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A cast of motley characters helps Young Tommy and Baby Bridget discover that there are many ways to love and heal and die.

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Author Rigoberta Menchú won the Nobel Peace Prize for her activism concerning the rights of Maya Guatemalans and other Indigenous people in the AmericasThis is a sweet story about a grandfather passing down ancient wisdom about the earth to his granddaughter, who in turn tells the stories of her people to the magical beings who live undergroundRich and vibrant illustrations by Domi draw on the Maya landscape and the rich visual vocabulary that...

Author Rigoberta Menchú won the Nobel Peace Prize for her activism concerning the rights of Maya Guatemalans and other Indigenous people in the Americas.This evocative memoir for children is filled with traditional Maya tales and love for the lost world of Guatemala before the thirty-six-year war.Rich and vibrant illustrations by Domi draw on the Maya landscape and the rich visual vocabulary that can be found in the weavings and crafts for whi...

The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories the author's grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations of how and why certain natural phenomena came to exist, and animal tales. The underworld, the sky, the sun and moon, plants, people, animals,...

Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine - and bees must be ten - Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream.Life on the farm is a scrabble, but there is enough to eat and a place to sleep, and there is love. Then Peony's mother arrives to take her away from everythin...

At the time of writing, there were no children's books available on the subject of sea gardens.This debut picture book comes from Kay Weisman, a highly qualified librarian of books for children and young adults who has been reviewing children's books (especially picture books) for journals such as Booklist for many years.Renowned artist Roy Henry Vickers has created stunning images for the book, drawing on his personal knowledge of sea gardens...

The See to Learn series goes beyond encouraging an appreciation of nature in young readers, hoping to inspire in them a sense of connectedness and stewardship toward the Earth.Lake: A See to Learn Book is the second book in the series, inspired by Kate Moss Gamblin's doctoral work in sustainability learning. The author's note provides further reflections on this fascinating and increasingly important topic.The text is gentle, poetic and though...

When a little girl can't sleep one night, her dad asks if she'd like to go for a walk. They tiptoe through the silent house and step out into the dark.It's strange and exciting to be out so late. Walking down the street, the girl can see inside the lit-up windows of apartment buildings and houses where people's lives are unfolding. Kids are having a pillow fight in one house, while a family has gathered for a festive meal in another. She and h...

This sweet story of friendship will introduce North American readers to the Moroccan Jewish holiday of Mimouna https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays/passover/mimouna-unique-moroccan-jewish-traditionThe story is based on the fact that on Mimouna in Morocco, some Jewish families would ask their Muslim neighbors for flour, since they did not have any during Passover, and invite them to the partyThe book includes a recipe for moufleta, the Mim...

Winning a national high-school geography competition should be the high point of Jomon's life. So why does he find himself running through the streets of Georgetown, Guyana, later that same night - so angry and desperate? Why does he heave his hard-won medal through the front window of a liquor store? Why does a teenaged boy decide life is not worth living?Arrested by police and detained in a jail cell, Jomon is jolted out of his suicidal thou...

Davico lives with his family above La Casita - the Little House - in Guatemala City in the early 1950s. But it's not just a little house. It's also the family restaurant!The restaurant provides plenty of distraction and adventure for Davico and his older brother, Felipe. The mean cook, Augusto, and the always-late waiter, Otto, love to play tricks on Davico. There's a huge oven in the gas cookstove, which Felipe knows how to light - if he can ...

Based on a true story. Steve met the real-life Kanella when he spent a month in 2015 volunteering at a refugee camp on Lesbos.Steve's adult memoir about his time in Lesbos is also being released in Fall 2020, to be published by Biblioasis. Always an in-demand presenter, he will be able to do double-duty at writers' festivals in the fall, as well as participating in the accompanying school-visits programs.This book has been written for an early...

Finn and his younger brothers, Leo and Ooley, love reading stories about animals living in forests, on mountains or in the arctic."When I grow up, " says Finn, "I want to be an explorer and travel around the world. I want to see wild animals and strange birds."Why wait?" asks Leo.And so, the next morning, they wake up early and set out on a snowy expedition to search for wild animals. In their grandfather's time, the forest was full of animals...

A little girl and her mother walk home from school on a snowy winter day."So much snow, " says Ma. "So monochromatic."Mono crow what?" her daughter replies.Ma misses the sun, warmth and colors of their faraway homeland, but her daughter sees magic in everything - the clouds in the winter sky, the "firework" display when she throws an armful of snow into the air, making snow angels, tasting snowflakes. And in the end, her joy is contagious. Hom...

Every evening before brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed, Vivi and Monkey play the game: Monkey hides under a sheet, and Vivi pretends to look for him. Chair wishes more than anything that he could play, too. One evening, Chair decides to make Monkey late for the game so that Vivi will look for him instead. But nothing goes quite according to plan! Instead of looking for Chair, Vivi continues to look for Monkey, becoming increasingl...

In addition to winning the Governor General's Literary Award, Tokyo Digs a Garden was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award and the Sakura Award. It was also named to many lists, including CBC Best Books, Toronto Public Library's First and Best List and TD Summer Reading Club's Top Recommended Reads.Addressing themes of community, environmentalism, creativity and ge...

The child in this story observes the sun by playing with her shadow, though sometimes it disappears. She listens to the wind tell stories, even when it howls like wolves. She tastes snowflakes - sometimes sweet and delicate, other times sharp on her cheeks. And finally, she finds hope in the buds on a cherry tree that survive through the winter to blossom in spring.Jean E. Pendziwol has written a layered, lyrical exploration of the hardships a...

An old woman shares her home with a scruffy old dog, her best friend and constant companion. One fall day, they go for a walk and the woman throws sticks for the dog. She loves hearing the autumn leaves under her feet and the wind in the trees. She looks up at a crow in the sky and imagines what it might feel like to fly. As the wind comes up and the light begins to fade, she remembers playing outside as a child, never wanting to go in. Sudden...