right place when a baby humpback whale swims too close to shore.
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Lobster in My Pocket
Artist: Brenda JonesPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95This Maritime classic tells the magical story of Lee, a lonely girl in a coastal fishing village. One day she meets Lucky, a talking lobster trapped in a crate on the wharf. Lee sets Lucky free, and the two become friends. When Lee falls into the ocean during a terrible storm, Lucky shows how much he cares about her!
Now in a new, full-colour edition, Lobster in my Pocket is a joyful tale of friendship that will delight readers of all ages.
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Remembering Honey
Artist: Jane GallinaughPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95When pets die, families grieve as if those pets were human. This story explores that grief and helps families cope with the loss.
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Butterflies in My Belly
Artist: Brenda WhitewayPublisher: Acorn Press$7.95Jackie MacKay is a therapist who counsels children in a play therapy setting. Butterflies in My Belly was inspired by her work with young children. Jackie works at The Children’s Centre, a division of the Catholic Family Services Bureau in Charlottetown. She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Sir Wilfred Laurier University. Jackie lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, with her husband and two children.
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Bubba Begonia You’ve Done it Again!
Artist: Dale McNevinPublisher: Acorn Press$7.95Gerry O’Brien writes humourous chapter books, picture books, and lyrics for 7-12-year-olds. His lyrics have been sung by Corduroy Bear, Franklin The Turtle, and The Care Bears, and his stories, poems and plays have won numerous writing awards. He lives in Argyle Shore, Prince Edward Island. This is his third Bubba Begonia book.Illustrator Brenda Jones is a native of Prince Edward Island, and is a commercial designer and film animator who now lives in Montreal. She has illustrated a dozen books, including Bubba Begonia, You’ll be Sorry!, Bubba Begonia and the Mudmen of the Koola Boola, My Mother is Weird, Bud the Spud and Buddy the Blue-Nosed Reindeer.
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Bubba Begonia and the Mudmen of the Koola Boola
Artist: Dale McNevinPublisher: Acorn Press$7.95Bubba Begonia’s back! This time he and his two pals, Harold Haymow and Rad Chad Disco, learn the hard way that if you’re going to mess with the colourful and unpredictable Moonbaby Orbit, then you’d better be prepared to pay the price.After playing a wildly successful practical joke on Moonbaby and her sidekick, Margo Marvelous, the boys find themselves out in the middle of nowhere, drenched in stinky perfume and watching helplessly as Moonbaby and Margo run off with their clothes. The boys’ journey back to civilization is a zany adventure that ends when the boys, dressed in mud and rhubarb leaves, enlist the help of Hippo, The Black-Nosed Rottenweiler to invade Camp What-A-Girl to find their missing clothes.
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Three Tall Trees
Artist: Dale McNevinPublisher: Acorn Press$7.95Narrated by Enigma the Crow, this charming picture book for children aged four to seven, is a delightful rhyming fable that tells the story of three tall trees. Living in close proximity in the woods, the ancient trees “bump and collide constantly.” Jacob claims that his roots are the deepest. Paul brags that his branches are wider, while Elijah Ali insists that his sap is the purest of all. There is “war in the forest” until Enigma observes a basic truth: the trees aren’t three trees at all. They’re part of the very same tree. With its gentle humour and heartfelt message about the connectedness of all living things, Three Tall Trees is certain to captivate young readers.
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Pattie Pitter She Hates Litter
Artist: Jeffrey DommPublisher: Breton Books$7.95Pattie Pitter HATES LITTER. She picks up everyone’s candy wrappers and pop cans. But no one wants to help. So, Pattie quits. Soon the school is filled with garbage and the schoolyard is buried. NOW everyone is ready to help!
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A Song for Acadia
Artist: Ron BergPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95When his aging father falls ill, Timothy Parsons of Boston is sent to live with his Acadian relatives in Nova Scotia. The language is new and the farm work hard, but the kind ways of the merry-hearted Acadians put him at ease, and soon Timothy is singing songs in French and building aboiteau alongside his cousins. But trouble is on the horizon: the French and the English are at war, and Acadia is caught in the middle. When the governor signs the deportation orders, Timothy must decide whether to stay with his Acadian family and face an uncertain future, or return to the safety and comfort of his life in Boston.
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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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Cassandra’s Driftwood
Artist: Terry RoscoePublisher: Pottersfield Press$7.95Set in a beautiful Nova Scotia village, this is the story of a girl and the things she fears. A perfect beginning chapter book for children aged 8-10. Written by the Ann Connor Brimer Award winner, Budge Wilson.
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Nova Scotia Quiz Revised Ed.
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95This fully revised and updated edition of the popular provincial quiz book is a must-have for teachers and libraries and trivia buffs.
Who founded the city of Halifax? Which island off Nova Scotia is home to wild horses? Who is the Nova Scotian giantess that toured with P. T. Barnum? You can find the answers to these questions and more inside.
Each quiz offers a variety of topics and difficulty levels, so it’s perfect for teachers, students, parents, researchers, tourists, or anyone looking for a bit of information and entertainment.
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Prince Edward Island Quiz Revised Edition
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95This fully revised and updated edition of the popular provincial quiz book is a must-have for teachers and libraries and trivia buffs.
Which premier led PEI into Confederation? Which PEI town was probably named from the French word for mouse? Whether you think you know it all or want to learn more, this collectioin of trivia from Canada’s smallest province will get you thinking. With 500 questions from easy to difficult, there is something here for readers of all ages and knowledge levels.
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Cape Breton Quarry
Publisher: Breton Books$7.95Born in Ingonish, Cape Breton, Stewart is the author of the popular comic novel, ‘Maritime Union’. He teaches at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, and is the founding editor of The Nashwaak Review.
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Remembrance Road A Canadian photographer’s journey through European battlefields
Publisher: SSP Publications$6.95Nova Scotian photographer Justine MacDonald’s poignant impressions from her 2001 and 2017 tours of western European battlefields are indelible reminders of the horror and utter futility of war. While they inform and memorialize, they do not take sides. One cannot read this book and not be profoundly moved.
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Canada Quiz
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$6.95Who was Canada’s first prime minister? Who created the ookpik? Whose real name was Gladys Mary Smith? You’ll find the answers to 500 questions like these in this entertaining collection of trivia about Canada.
These books are gems for teachers, students, parents, researchers, tourists or anyone looking for a little information and entertainment. Easy and hard questions are intermixed, to appeal to all ages and knowledge levels. Here’s a chance to keep educating yourself and others about this great country. -
Maud Lewis Colouring Book Volume 2
Publisher: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia$6.95The Maud Lewis Colouring & Activity Book Volume 2 features pictures to colour, crosswords, word searches, connect-the-dot, and other activities. Inspired by the artwork of Maud Lewis, Canada’s most beloved and best-known folk artist, this delightful book is suitable for children between the ages of 3-10.
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Building for Justice The Historic Courthouses of the Maritimes
Publisher: SSP Publications$6.95In this beautifully illustrated volume, James Macnutt, Q.C. has succeeded in compelling us to look at courthouses in a different way. Courthouses are not only one of the most significant buildings in the cities, towns or villages in which they are located, they are also an excellent interpretation of the way justice is administered in each Maritime province.
Building for Justice is a celebration of a monumental architecture that, along with the buildings of church and state, forms one of the cornerstones of our society.
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Amalamkwa’Tekemkewey: Mi’kmaw Colouring Book
Publisher: The Confederacy of Mnlnd.Mi'kmaq$6.95This is more than just a colouring book. It is designed to help teach kids the Mi’kmaw language. Each page has the English and Mi’kmaw words for the objects present.
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Maud Lewis Activity and Colouring Book
Publisher: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia$6.95Newly published by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the Maud Lewis Colouring & Activity Book featuring pictures to colour, crosswords, word searches, connectthe-dot, and other activities. Inspired by the artwork of Maud Lewis, Canada’s most beloved and best-known folk artist, this delightful book is suitable for children between the ages of 3-10.Maud Lewis (1903-1970) was recognized and revered in her own lifetime. She offered her endearing images to the passing world through her roadside sign, “Paintings for Sale,” and was rewarded by the enthusiastic response she received from both the community and tourists as well as from art collectors.
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Whales of Bay of Fundy
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$6.95A concise guide to the various whales of the Bay of Fundy.
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Atlantic Schooners
Publisher: Brunswick Press$6.95Noted marine artist and historic illustrator L.B. Jenson has produced a number of publications that feature the history and heritage of Nova Scotia’s ocean-going traditions including his most ambitious work, Bluenose 11, Sage of the Great Fishing Schooners.
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God & Me
Publisher: Breton Books$6.95In God & Me Sheila Green of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, offers a series of sort, unpretentious poems meant to share the experience of questions, answers an mysteries in discovering relationship with one another, and with God. The ease and caring of this little book make it a rare find for wide range of people. Alison R. Grapes has contributed drawings that, rather than illustrate, try to maintain the calm, urgent joy.
