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Perfect Back to School Picture Books for Kids

Start the school year with a smile! These back-to-school picture books are the perfect picks to ease first-day jitters and spark excitement for the year of adventures ahead. Each one is sure to make that first day a little brighter for your young student. A Few of Our Favourite Kids Books for Back to School A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of

Mother's Day Books

20+ Picture Books for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we’ve rounded up some beautiful picture books to add to your bedtime library.  These stories celebrate the special connection between mom and child, some are funny, some are sweet and a few just might make you cry! Do you have a favourite book about mom? Please share it in the comments below. Our Favourite Kids Books to

20+ Winter Books for Kids

20+ Favourite Kids Books About Winter

Explore a few of our favourite winter season picture books to add to your reading library and keep your little ones entertained during the colder months! This handpicked selection includes the best in children’s books that capture the magic and wonder of the snowy season.

Night Lunch

New Releases: Night Lunch

Just released – Night Lunch is a beautifully illustrated children’s picture book, full of rich visuals, and strong messaging about kindness and empathy that your kids will want to read again and again! A mysterious cook whips up midnight meals for fellow night owls in a lavish lunch cart while a hungry mouse looks on in this atmospheric picture book inspired by the forerunner of

And Tango Makes Three

And Tango Makes Three is the bestselling, heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to

The Year we Learned to Fly

The Year We Learned to Fly

The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez is a beautiful book that explores the power of our imagination and illuminates the power in each of us to face challenges with confidence.

Enter To Win Strum and the Wild Turkeys

Book Giveaway! Strum and the Wild Turkeys

Contest Closed – Enter To Win ‘Strum and the Wild Turkeys’ by the Canadian team of Author Noa Daniel and Illustrator Alana McCarthy. When Strum meets The Wild Turkeys, he discovers that friends can feel like family.

The Invisible String

The Invisible String

With over half a million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers–children and adults alike–and has been updated with new illustrations and an afterword from the author. Now available in paperback for the first time! Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with

Perfect Back to School Picture Books for Kids

Start the school year with a smile! These back-to-school picture books are the perfect picks to ease first-day jitters and spark excitement for the year of adventures ahead. Each one is sure to make that first day a little brighter for your young student. A Few of Our Favourite Kids Books for Back to School A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of

Mother's Day Books

20+ Picture Books for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we’ve rounded up some beautiful picture books to add to your bedtime library.  These stories celebrate the special connection between mom and child, some are funny, some are sweet and a few just might make you cry! Do you have a favourite book about mom? Please share it in the comments below. Our Favourite Kids Books to

20+ Winter Books for Kids

20+ Favourite Kids Books About Winter

Explore a few of our favourite winter season picture books to add to your reading library and keep your little ones entertained during the colder months! This handpicked selection includes the best in children’s books that capture the magic and wonder of the snowy season.

Night Lunch

New Releases: Night Lunch

Just released – Night Lunch is a beautifully illustrated children’s picture book, full of rich visuals, and strong messaging about kindness and empathy that your kids will want to read again and again! A mysterious cook whips up midnight meals for fellow night owls in a lavish lunch cart while a hungry mouse looks on in this atmospheric picture book inspired by the forerunner of

And Tango Makes Three

And Tango Makes Three is the bestselling, heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to

The Year we Learned to Fly

The Year We Learned to Fly

The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez is a beautiful book that explores the power of our imagination and illuminates the power in each of us to face challenges with confidence.

Enter To Win Strum and the Wild Turkeys

Book Giveaway! Strum and the Wild Turkeys

Contest Closed – Enter To Win ‘Strum and the Wild Turkeys’ by the Canadian team of Author Noa Daniel and Illustrator Alana McCarthy. When Strum meets The Wild Turkeys, he discovers that friends can feel like family.

The Invisible String

The Invisible String

With over half a million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers–children and adults alike–and has been updated with new illustrations and an afterword from the author. Now available in paperback for the first time! Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with

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