Discover all the colors that a tree can be with this entertaining nature story! From oaks and willows to larches and Douglas firs, this book introduces children to trees, their colors, and the ways they change through the year. These ideas can be used to introduce children to ideas that can be explored anywhere in the world. Plus, a bonus activity at the end of the book encourages children to take their new knowledge outside for a scavenger hunt. So take a few minutes to snuggle up and read … [Read more...] about Can a Tree Be Blue? by Audrey Sauble
Big Noses Are Beautiful! by Dawn Doig
Melanie hates her Big Nose! Big noses run in her family, but her nose makes her feel less than beautiful until she meets a little kitten who thinks her nose is Puurrrrfect! Targeted Age Group:: 4 to 9 years What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I was always very self-conscious of my nose when I was young. Even now, I have said if I ever had plastic surgery it would be for my nose. I laugh now, but there is still an element of truth to it. I started drawing my 'big nose' … [Read more...] about Big Noses Are Beautiful! by Dawn Doig
And So, Ahmed Hears by Dawn Doig
Little Ahmed lives in a world of silence, unaware that the world around him can be experienced in a whole other way. A heartwarming story of discovery and the need for early diagnosis of a common childhood sensory impairment. Targeted Age Group:: 3 to 8 years (but all ages will enjoy it!) What Inspired You to Write Your Book? In my career as an audiologist, it was always an amazing experience to watch children discover sound for the first time or to help an adult reconnect with the world … [Read more...] about And So, Ahmed Hears by Dawn Doig
What a Bath! by Dawn Doig
Little Colin is just shy of three and wonders what would happen if he pulled the plug and slipped down the bathtub drain. Despite mama's warnings, Colin pulls the plug and is whisked away on a journey into the unknown. What really happens down the bathtub drain? A rhyming story that inspires imagination. Targeted Age Group:: 3 to 8 years (but all ages will enjoy it!) What Inspired You to Write Your Book? When my son, Colin, was three years old, he asked me what would happen if he … [Read more...] about What a Bath! by Dawn Doig
Petra Pencil Pines for Pizza by Dawn Doig
Petra is a pencil with flaws who spends her days alone in the pencil box waiting for the day she can draw. She watches daily as all of the other pencil are chosen one-by-one to spend the day with a child, writing and drawing. Then one day the pencil box gets knocked over and Petra finds herself on paper for the first time drawing her love - pizza! Suddenly plump, the other pencils think she is even more useless than before. That is until a little boy with learning needs joins the class and a … [Read more...] about Petra Pencil Pines for Pizza by Dawn Doig
Kydee by Dawn Doig
Kydee is a wee kitten, lost and alone, shivering behind a car in the freezing Mongolian winter. Suddenly scooped up by a passerby, she is given her furever home and the fun begins. Children will love to follow along with the rhyming lyrics as Kydee bounces and pounces across the pages in pursuit of the laser light and her flying feather toy! Targeted Age Group:: 3 to 9 years (but all ages will enjoy it!) What Inspired You to Write Your Book? We adopted Kydee when she was just three … [Read more...] about Kydee by Dawn Doig
Adventures With Andy & Susie – A Stormy Weekend by Donna Hall
Targeted Age Group:: K through Grade 4 Put on your goggles and grab the flashlight - get ready to take a sailbus flight ! Join Andy in this Victorian Sci-Fi inspired tale, set in the far away hills of a family orchard. Armed with his flashlight, goggles and field clothes, a young explorer sets off for adventure. His curiosity is kindled by hydro-turbines, a steam-driven wheelchair, and a tidal-powered city where he attends school. Earth's endless clean power drives his intellect as the … [Read more...] about Adventures With Andy & Susie – A Stormy Weekend by Donna Hall
Free eBook 09/04/2015: Scared to Beath: Zombie RiZing 1 by Matt Pike @SoothsayerMatt
This book is free on these days only - 09/04/2015 at midnight PST until 11:59 pm on 09/30/2015. If the dates are the same that means the book is free one day only. About the Book: Elizabeth is a survivor. Sure, everyone who made it through the first few weeks of the Zombie RiZing is a survivor, but she’s a special case. She’s holed up in her high school with her wheelchair-bound bestie and four of the most inept zombie fighters fate could inflict on her. Seriously, if the apocalypse was … [Read more...] about Free eBook 09/04/2015: Scared to Beath: Zombie RiZing 1 by Matt Pike @SoothsayerMatt
Pong the not-BIG Pig by Louise Bond-Fraser
“Pong the not-BIG Pig” is an illustrated rhyme about a small, but heroic piglet called “Pong”. Pong is left to his books and his daydreams by his larger siblings who mistakenly judge him by his size. However, when they find themselves in trouble, it is the clever, imaginative and resourceful Pong who forgivingly comes to their rescue and proves that size really doesn’t matter. “Pong the not-BIG Pig” is a story for children ages 4-5 and up. The story demonstrates that it is “who” you are, … [Read more...] about Pong the not-BIG Pig by Louise Bond-Fraser
Timbo and a Fair Cop by Louise Bond-Fraser
"Timbo and a Fair Cop" is an adventure story about a small mouse who lives with his friends and family in a little village called Buttoned-Bootsville. In reality, this is just a small patch the end of a human family's garden. Timbo wants to be a great detective when he grows up, but an opportunity presents itself early when his family's heirloom grandfather clock is stolen. The book is fully illustrated with watercolours by the author. Can you guess whodunnit? Targeted Age Group: … [Read more...] about Timbo and a Fair Cop by Louise Bond-Fraser
