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Bubba Begonia, You’re Such A Lucky Guy
Artist: Dale McNevinPublisher: Acorn Press$9.95Bubba 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.
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Princess Grace and the Jellyfish
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$9.95Anybody familiar with the annual arrival of jellyfish on the beaches of the East Coast knows of the fear it can strike in young children. In this heartwarming story – written from a grandmother’s (Moseley) perspective – we watch as young Grace transforms into Princess Grace, becoming friends with the pink jellyfish as she realizes they do not sting parts of the body without any hair, like the palm of your hand. Instead of something to be feared, the pink jellyfish are beautiful creatures to be admired for their shape and colour.
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Italians
$9.95Professor Mohamed H. Abucar was born in Mogadishu, Somalia and has taught at a number of universities in Canada.
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Time for Bed
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95The newest book in the popular Baby Steps series, Time for Bed is a fun and simple step-by-step bedtime story for babies and toddlers. From bathtime to storytime, this book guides families through a healthy nightly routine with simple, read-aloud text and joyful photos. Time for Bed is sure to help parents get baby’s bedtime routine off to a great start.
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Bébé Regarde
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95An accordion-style book that can be unfolded to entertain your baby during tummy time. Babies love to look at baby faces and this book is dual-sided, featuring beautiful photos of babies on each side. Younger babies will love the close-up baby faces on one side, while older babies will enjoy the words and actions on the back of the book. The second in the popular Baby Steps series, each of which focuses on a key developmental stage in baby’s first year, Bébé Regarde is the perfect board book for new parents, baby programs, and baby shower gifts.
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Smallest Rabbit (new edition)
Artist: Barb MartinPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95Award-winning author Joyce Barkhouse has created a wonderful story beautifully illustrated by Barbara Martin. A charming story about Smallest Rabbit’s first winter.
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Baby Play
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95Playing with baby is a bit like a dance-a joyful, back-and-forth rhythm. Baby Play gets the fun rolling with this loving look at baby’s day. Babies will love listening to the bouncy rhythm and rhyme of the text and looking at the bright, bold photos of a baby and family. This is the perfect board book for new parents, baby programs, and baby shower gifts. Extra information for parents is also available through the web link provided on the book’s back cover. Baby Play is the first book in a new series, “Baby Steps”. Each book in the series will focus on a key developmental stage in baby’s first year.
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Eagle of the Sea
Artist: Jeffrey DommPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95Powerful and fast, bald eagles are some of the most majestic birds in the world. They can spot their prey from two kilometres away, build a larger nest than any other North American bird, and dive at speeds up to 160 kilometres an hour! And in eastern Canada, bald eagles are thriving.
Learn about these amazing birds—their habitat, hunting skills, nesting habits, and more—in Eagle of the Sea. With vibrant, detailed illustrations and accessible text, Eagle of the Sea is both educational and awe-inspiring. -
Theodore Too and the Mystery Guest
Artist: Yolanda PoplawskaPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95The third story in the popular Theodore Too series finds Theodore Too and Lucy Tug with a mystery to solve. The tugboats, always ready for adventure, hear that Halifax Harbour will soon have a famous visitor-who could it be? With the help of their friends-Dartmouth Ferry, George Lighthouse, Fisherman Murphy and Guy Seagull-they set out to find and welcome the mystery guest. When they meet the beautiful Bluenose II, they make a brand new friend and learn just why everyone loves her.
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Theodore Too and the Shipwreck School
Artist: Yolanda PoplawskaPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95It’s a beautiful day in Halifax Harbour, and Theodore Too and Lucy Tug decide to visit the Shipwreck School. But when the tugboats reach the ship, there’s no sign of the fish. Where are they? Could they be in trouble?
Theodore Too and Lucy Tug work together to save the day. Hooray for Theodore Too and Lucy Tug, and hooray for new friends!
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Theodore Too and the Too-Long Nap
Artist: Yolanda PoplawskaPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95TOOT TOOT! It’s Theodore Too’s birthday, and all his friends are gathering for a party. There’s Macdonald Bridge, George Lighthouse, and Guy Seagull. Cruise Ship Gerta sailed all the way from Germany for the birthday celebrations. Then she went right to sleep. Now she’s taking a too-long nap!
Theodore Too and friends have to wake her up—or she’ll miss the party!
With his cheery red hat and big smile, beloved tugboat Theodore Too has captured the hearts of thousands of visitors to the Halifax waterfront. Now Theodore Too can come with you!
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Beaches of Lunenburg Queens
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$9.95With almost 8,000 kilometers of shoreline, Nova Scotia has been described as one long beach. With a population of under one million, it is still possible here to have your own secret beach all to yourself. From water temperatures and maps, this is the beach book every visitor and Nova Scotian MUST have.
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Nova Scotia Lullaby
Artist: Perri CraigPublisher: Bay Books$9.95Perri Craig lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island with her two children, Abby and Aidan, and husband Glen. Perri spent time away from the Island, living in Ontario for seven years before returning home to raise her family. She has had a life long love of creative design and illustration . After graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island she pursued her creative education in the Graphic Design program at Holland College in Charlottetown.
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Simple Gourmet Lamb
Publisher: Islandport Press$9.95You can create an entire meal for your family, friends and guest to all enjoy. True, I do love to cook; however, I do not want to be in the kitchen all day. So the dishes are not complicated and they allow you to use many ingredients that are already in your pantry. You will see what grapes pair well with each lamb dish and their unique combinations and layering of herbs and spices, resulting in an uncanny wonderful finish on your tongue. Enjoy the simplicity with gourmet results!
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Enemy Offshore Japan’s Secret War on North America’s West Coast
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution$9.95On June 20, 1942, the lighthouse at Estevan Point on Vancouver Island was shelled by the Japanese submarine I-26. It was the first enemy attack on Canadian soil since the War of 1812. But this was only one incident in the incredible and little-known Japanese campaign to terrorize North America?s west coast and mount an invasion through the Aleutian Islands.Enemy Offshore is a dramatic, comprehensive narrative of the events that unfolded as Japan brought the Second World War to North American shores. Submarines?Japan?s formidable I-boats?stalked the West Coast, attacking ships and shore stations. A Japanese aircraft-carrier force attacked Alaska twice, grabbing a footing in North America and launching a bloody conflict in the Aleutians. The Japanese bombed an Oregon forest in an eccentric plan to start mass fires and desperately launched thousands of bomb-laden balloons against Canada and the United States.Here are also the stories of ordinary citizens?fishermen, Natives and wilderness warriors who allied with the military in the extraordinary but largely unknown war on the West Coast.
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Cariboo Gold Rush The Stampede that Made BC
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution$9.95In 1858, some 30,000 gold seekers stampeded to the Fraser River. Scores perished during the gruelling journey, but some made their fortune and many pressed on northwards to the creeks of the Cariboo. Originally compiled by Art Downs, founder of Heritage House, this is a vivid and detailed account of the first gold strikes, the miners who made them and the incredible efforts to establish transportation routes and build roads to the Cariboo goldfields. Here are the stories of the legendary Williams Creek diggings, which yielded a golden harvest of over $2.6 million in 1862, and creeks with names like Lightning, Jack of Clubs and Last Chance.Also included are excerpts from Walter B. Cheadle’s journals. Cheadle and Lord Viscount Milton became the first tourists to the Cariboo in 1863. Richly descriptive and touched with humour, Cheadle’s first-hand account is a fascinating window into Cariboo history.
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Canadian Wildlife Activity Book: Vol 2
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution$9.95Tom Hunter’s outstanding artwork and clever brainteasers provide entertainment and instruction for children, parents and teachers. Canada is home to hundreds of species of amphibians, reptiles and insects, as well as over 1,200 different kinds of larger animals: birds, fish and mammals. Hunter provides an introduction to many of these species. Canadian Wildlife Activity Book: Volume Two contains over 200 detailed illustrations, ranging from Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep to leopard frogs, which help children identify and appreciate their magnificent wildlife heritage.
The Canadian Library Association calls this “a splendid activity book . . .drawings are accurate and the animals look as if they could step off the page . . .invaluable on a family camping holiday.”
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Canadian Wildlife Activity Book : Vol 1
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution$9.95Tom Hunter’s outstanding artwork and clever brainteasers provide entertainment and instruction for children, parents and teachers. Canada is home to hundreds of species of amphibians, reptiles and insects, as well as over 1,200 different kinds of larger animals: birds, fish and mammals. Hunter provides an introduction to many of these species. Canadian Wildlife Activity Book: Volume One contains over 200 detailed illustrations, including the largest creature that has appeared on Earth: BC’s blue whale, a mammal that weighs up to 120 tonnes. Canada is also home to North America’s smallest mammal—the pygmy shrew, which weighs about the same as a soda cracker.
The Canadian Library Association calls this “a splendid activity book . . .drawings are accurate and the animals look as if they could step off the page . . .invaluable on a family camping holiday.”
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Halifax Explosion Mystery
$9.95It’s 1934 and junior detectives Dan Veinotte and Becky Wentzell travel to Halifax to find an heirloom lost during the Halifax Explosion. Dan is caught with stolen property and taken to the County Jail. To clear his name he must first help a jail mate prove her innocence. The plan is foiled and Dan is left to die in the tunnels beneath the Citadel. Follow the clues to reveal the identity of a reluctant villain.
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Mystery Marauders
$9.95It’s 1933 and junior detective Dan Veinotte faces his toughest case yet–the mystery of Oak ISland. Skeletons, a cryptic message, a Spanish coin, and an old family ring lead to a ghostly encounter. Clairvoyant friend Becky Wentzell fears for Dan’s life. Follow the clues and solve a 120-year-old mystery.
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Hockey, Kids & Positive Coaching
Publisher: Lofeex Publishing$9.95An inspiring tale about a young boy whose love for the game of hockey is affected by the pressures placed on him by the adults closest to him. It demonstrates the value of love and how a child’s growth and development are enhanced when guided by people who are more concerned about feelings of self-worth than numbers on a scoreboard.
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Moonlight Marauders
$9.95Junior detective Dan Veinotte and his best friend, Becky Wentzelle, are on a wild treasure hunt to find the missing gold nuggets. This is the second book in the Marauder Mystery Series, after bestselling Midnight Marauders.
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Are You Looking for Me ?
$9.95Finding the animal hiding in plain sight in each professional photograph of the natural world will both challenge and fascinate children. The author has created a fun puzzle book for young children that will also delight the adults in their lives.
Charming, informative and interactive. Includes a glossary and colour-coded animal classification.
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Canadian Maple Syrup
Artist: Marijke Simons$9.95Based on the real-life story of the Allaway family of Tantallon, Nova Scotia. Brian and Simmone Allaway started their backyard project with children Cara and Brian William in the 1980s, and as the popularity of their maple syrup grew, so did their small family business. Acadian Maple Products Ltd. has since developed into a large processing and retail facility with a world- wide distribution network. It employs twenty people and is still fully owned and operated by the Allaway family.
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Jigs and Reels A cruise in Maritime waters
Artist: Marijke Simons$9.95Silas and his cousin Rose are on an adventure in search of whales and mermaids as they go with their grandparents on a cruise around Nova Scotia. The sea voyage begins in Shediac, New Brunswick, continues to Prince Edward Island, explores the Cape Breton coastline, before sailing along the Nova Scotia shores to the Bay of Fundy. Along the way encountering an abundance of marine life above and below the water.
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Echoes from Labor’s Wars
Publisher: Breton Books$9.95Rooted in Cape Breton’s industrial wars these are songs of rebellion, indignation, hatred of oppression, full of humour, courage and love of honest work are a powerful compelling testament to courage, peace and community. A collection of Dawn Fraser’s poetry and writing. Includes his war poetry and biography.
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Your’re Flying, Baby
Artist: Christina GaudetPublisher: Acorn Press$9.95“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.
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The Pup From Away
Artist: Christina PattersonPublisher: Acorn Press$9.95Dukes the pup is brought to rural Prince Edward Island from the city. He is used to the glamour of city life and isn’t sure what to make of life in the country. Over time, though, he begins to explore the fields and streams and finds that he loves it more than he could have imagined. When it is time to go home to the city, it is clear that Dukes is better off in his new home.
With a BFA and MBA, Shaun Patterson’s professional experience working in the creative field has taken him from designing multimedia collateral for Fortune 500 companies to creating art and producing video games for some internationally recognizable brands such as Six Flags, A&E and National Geographic. As a freelancer Shaun has produced high quality pieces of art and illustration ranging from children’s books, album covers, board game art and numerous private commissions. Shaun works both traditionally and digitally, and has a real love for doing genre work. Originally hailing from Barrie Ontario, Shaun and his wife Christina (also an artist) have made P.E.I. their home over the last five years and find the island to be a constant source of inspiration for them. Visit his website at www.shaunpatterson.com.
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Village that Loved Oysters
Artist: Meredith LucePublisher: Acorn Press$9.95The Village that Loves Oysters is a children’s picture book that describes the quaint PEI village of Tyne Valley, and its odd obsession with Malpeque oysters. As the story goes, “the villagers eat oysters for breakfast and dinner and lunch, and on hot summer days they drink oyster-laced punch!”. The villagers get even more oyster-crazed at the onset of the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival, for which the story is written to commemorate. It will be launched during the 50th anniversary of the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival this summer.Â
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Tallulah the Theatre Cat
Publisher: Acorn Press$9.95Tallulah the village cat is passionately drawn to the theatre in Victoria-by-the-Sea, Prince Edward Island. Her search to fit in takes us on a humourous behind-the-scenes tour of a theatre. Her rise from being most unwelcome to greatly appreciated is a story of the values of persistence, loyalty and following one’s bliss.
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My Mother is Weird
Artist: Brenda JonesPublisher: Acorn Press$9.95A hilarious look at a child’s view of a mother’s bad day. Originally published in 1989 by Ragweed Press, this book is considered to be a P.E.I. classic. This unique view of mother’s “bad day” through the observant eyes of a child is a weird and wonderful story for parents and children. My mother is so weird. Some mornings, when she wakes up, she has horns on her head and long pointy teeth and claws. She speaks in a voice like a jackhammer. But after her morning coffee, Mom’s horns disappear, and her teeth and claws shrink back to normal. She speaks in a soft, smooth voice. But, one morning…we ran out of coffee…
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What If ? – Springvale
Publisher: Acorn Press$9.95Students 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.
