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Series: Sirius Creative ColoringCalming ColoringDe-Stress with these Peaceful Images to ColorPaperback
Tansy Willow9781398820326
$9.95GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Oct 01, 2022
Relax and unwind with the calming designs in this delightful coloring book, including over 60 images to complete. The designs in this collection included have been specially selected to inspire a feeling of joy and relaxation, including baby animals, stunning landscape scenes and intricate mandalas. Fill these images with serene blues, sunshine yellows and pretty pinks and let your stress melt away... Perfect for any coloring lover.ABOUT THE SERIES: The bestselling Sirius Creative Coloring series brings together delightful coloring books desig... + Read More
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Series: Sirius Paradise PuzzlesWordsearchPaperback
Eric Saunders9781398819641
$11.95GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Oct 01, 2022
Wordsearches are the ever-popular word-finding puzzles that are entertaining and satisfying to solve and give your brain a great workout. This collection of themed puzzles comes in a pretty pocket-sized package that is perfect for slipping into a bag and puzzling on the go.• EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: Keep your mind alert by searching for the cunningly hidden words.• REDUCE STRESS: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles.• POCKET-SIZED: This handy format is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.
Meet Baker and Taylor, two cat buddies (opposite in every way) who are about to leave the comfort of their cozy public library reading nook to embark on one epic literary road trip! After spending most of their time reading in the library, Baker and Taylor are encouraged by their friend Flora to get out and see the world. Their first stop? New York City. There, Flora tells them, they’ll meet another pair of cat besties eager to share their library—the 42nd Street branch of the New York Public Library —with them. After they arrive in the city, B... + Read More
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Series: Caring for Ourselves and the World Around UsA Not so Lonely DayPaperback
Deborah November9781223183237
$13.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Oct 04, 2022
Thea has a broken arm and must spend a few days home from school, adjusting to her cast. She does not like feeling left behind from the happenings at school, so her daddy comes up with a brilliant plan: they’ll do all the things she and her friends would normally do in the classroom, but at home! Together, Thea, Daddy, and their doggy Rosie fill their day with learning, play, a snack, and even a nap! It may not be the same as what she’s used to, but Thea’s about to discover the joy of implementing everything she’s learned from her school friend... + Read More
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Series: Caring for Ourselves and the World Around UsA Smile in Your PocketPaperback
Jarrod Zayas9781223183176
$13.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Oct 04, 2022
It’s the morning walk to school and it doesn’t feel right. The day has started gloomy, when it’s normally bright. And, so begins a series of change that turns young Miles’ day upside down. Once friendly and familiar, everything on that school walk now seems distant, sad, or stressed. The weather. The community workers. Even the neighbor’s dog, Daisy. At school, things don’t lighten up for Miles. There, he’s introduced to a series of new rules meant to help prevent the spread of germs, and all the change overwhelms him, translating into major an... + Read More
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Series: Little Library of Natural HistoryThe Little Book of Birds of the WorldA Guide to the World's Most Fascinating BirdsHardcover
Christin Farley9781638190035
$20.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 12
Nov 15, 2022
Take flight with some of the world's most unique birds in one gorgeous book! The Little Book of Birds of the World, part of My Little Library of Natural History, introduces kids to dozens of the world's most interesting birds with details on their habitats, diets, wingspan, and more. Gorgeous vintage illustrations by some of the world's most enduring nature illustrators accompany each entry along with charts and other illuminating graphics. Animals include: Toco Toucan Hornbill Emu Ostrich Blue Peacock Emperor Penguin Golden Pheasant Kea Pe... + Read More
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Series: Little Library of Natural HistoryThe Little Book of Arctic AnimalsA Guide to the Resilient Creatures of the Extreme NorthHardcover
Christin Farley9781638191445
$21.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 10
Nov 15, 2022
Explore the snowy, breathtaking world of arctic animals in one gorgeous book! The Little Book of Arctic Animals, part of My Little Library of Natural History, introduces kids to dozens of the arctic's most fascinating creatures with details about their habitats, diets, and more. Hunt with the mighty polar bear. Dive with the mystic narwhal. Camouflage with the arctic fox. Adapt, hunt, and survive among some of the world's hardiest birds, mammals, and fish. Gorgeous vintage illustrations by some of the world's most enduring nature illustrators... + Read More
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Series: Caring for Ourselves and OthersWe All Stir the PotTo End Hunger!Paperback
Misty Lee Coolidge9781223183350
$13.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Nov 29, 2022
Set in and around the busyness of a food pantry and soup kitchen in a nameless town, the story lyrically describes each contribution to the lifeblood of the organization – from the farmers, who give their food to the volunteers who give their time to the recipients who give their thanks— showing how everyone can both literally and metaphorically “stir the pot” and contribute to the effort of ending hunger.Co-written by reigning Mrs. USA Worldwide and hunger activist– Misty Lee Coolidge—We All Stir the Pot —explores the interconnectivity of all ... + Read More
Coming this October, the 68th issue of our National Magazine Award-winning McSweeney’s Quarterly features stories of duplicity and deception, double lives and secret histories, waiting for you underneath a cover by Italian artist Daniele Castellano (inspired by the Roman god Janus depicting duality in its many forms). Inside, readers will find an essay by Alejandro Zambra on soccer sadness; an epic, time-bending short story from Carmen Maria Machado; and new work from National Book Award finalist Lisa Ko. Like all editions of McSweeney’s, this ... + Read More
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Series: Of the DiasporaA Woman's Place(Of the Diaspora)Hardcover
Erica Vital-Lazare9781952119446
$30.95FICTION
Oct 18, 2022
It is 1968 and everything about being a Black woman in America is changing. A society once walled off has begun opening doors. Against this backdrop, three young women meet at a New England college and form a friendship that endures, heals, and dramatically shapes their lives. With backgrounds and temperaments symbolic of the many questions around attaining selfhood in the aftermath of freedom movements, Faith, Crystal and Serena struggle to exercise personal agency in an era when family history, along with race and gender identities, threaten ... + Read More
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Series: We Are Little FeministsCelebrationsBoard book
Brook Sitgraves Turner9781734182484
$12.95JUVENILE NONFICTION
Oct 18, 2022
No holiday is complete without CELEBRATIONS! This unique board book helps families and educators discuss belief systems, ceremonies, and holidays to spread love and understanding for all faiths. Complete with family discussion questions and a glossary detailing each celebration, faith, and practice. Created with 0-5-year-olds in mind. See families and communities celebrating Ramadan, Lunar New Year, Obon, PRIDE, Passover, Diwali, Day of the Dead, Kwanzaa, Easter, and Earth Day. See kids meditating, praying, and visiting shrines. Join in Black... + Read More
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Series: Botticelli and Renaissance FlorenceMasterworks from the UffiziPaperback
Cecilia Frosinini9780998587226
$54.00ART Grade (US) from 17
Oct 25, 2022
This sumptuously illustrated book presents the most recent scholarship in English on Botticelli and Renaissance Florence, featuring essays and entries written by an international team of scholars and experts in the field.The authors examine both the rich array of works featured in the exhibition?paintings, drawings, prints, decorative arts, and ancient Roman marble statues?and seminal themes concerning Botticelli and the artistic achievements of Renaissance Florence. Works by Botticelli?s master, Fra Filippo Lippi, and other members of Botticel... + Read More
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Series: Hooray for Trucks!Hardcover
Susan Hughes9781771474672
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6
Oct 04, 2022
A joyful celebration of trucks and teamwork It’s time for the hardworking trucks at the construction site to get cleaned up! But when the narrator tries to round up the muddy machines, they dig in their wheels and refuse to be led away. They don’t want to waste time being soaked and lathered, scrubbed high and low—they want to flatten soil, haul dirt, carry bricks, and lift beams. They want to WORK! When the trucks discover that washing away the grime means they get to keep loading and lifting, they snap into action. It turns out that gettin... + Read More
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Series: The Wolf SuitHardcover
Sid Sharp9781773217208
$22.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 11
Oct 04, 2022
“Gorgeous.”—The New York Times • Best Books of 2022 lists: NYPL, School Library Journal, The Globe and Mail, Indigo • JLG Gold Standard Selection • Moonbeam Children's Book Award Winner • Kids Indie Next PickBellwether Riggwelter is, once again, out of blackberries. This time, rather than tiptoe through a forest full of predators, he comes up with a new plan. He will keep himself safe by blending in—he will sew a Wolf Suit! The disguise works perfectly . . . sort of. Bellwether realizes he can’t enjoy the forest in a bulky suit, and he may not ... + Read More
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Series: The Future Is DisabledProphecies, Love Notes and Mourning SongsPaperback
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha9781551528915
$22.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
Oct 04, 2022
In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled - and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it's possible to survive fascism, climate change, and pandemics and to bring about liberation? Building on the work of their game-changing book Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Piepzna-Samarasinha writes about disability justice at the end of the wor... + Read More
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Series: Field NotesOn BrowsingPaperback
Jason Guriel9781771965101
$15.95LITERARY CRITICISM
Oct 04, 2022
Nominated for the 2023 Heritage Toronto Book Award A defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon—and gaining new appreciation—amidst the bins and shelves of bricks-and-mortar shops. Written during the pandemic, when the world was marooned at home and consigned to scrolling screens, On Browsing’s essays chronicle what we’ve lost through online shopping, streaming, and the relentless digitization of culture. The latest in the Field Notes series, On Browsing is an elegy for physical media, a polemic in defense of perusing the world in person, ... + Read More
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Series: A Dream in the EyeThe Complete Paintings and Collages of Phyllis WebbPaperback
Stephen Collis9781772014334
$39.95ART
Sep 20, 2023
First collection of visual work by renowed Canadian poet Phyllis Webb * * A Dream in the Eye presents colour reproductions of the paintings and photocollages of renowned poet Phyllis Webb. A Governor General's Award–winning poet and a member of the Order of Canada, Webb was a major Canadian cultural figure from the 1950s through the 1980s, publishing ten collections of poetry and prose and co-founding the CBC Radio program Ideas (in 1965). When “words abandoned” her in the early 1990s and she was no longer able to write, she took up photography... + Read More
In this beautifully illustrated book, a determined young Anishnaabe girl in search of adventure goes on a transformative journey into a forest on her traditional territory. She is joined by a chorus of her ancestors in red dresses, who tell her they remember what it was like to be carefree and wild, too. Soon, though, the girl is challenged by a monster named Hate, who envelops her in a cloud of darkness. She climbs a mountain to evade the monster, and, with the help of her matriarchs and the power of Thunderbird, the monster is held at bay. To... + Read More
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Series: More Than MoneyHow Economic Inequality Affects EVERYTHINGPaperback
Hadley Dyer9781773217017
$14.95YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12
Oct 11, 2022
Economic inequality affects everybody.No matter how rich or poor you are, economic inequality impacts every aspect of your life—the place where you live, the opportunities you experience, the healthcare you get, the education you receive. More Than Money breaks down why the rich seem to be getting richer while the rest of us are struggling to just get by. With vivid, energetic illustrations, the use of graphs and charts, and tips for how to investigate topics of interest, readers learn the most important issues and ideas in economics to better ... + Read More
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Series: Cold Case BCThe Stories Behind the Province's Most Sensational Murder and Missing Person CasesPaperback
Eve Lazarus9781551529073
$22.95HISTORY
Oct 25, 2022
Finalist, Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award (BC Book Prizes) In her BC bestseller Cold Case Vancouver, crime historian and reporter Eve Lazarus used investigative skills to shine a light on the city's most baffing unsolved murders. In Cold Case BC, Lazarus casts her gaze more widely on long forgotten and unsolved murder cases throughout British Columbia. These include teenager Molly Justice, who was murdered on the outskirts of Victoria after taking the bus home from work, and a follow-up to the tragic 1953 Babes in the Woods story of two ... + Read More
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Series: Phoenix Gets GreaterHardcover
Marty Wilson-Trudeau9781772602531
$21.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 11, 2022
Phoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance—ballet, Pow Wow dancing, or just swirling and twirling around his house. Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with feeling different, but his mom and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about Two Spirit/Niizh Manidoowag people in Anishinaabe culture and just how special he is. Based on the childhood experiences of her son, Phoenix, Marty Wilson-Trudeau demonstrates the difference that a loving and supportive family c... + Read More
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Series: The Power of StoryOn Truth, the Trickster, and New Fictions for a New EraPaperback
Harold R. Johnson9781771964876
$22.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
Oct 11, 2022
Award-winning Indigenous author Harold R. Johnson discusses the promise and potential of storytelling. Approached by an ecumenical society representing many faiths, from Judeo-Christians to fellow members of First Nations, Harold R. Johnson agreed to host a group who wanted to hear him speak about the power of storytelling. This book is the outcome of that gathering. In The Power of Story, Johnson explains the role of storytelling in every aspect of human life, from personal identity to history and the social contracts that structure our societ... + Read More
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Series: Ruby Red SkiesPaperback
Taslim Burkowicz9781773635606
$24.00FICTION
Oct 13, 2022
Ruby used to be a fiery, sexy, musical genius. But when she got pregnant as a teenager in the 90s, her life took a turn into banality. Now a middle-aged Indo-Canadian woman, she feels unseen and unheard by her white husband and struggles to communicate with her mixed-race daughter. When she discovers her husband cheating, she embarks on a quest to unearth exciting secrets from her past. To find what she needs, she drives straight into B.C.’s raging wildfires, accompanied only by the fantastical stories her mother used to tell about their an... + Read More
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Series: In the Name of WildOne Family, Five Years, Ten Countries, and a New Vision of WildnessPaperback
Phillip Vannini9780774890403
$24.95TRAVEL
Oct 15, 2022
Five continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. When one family set out to consider what wildness and wilderness mean to people around the world, their journey revealed something very different from the picture-perfect notion of untouched nature they imagined. In the Name of Wild is the story of what they learned. What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? The Vannini family expected to encounter pristine landscapes, but from the moment they set foot on the Galápag... + Read More
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Series: Revenge of the RaccoonsHardcover
Vivek Shraya9781771474382
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Oct 15, 2022
Rebellious raccoons take back the city in a hilarious urban romp by bestselling author and performer Vivek Shraya Raccoons are hitting the streets to finally tell their story. The bushy-tailed bandits take over the town, swinging from cranes, scampering through subway cars, and pestering the police. Amid the mischief, the raccoons describe themselves as humans see them: thieving “trash pandas” that steal doughnuts and cash, topple our green bins, and frighten our cats. But when asked why they’re invading the city, the raccoons insist they aren... + Read More
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Series: Beautiful You, Beautiful MeHardcover
Tasha Spillett-Sumner9781771474528
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Oct 15, 2022
A child who looks different from her mother finds beauty and belonging in this new book from the creator of the New York Times bestseller I Sang You Down from the Stars Izzy’s favorite place to be is in Mama’s arms—skin to skin, safe and warm. One night, cuddled up on Mama’s lap, Izzy notices something she’s never noticed before: her skin is the color of chocolate, but Mama’s skin is the color of sand. When Izzy realizes she’s different from Mama in other ways, too, she feels sad and confused. She wants to be beautiful like Mama! But Mama addre... + Read More
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Series: ReSetThis Time, That PlaceSelected StoriesPaperback
Clark Blaise9781771964890
$26.95FICTION
Oct 18, 2022
“Blaise is probably the greatest living Canadian writer most Canadians have never heard of.” —Quill & Quire “If you want to understand something about what life was like in the restless, peripatetic, striving, anxiety-ridden, shimmer cultural soup of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries," writes Margaret Atwood, "read the stories of Clark Blaise." This Time, That Place draws together twenty-four stories that span the entirety of Blaise's career, including one never previously published. Moving swiftly across place and time, throu... + Read More
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Series: The Nguyen KidsThe Power of the Pearl EarringsPaperback
Linda Trinh9781773217116
$8.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9
Oct 18, 2022
A charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in.I touch my earrings and feel a rush of wind. I can almost hear Grandma Nội’s laughter through them. Spontaneous and energetic Liz, the middle Nguyen sibling, grew up hearing stories from her Grandma Nội about the fantastically fierce Trung Sisters, freedom fighters in ancient Vietnam. And with a new school year about to start, Liz is determined th... + Read More
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Series: The Nguyen KidsThe Secret of the Jade BanglePaperback
Linda Trinh9781773217161
$8.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9
Oct 18, 2022
“Engaging and empowering.” —STARRED review, Nonstop ReaderA charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in. Organized and introspective nine-year-old Anne Nguyen misses her Grandma Nội, a lot. But even though Grandma Nội passed away, it doesn’t mean she’s disappeared.When Anne and her younger siblings Jacob and Liz are given gifts passed on to them by Grandma, Anne soon realizes that hers—a beau... + Read More
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Series: Big Men Fear MePaperback
Mark Bourrie9781771964937
$24.95HISTORY
Oct 18, 2022
The remarkable true story of the rise and fall of one of Canada's most influential yet unknown publishers and aspirational politicians. When George McCullagh bought The Globe and The Mail and Empire and merged them into the Globe and Mail, today still one of Canada’s preeminent daily newspapers, the 31-year-old high school dropout had already made millions on the stock market after the Crash of 1929 and the construction of his glamorous suburban Toronto estate was just the beginning of the meteoric rise of a man widely expected to one day serve... + Read More
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Series: The Lost CenturyPaperback
Larissa Lai9781551528977
$24.95FICTION
Oct 18, 2022
Lambda Literary Award winner Larissa Lai (The Tiger Flu) returns with a sprawling historical novel about war, colonialism, love, and loyalty during Japan's occupation of Hong Kong in World War II. On the eve of the return of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong to China in 1997, young Ophelia asks her peculiar great-aunt Violet about the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II, the disappearance of her uncle Raymond, and whether her grandmother, Emily, was a murderer. Emily's marriage - three times - to her father's mortal enem... + Read More
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Series: Future on FireCapitalism and the Politics of Climate ChangePaperback
David Camfield9781773635132
$20.00POLITICAL SCIENCE
Sep 30, 2022
Climate change is already affecting millions of people. Governments talk about taking action to limit global heating to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, but the greenhouse gas emissions allowed by their policies have the Earth on track to heating far more than that by the end of the century - a level of heating that will have truly disastrous consequences. Visionary plans for how to slash emissions and make society better at the same time abound, including various Green New Deals. But how can we make the changes that are so urgent... + Read More
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