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Groundwood Books

Fall 2015

Groundwood BooksHouse of Anansi Pressgroundwoodbooks.com

“[A] reminder that what looks like play can sometimes

be a sacrament.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A book to savor slowly and then revisit

again and again.” — School Library Journal, starred review

“A quiet, graceful book about the perspective-changing wonder of humble, everyday pleasures.”

— Booklist, starred review

“This ode to everyday beauty sings sweetly.” — Kirkus, starred review

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Cover illustration by Rafael Yockteng

We acknowledge for their financial support of our publishing program the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF).

In this exquisite lullaby, the beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold, with images of a soft snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane.

Ages 4 to 7 978-1-55498-138-0 • Hardcover with jacket • $17.95978-1-55498-402-2 • ePub• $14.95

WRITTEN BY

JEAN E. PENDZIWOL ILLUSTRATED BY

ISABELLE ARSENAULT

SEPTEMBER — NOW AVAILABLE WITH A BRAND-NEW COVER

“[A] mixture of magic, wildlife and deep comfort.” — New York Times

H “A beautiful, lyrical celebration of northern light and night.” — Kirkus, starred review

H “A reverent ode to the magic and wonder of an icy winter night.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

H “This is a lovely wintry bedtime story, best for sharing one-on-one.” — School Library Journal, starred review

H “A sweet and lovely tale of the magic of waking up to a world transformed by winter.” — Booklist, starred review

ONCE UPON A NORTHERN NIGHT

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Dear Readers,

If there is a common subject to the picture books in this season’s Groundwood catalogue, it is friendship. From the odd-couple friendship of Buddy and Earl, to the mixed-species friendship in Grant and Tillie Go Walking, to the moving friendship between a boy and a girl in Two White Rabbits, our books this season demonstrate that friends often turn up when and where you aren’t expecting them.

Books are like that too. You don’t always find what you think you’re going to find when you go looking for one. There you are, searching illustrator websites hoping to find someone who draws cute animals, and next thing you know, you’ve acquired a full-length graphic novel. That’s how we found Dasha Tolstikova, the creator of A Year Without Mom, and we are very grateful for the serendipity that brought us to her.

We are also grateful for all our friends — the people who sell our books for us, the people who review them both in print and online, the librarians, teachers, parents and children who buy them, read them and love them. And of course — and most importantly — we are grateful for the authors and illustrators who took such care in making the wonderful books you will find in this catalogue.

Sheila Barry, PublisherGroundwood [email protected]

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August

BUDDY AND EARLWRITTEN BY MAUREEN FERGUSILLUSTRATED BY CAREY SOOKOCHEFF

Buddy does not know what is in the box that Meredith carries into the living room. But when the small, prickly creature says he is a pirate — and that Buddy is a pirate too — the two mis-matched friends are off on a grand adventure.

In this fi rst book in the Buddy and Earl series, a dog who likes to play by the rules meets a hedgehog who knows no limits. Their friendship is tender and loyal, and their adventures are funny and imagi-native. Maureen Fergus’s text is witty and under-stated, and Carey Sookocheff’s art emphasizes both the humor and the warmth of this odd and loveable animal couple.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / FriendshipAges 4 to 7

7.25 x 8.5 • 32 pagesFull-color illustrations

978-1-55498-712-2Hardcover with jacket

$16.95

978-1-55498-713-9PDF $14.95

BISAC: JUV039060

AN OBEDIENT DOG AND AN IRREPRESSIBLE HEDGEHOG BECOME FAST FRIENDS IN THIS FIRST BOOK IN A FUNNY AND APPEALING SERIES.


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COMING IN 2016BUDDY AND EARL GO EXPLORING & BUDDY AND EARL AND THE BABY

MAUREEN FERGUS is an award-winning author of books for kids of all ages. Her novels include The Gypsy King trilogy and Ortega; her picture books include And What If I Won’t? and The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten. She currently lives in Winnipeg with her hus-band, three kids, a dog and a hedgehog.

CAREY SOOKOCHEFF’s illustrations have garnered awards from Communication Arts and American Illustration as well as the Society of Illustrators. She lives in Toronto with her husband, two daughters and one dog.


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A delightful, quirky book for new babies and new parents.

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / New Baby / Parents

Babies & Parents8.5 x 10.625 • 64 pages

Full-color illustrations


$19.95

978-1-55498-779-5PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV013040

When a new baby arrives, both the baby and the parents are in for a steep learning curve. In this book, born out of personal expe-rience, internationally renowned author/illus-trator Isol brings us a dual narrative and guide.

For babies, there’s a rich range of babies and all their functions to look at. From crying, to nursing, to peeing and pooing, to looking, to hearing, to deciding that this weird new world they’ve entered is worth staying in (because they finally recognize that in every grown-up they see a former baby), there are hours of fun and amusement, since babies love nothing better than looking at and talking about themselves.

For parents, this is a wonderful exploration of the new world this stranger-baby brings with them. Amusingly written, the text presents in a humorous, wry way all the facets of the new baby’s reality. A great gift for new parents both before and after baby is born.

October

THE MENINO A STORY BASED ON REAL EVENTS WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY ISOLTRANSLATED BY ELISA AMADO


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NUMERALIA

Written by Jorge Luján Illustrated by Isol Translated by Susan Ouriou

978-1-55498-444-2Hardcover with jacket $18.95

“Luján reinvents numbers through a fanciful lens. . . . clever [and] child-friendly.” — School Library Journal

“It’s an unexpected way of looking at written characters, but one that will make intuitive sense to children.” — Publishers Weekly

ISOL is one of the most famous authors and illustrators of children’s books in the world. She has won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, has twice been selected as a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and has won a Golden Apple at the Biennial of Illustrations, Bratislava. Her many publications include It’s Useful to Have a Duck, Beautiful Griselda, Nocturne and Petit, the Monster. Isol is also an advertising illustrator, a professional singer and a comic-book writer. And perhaps best of all, for the purposes of this book, she is a new mother. Isol lives in Buenos Aires.


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A joyful look at the months of the year through the eyes of a young child.

JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / SeasonsAges 2 to 5

8 x 8 • 28 pagesFull-color illustrations


$16.95

978-1-55498-412-1PDF $14.95

BISAC: JUV009100

From January through December, experience a world of color, wonder and silli-ness. March is for celebrating a birthday, July is for swimming upside down, September is for crunchy piles of leaves, and December is for a kingdom all in white. Experience a whole year to play and celebrate!

Author and illustrator Emilie Leduc brings a vibrant year of childhood to life with her soft yet vivid illustrations and poetic text. Each month of the year shows off a new wonder, and the giddy smiles of the child in the story are sure to be contagious.

August

ALL YEAR ROUNDWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY EMILIE LEDUCTRANSLATED BY SHELLEY TANAKA


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NAPTIME

Written by Iris de Moüy Translated by Shelley Tanaka


“This cavalcade of disapproval and huffiness is uproarious . . . a flat-out delight.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

“The illustrations are sublime in their restraint and fearless use of ample white space . . . A lovely, if wakeful, bedtime book.” — Kirkus Reviews

EMILIE LEDUC graduated in graphic design from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She studied animation at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal, and has worked as a graphic designer, animator and illustrator for various television series. She has received the Michèle Lemieux Award for Illustration, and the French edition of All Year Round was a finalist for the Gov-ernor General’s Award for Illustration. Emilie lives and works in Montreal.


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How many reasons are there for a mother to love her child?

JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Counting & Numbers

Ages 2 to 57.5 x 9.5 • 32 pages



$16.95

978-1-55498-709-2PDF $14.95

BISAC: JUV009030

In this poem addressed to a young child, author Caroline Adderson outlines the ten things a mother loves about her little one. From his scaly elbows and knees, all the way to his twitchy tail, every inch of this little “mon-ster” is itemized and admired.

This satisfyingly unconventional bedtime story will encourage children and parents to appreci-ate each other just a little bit more every time they read it.

September

I LOVE YOU, ONE TO TENWRITTEN BY CAROLINE ADDERSONILLUSTRATED BY CHRISTINA LEIST


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NORMAN, SPEAK!

Written by Caroline Adderson Illustrated by Qin Leng


978-1-55498-323-0PDF $14.95

“This is a fresh and original take on the new-pet story that provides a gentle little paradigm shift along with its slight absurdity; the family’s genial embrace of their new dog’s language is both humor-ous . . . and offhandedly heartwarming.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review

“Pet lovers will appreciate this family’s lighthearted journey toward making this relationship succeed.” — Kirkus Reviews

“This title will be a surefire hit with children.” — School Library Journal

CAROLINE ADDERSON is the author of award-winning books for adults and children. She is a three-time CBC Literary Award win-ner, two-time winner of the Ethel Wilson Fic-tion Prize and recipient of the Marian Engel Award. Her books for children have also won many awards — Middle of Nowhere was awarded the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and Norman, Speak! the Helen Isobel Sissons Canadian Children’s Story Award. She lives in Vancouver.

CHRISTINA LEIST is a Vancouver-based children’s illustrator, writer and book designer. After graduating from the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany, with a bachelor’s degree (honors) in Communications Design, she worked as an art director for several international advertising agencies. Her books featuring imaginative worlds for the young have received several award nominations and great recognition.


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A playful introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings

Ages 4 to 76.25 x 7.375 • 40 pages


978-1-55498-750-4 Hardcover with jacket

$18.95

978-1-55498-751-1PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV030090

Children’s love for animals and dis-guise come together as twelve speakers explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book.

In a brief author’s note, Danielle Daniel explains the importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe culture and how they can also act as animal guides for young children seeking to under-stand themselves and others.

August

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A FOX WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY DANIELLE DANIEL


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WINTER MOON SONG

Written by Martha Brooks Illustrated by Leticia Ruifernández


978-1-55498-321-6PDF $16.95

“Ruifernández paints vast white expanses of snow and crisp blue-violet night skies . . . Brooks creates lovely, evocative imagery.” — Publishers Weekly

“Quiet but joyful . . . A subtle tale, perhaps best read to a thoughtful child in the intimate setting of a winter bedtime.” — Kirkus Reviews

DANIELLE DANIEL, a mixed-media artist and writer, is Métis. She was inspired to write Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, which began as a series of paintings, to encourage her young son to connect with his Aboriginal roots. Her art has appeared in many group exhibitions and solo shows in Quebec and Ontario, and her work has been published in international art magazines. A schoolteacher for many years, Danielle now teaches part-time across Canada and the U.S. She is currently working on a memoir, Collateral Damage: A Love Story. She lives in Northern Ontario.


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Celebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / AlphabetAges 4 to 7

8.75 x 11 • 48 pagesFull-color illustrations


$18.95

978-1-55498-441-1PDF $16.95

BISAC: JNF013010

This stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific west coast — a magnificent area that combines an ancient rainforest, a rugged beach and a vast, open ocean, and where whales, bears, wolves, eagles and a rich variety of marine spe-cies thrive in an interconnected web of life.

Author Deborah Hodge has spent more than forty years on the west coast, frequently visit-ing the Pacific Rim region, and she knows it intimately. From A to Z she describes in vivid language the rainforest, ocean and beach, and a great variety of animals — from tiny sea jel-lies to inquisitive sandpipers to leaping orcas. Illustrator Karen Reczuch brings her remark-able talent to the book, and has created image after image that is simply breathtaking. The text and art have been carefully checked for scientific accuracy.

Includes a note about the Pacific west coast and suggestions for exploring the region and fur-ther reading.

September

WEST COAST WILDA NATURE ALPHABET WRITTEN BY DEBORAH HODGEILLUSTRATED BY KAREN RECZUCH


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DEBORAH HODGE is the author of more than twenty-five books for children. She spe-cializes in writing engaging non-fiction for young readers. Her honors include the Infor-mation Book Award of Canada and the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, and she was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Her work has also appeared on ALA’s Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth. Debo-rah lives in Vancouver.

KAREN RECZUCH has illustrated many award-winning children’s books. In addition to Loon by Susan Vande Griek, Karen’s publi-cations include The Auction by Jan Andrews, a Governor General’s Award finalist, and Salmon Creek by Karen LeBox, winner of the BC Book Prize. Karen lives in Acton, Ontario.

ALSO AVAILABLE

LOON

Written by Susan Vande Griek Illustrated by Karen Reczuch


978-1-55498-231-8ePub $18.95

TD NORMA FLECK AWARD

RUTH AND SYLVIA SCHWARTZ AWARD

USBBY OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL BOOKS

“This book . . . has a lyrical text and lush, full-color illustrations.” — School Library Journal

“A powerful, so-Canadian beauty.” — Toronto Star


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Set one thousand years ago, this is the story of how P'ésk'a’s people, the Sts'ailes, celebrate the first salmon of the season.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Canada / Native Canadian

Ages 4 to 78.5 x 10 • 32 pages



$18.95

978-1-55498-719-1PDF $16.95

BISAC: JNF038120

It’s the day of the first salmon ceremony, and P'ésk'a is excited to celebrate. His com-munity, the Sts'ailes people, give thanks to the river and the salmon it brings by commemo-rating the first salmon of the season.

Framed as an exploration of what life was like one thousand years ago, P'ésk'a and the First Salmon Ceremony describes the customs of the Sts'ailes people, who have lived on the Harri-son River in British Columbia for the past ten thousand years.

Includes a letter from Chief William Charlie, an illustrated afterword and a glossary.

September

P'ÉSK'A AND THE FIRST SALMON CEREMONYWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SCOT RITCHIE


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A SALMON FOR SIMON

Written by Betty WatertonIllustrated by Ann Blades

978-1-55498-392-6Hardcover $14.95

978-1-55498-236-3ePub $12.95

GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD (ILLUSTRATION)

AMELIA FRANCES HOWARD-GIBBON ILLUSTRATOR’S AWARD

“Simple, straightforward and deftly told, with impressive illustrations by Blades, one of Canada’s best.” — Toronto Star

SCOT RITCHIE is an award-winning illustra-tor and author with more than fifty books to his credit. His books have been translated into French, Korean, Indonesian, Polish, Finnish, Arabic and Dutch. Scot has worked with the National Film Board of Canada and has had his illustrations exhibited at the National Gal-lery of Canada. He lives in Vancouver.


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A young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north from Central America toward the U.S. border.

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / MexicoAges 4 to 7

8.86 x 8.27 • 52 pagesFull-color illustrations


$18.95

978-1-55498-742-9PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV030100

A little girl and her father travel mostly on the roof of a train known as The Beast, but the little girl doesn’t know where they are going. She counts the animals by the road, the clouds in the sky, the stars. Sometimes she sees sol-diers. She sleeps, dreaming that she is always on the move, although sometimes they are forced to stop and her father has to earn more money before they can continue their journey.

As many thousands of people, especially chil-dren, in Mexico and Central America continue to make the arduous journey to the U.S. border in search of a better life, this is an important book that shows a young migrant’s perspective.

October

TWO WHITE RABBITSWRITTEN BY JAIRO BUITRAGOILLUSTRATED BY RAFAEL YOCKTENGTRANSLATED BY ELISA AMADO


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JIMMY THE GREATEST!

Written by Jairo Buitrago Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng Translated by Elisa Amado


978-1-55498-206-6PDF $18.95

KIRKUS BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS

HORN BOOK FANFARE

School Library Journal, starred review

Booklist, starred review

Kirkus, starred review

Publishers Weekly, starred review

Horn Book, starred review

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review

JAIRO BUITRAGO is a children’s book author who has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several award-winning picture books, includ-ing Jimmy the Greatest! (which received six starred reviews) and Camino a casa. He lives in Mexico.

RAFAEL YOCKTENG has illustrated many highly acclaimed children’s books, including Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta (USBBY Outstanding International Books) and Jimmy the Greatest! by Jairo Buitrago. Rafael lives in Bogotá, Colombia.

Together, Rafael Yockteng and Jairo Buitrago have won the “A la Orilla del Viento” contest (Fondo de Cultura Económica de México), and their books have been named to IBBY’s Hon-our List, “Los mejores libros del año” (Ven-ezuela’s Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books and the Horn Book Fanfare.


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Inspired by the life of American painter Grant Wood.

JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States

Ages 4 to 810.25 x 8.125 • 32 pages

Full-color illustration


$18.95

978-1-55498-448-0PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV004020

Grant Wood believed that to be a real artist, he had to live in Paris. But once he got there, he realized that to be a great painter he needed to return to the people and places — and even animals — that he knew and loved the best.

This is the sensitively imagined story of Grant and a cow named Tillie. Skillfully mixing fact with fiction, Monica Kulling’s text explores the making of an artist, while Sydney Smith’s illus-trations echo Grant Wood’s own techniques. The result is a gently wise picture book that will encourage young readers and artists to trust the love that is sometimes only found close to home.

Includes an author’s note that provides bio-graphical information about Grant Wood.

August

GRANT AND TILLIE GO WALKINGWRITTEN BY MONICA KULLINGILLUSTRATED BY SYDNEY SMITH


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THE TWEEDLES GO ELECTRIC

Written by Monica Kulling Illustrated by Marie Lafrance


978-1-55498-478-7PDF $14.95

“A fine joke, well-delivered, and as clever as it is timely.” — Kirkus, starred review

“Kulling . . . uses a deadpan narrative to playfully allude to 21st-century ‘green’ technology while introducing an idiosyncratic family that would be right at home in a Wes Anderson movie.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

THE TWEEDLES GO ONLINE

Written by Monica Kulling Illustrated by Marie Lafrance


978-1-55498-354-5PDF $14.95

“Lafrance’s neatly drawn scenes of figures sporting antique dress and hairstyles add further drollery to the thoroughly topical plotline.” — Kirkus Reviews

MONICA KULLING is the author of many books for young readers, including the popu-lar Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third book in the series, In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up, was nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration and chosen as a Simon Wiesenthal Honor Book. In addition, Monica’s work has been nominated for numerous Silver Birch Express and Golden Oak awards. She lives in Toronto. Visit her at monicakulling.com.

SYDNEY SMITH was born in rural Nova Scotia, and has been drawing from an early age. Since graduating from NSCAD University, he has illustrated multiple children’s books, including the wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, and he has received awards for his illustrations, including the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration. He now lives in Toronto and works in a shared studio space in Chinatown.


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THE STARS ARE SHINING

A FEW BLOCKSWritten and illustrated by Cybèle Young

Ages 4 – 7978-0-88899-995-5Hardcover with jacket • $18.95

Award-winning Cybèle Young uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.

Kirkus Publishers Weekly

THE BLACK BOOK OF COLORSWritten by Menena CottinIllustrated by Rosana FaríaTranslated by Elisa Amado


This groundbreaking book conveys the experience of a person who can only see through his or her sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing.

Publishers Weekly Kirkus School Library Journal Booklist

I SEE THE PROMISED LAND: A LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.Written by Arthur FlowersIllustrated by Manu Chitrakar

Ages 8 – 12978-1-55498-328-5Hardcover with jacket$18.95 CDN / $16.95 U.S.

Two very distinctive storytell-ing traditions are combined in this remarkable graphic narrative-style biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

Booklist School Library Journal

ANY QUESTIONS?Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay


Where does a story start? Marie-Louise Gay explains the creative process with typical fun and whimsy.

Kirkus

FROM THERE TO HEREWritten by Laurel CrozaIllustrated by Matt James


The highly anticipated sequel to the classic, award-winning picture book I Know Here.

Kirkus Publishers Weekly Quill & Quire

JANE, THE FOX AND MEWritten by Fanny BrittIllustrated by Isabelle ArsenaultTranslated by Christelle Morelli & Susan Ouriou

Ages 10 – 14978-1-55498-360-5Hardcover • $19.95

An emotionally honest and visu-ally stunning graphic novel.

Horn Book School Library Journal Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

FOR ADDITIONAL EDITIONS, INCLUDING EBOOKS, VISIT GROUNDWOODBOOKS.COM.


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JIMMY THE GREATEST!Written by Jairo BuitragoIllustrated by Rafael YocktengTranslated by Elisa Amado


School Library Journal Kirkus Publishers Weekly Horn Book Booklist Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

JUST SO STORIES: VOL. IWritten by Rudyard KiplingIllustrated by Ian Wallace

Ages 5 and up978-1-55498-212-7Hardcover with jacket • $19.95

Ian Wallace reinterprets the famous tales with his vibrant art, bringing Kipling to a whole new generation of young readers.

School Library Journal Kirkus

NOWritten and illustrated by Claudia RuedaTranslated by Elisa Amado


It’s winter and little bear doesn’t want to go to sleep — until he finds himself all alone in a snowstorm.

Booklist School Library Journal

MORRIS MICKLEWHITE AND THE TANGERINE DRESSWritten by Christine BaldacchinoIllustrated by Isabelle Malenfant


A story about the courage and creativity it takes to be different.

Kirkus Quill & Quire

JUST SO STORIES: VOL. IIWritten by Rudyard KiplingIllustrated by Ian Wallace

Ages 5 and up978-1-55498-213-4Hardcover with jacket $19.95

A companion to Volume I, con-taining more best-loved stories for children, with stunning illustrations.

Kirkus

NORTHWEST PASSAGEWritten by Stan RogersIllustrated by Matt James

All ages978-1-55498-153-3Hardcover with jacket • $24.95

A stunning pictorial represen-tation of the search for the Northwest Passage as seen by painter Matt James, inspired by Stan Rogers’ iconic song.




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THE STARS ARE SHINING

OUT THE WINDOWWritten and illustrated by Cybèle Young

Ages 1 – 4978-1-55498-370-4Board book • $12.95

A perfect book for active, curi-ous toddlers and preschoolers.

Publishers Weekly Kirkus

STEPHEN AND THE BEETLEWritten by Jorge LujánIllustrated by Chiara CarrerTranslated by Elisa Amado


A small boy’s encounter with a beetle could have drastic consequences in this simple, strongly moral story.

Kirkus

WHAT THERE IS BEFORE THERE IS ANYTHING THEREWritten and illustrated by LiniersTranslated by Elisa Amado


A slightly scary story from a world-renowned cartoonist.

Publishers Weekly

ROSLYN RUTABAGA AND THE BIGGEST HOLE ON EARTH!Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay

Ages 2 – 5978-0-88899-994-8Hardcover with jacket $18.95 CDN / $16.95 U.S.

An exuberant, feisty young rabbit with a vivid imagina-tion decides she will dig the biggest hole on earth.

Kirkus School Library Journal Quill & Quire

THE TWEEDLES GO ELECTRICWritten by Monica KullingIllustrated by Marie Lafrance


The Tweedles are an odd and endearing family who attempt to “go modern” by buying an electric car at the turn of the twentieth century.

Kirkus Publishers Weekly

WHEN STELLA WAS VERY, VERY SMALLWritten and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay

Ages 2 – 5978-1-55498-103-8Paperback • $7.95

Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by children who read and love the Stella and Sam series.

School Library Journal Kirkus Quill & Quire



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CHILDREN OF WAR: VOICES OF IRAQI REFUGEESWritten by Deborah Ellis

Ages 9 – 13978-0-88899-908-5Paperback • $12.95 CDN / $9.95 U.S.

Deborah Ellis interviews Iraqi refugee children in this com-panion volume to Off to War: Voices of Soldiers’ Children.

Kirkus Booklist

MY NAME IS PARVANAWritten by Deborah Ellis

Ages 11 and up978-1-55498-298-1Paperback • $9.95

In this sequel to The Bread-winner, Parvana is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by Ameri-can troops in Afghanistan.


OUTSIDE INWritten by Sarah Ellis


A family living off the grid changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.

Kirkus Booklist

LOST GIRL FOUNDWritten by Leah Bassoff & Laura DeLuca

Ages 13 and up978-1-55498-416-9Hardcover with jacket • $16.95

In war-torn Sudan, a girl must make heart-rending choices as she fights for survival and a chance at a future.

Kirkus School Library Journal

NO ORDINARY DAYWritten by Deborah Ellis


Deborah Ellis brings us a feisty young heroine, Valli — an orphan who lives on the streets of Kolkata, unaware that she has leprosy.

Horn Book School Library Journal Booklist

SKIMWritten by Mariko TamakiIllustrated by Jillian Tamaki

Ages 14 and up978-0-88899-964-1Paperback • $12.95

Skim is a smart, sensitive and funny graphic novel about a teen who finds love and angst in her uptight private girls’ school.

Horn Book Quill & Quire



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Everyday objects are transformed through exquisite paper sculptures.

JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & PlayAll Ages

9 x 9 • 32 pages with fold-outsFull-color illustrations


$19.95

978-1-55498-340-7PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV051000

A wallet, a set of keys, a pair of glasses — these are some of the household objects that disappear and are fantastically reconstituted in Cybèle Young’s inventive new picture book. Minimal text conveys the magic of a world where even inanimate objects are constantly undergoing a process of growth, transforma-tion and change.

An introduction describing the frustration we feel when we lose something is followed by a catalogue of misplaced objects. Each item is shown first in its original form and then, on a gatefold spread, in the process of transforming into a marvelous and mysterious sea creature. At the very end of the book, we see these trans-formed objects in their new, watery habitat, a conclusion which will leave readers astonished by the distance they — like the lost objects themselves — have traveled.

Some Things I’ve Lost invites readers to consider the inevitability of change and the power of the imagination. On finishing the book, children and adults alike will look more closely at every-thing they have previously taken for granted.

September

SOME THINGS I’VE LOSTWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY CYBÈLE YOUNG


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OUT THE WINDOW

Written and illustrated by Cybèle Young

978-1-55498-370-4Board book $12.95

“Two delightful stories in one—one subtly hilari-ous, the other wonderfully trippy.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This whimsical celebration of imagination is a reminder to constantly seek to broaden our horizons, for new wonders always await.” — Kirkus, starred review

“This beautifully designed accordion-fold board book will provide plenty of entertainment for the littlest readers.” — School Library Journal

CYBÈLE YOUNG is an award-winning art-ist who exhibits her paper sculpture (Japa-nese paper printed with etched copperplates) internationally. She has illustrated several books for children, including Pa’s Harvest by Jan Andrews, which was nominated for the Governor General’s Award (Illustration) and Jack Pine by Christopher Patton. She has also written and illustrated A Few Blocks, a Kirkus Best Children’s Book and winner of the Alcuin Award; Ten Birds, winner of the Governor General’s Award (Illustration) and a Kirkus Best Children’s Book; A Few Bites and Out the Window, which received starred reviews in Kirkus and Publishers Weekly; and Nancy Knows, also a Kirkus Best Children’s Book. Cybèle lives with her family in Toronto.


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The true story of a courageous slave who stood up for her rights.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

Ages 8 to 11 8.66 x 10 • 40 pagesFull-color illustration


$18.95

978-1-55498-730-6PDF $16.95

BISAC: JNF007050

In 1770, the slave Esperança Garcia bravely penned a letter to the governor of Piauí state, in Brazil, describing how she and her children were being mistreated and requesting permission to return to the farm where the rest of her family was living.

Before she wrote her letter, Esperança Garcia lived on a cotton farm run by Jesuit priests, where she learned to read and write — a rare opportunity for a woman, especially a slave. But one day she was separated from her hus-band and older children and taken with her two little ones to be a cook in the home of Cap-tain Antonio Vieira de Couto, where she and the other slaves were beaten and denied even the freedom to attend church.

In despair, Esperança Garcia wrote to the governor about her terrible situation, asking if she and her young children could return to the farm. She waited each day for a reply, never giving up hope. And although she never received an answer, she is remembered today for being the courageous slave who wrote the first letter of appeal in Afro-Brazilian Brazil.

Beautifully illustrated, this moving picture book provides a very personal look at the tragic history of slavery in the Americas.

October

WHEN THE SLAVE ESPERANÇA GARCIA WROTE A LETTERWRITTEN BY SONIA ROSA ILLUSTRATED BY LUCIANA JUSTINIANI HEESTRANSLATED BY JANE SPRINGER


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UNTIL THE DAY ARRIVES

Written by Ana Maria Machado Translated by Jane Springer


978-1-55498-457-2ePub $14.95

978-1-55498-758-0MOBI $14.95

“Offers vivid descriptions, an intriguing plot and a setting not often seen in North American literature for children.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Readers will admire the patience of and prepara-tion taken by the siblings to ensure that their strat-egies succeed. A gripping adventure.” — Booklist

SONIA ROSA was born in Rio de Janeiro. She is a teacher with a specialty in reading, culture and African history. She has written more than thirty-five books, and her work has been rec-ognized by the Brazilian chapter of the Inter-national Board on Books for Young People (FNLIJ) and the White Ravens Catalogue.

LUCIANA JUSTINIANI HEES is a Brazil-ian illustrator who lived in Mozambique for many years and now lives in Portugal. She has illustrated a number of books with African and Afro-Brazilian themes. An exhibition of her work was held at the Franco-Mozambican Cul-tural Center in Maputo in 2010. Her short film O Salão Azul was selected for the International Film Festival in Rotterdam in 2011.


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A stunning graphic-novel debut.

JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General

Ages 10 to 146.5 x 8.5 • 168 pages


978-1-55498-692-7Hardcover

$19.95

978-1-55498-693-4FXL $16.95

978-1-55498-828-0KF8 $16.95

BISAC: JUV008000

A Year Without Mom follows twelve-year-old Dasha through a year full of turmoil after her mother leaves for America.

It is the early 1990s in Moscow, and political change is in the air. But Dasha is more wor-ried about her own challenges as she negoti-ates family, friendships and school without her mother. Just as she begins to find her own feet, she gets word that she is to join her mother in America — a place that seems impossibly far from everything and everyone she loves.

This gorgeous and subtly illustrated graphic novel signals the emergence of Dasha Tols-tikova as a major new talent.

October

A YEAR WITHOUT MOMWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY DASHA TOLSTIKOVA


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JANE, THE FOX AND ME

Written by Fanny Britt Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Translated by Christelle Morelli & Susan Ouriou

978-1-55498-360-5Hardcover $19.95

978-1-55498-361-2ePub $16.95

“Readers will be delighted to see Hélène’s world change as she grows up, learning to ignore the mean girls and realizing that, like Jane, she is worthy of friendship and love.” — School Library Journal, starred review

“[Her] story is sweetly comforting and compel-ling.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review

“Britt’s poetic prose captures Hélène’s heart-breaking isolation . . . [A] brutally beautiful story.” — Horn Book, starred review

DASHA TOLSTIKOVA is an illustrator whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker. Her picture book The Jacket, written by Kirsten Hall, was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2014. She lives in Brooklyn.


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Eight Japanese folktales, retold in a way you’ve never imagined. Beautiful, strange and unforgettable.

JUVENILE FICTION/ Fairy Tales and Folklore / Country & Ethnic

Ages 12 and up5.5 x 8.5 • 144 pages

8 black-and-white plates


978-1-55498-724-5ePub $16.95

978-1-55498-725-2MOBI $16.95

BISAC: JUV012020

A bitterly jealous brother, a cold-hearted husband, a monk who mistakes desire for piety, a fraudulent merchant who meets his match in a supernatural river otter, a samurai who makes the ultimate sacrifice — the motives underlying these traditional Japanese folktale characters are explored with haunting results.

Prompted by the sometimes illogical and per-plexing actions of folktale characters (Why doesn’t the wolf kill Little Red Riding Hood right away?), master storyteller Rui Umezawa revisits eight popular Japanese folktales, delv-ing beneath their sometimes baffling plot lines to highlight the psychological motivations behind the characters’ actions.

Tales of addiction, bravery, greed, abuse and control — these stories take their inspiration from the great Japanese storytelling traditions, as well as from Noh and Kabuki. Sometimes laced with ironic humor, sometimes truly hor-rifying, these stories of the strange and super-natural will appeal to readers of all ages, but they particularly speak to teenagers.

Evocative and haunting illustrations by the stunningly talented Mikiko Fujita add to the eerie beauty of this collection. A detailed after-word outlines the author’s storytelling approach and provides source material for each tale.

September

STRANGE LIGHT AFARTALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL FROM OLD JAPANWRITTEN BY RUI UMEZAWAILLUSTRATED BY MIKIKO FUJITA


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NOBODY KNOWS

Written by Shelley Tanaka


“Well-chosen black-and-white photographic stills from the film deepen the novel’s breathtaking real-ism.” — Horn Book

“. . . blindness is the shocking part of the story, and with lucid, simple prose and occasional black-and-white photos from the film, this novel will raise universal questions: what could be happening on your street?” — Booklist

RUI UMEZAWA is a storyteller, essayist and novelist. Born in Tokyo, he left Japan as a child when his father, a theoretical physicist, pursued career opportunities in Europe and North America. Rui studied comparative lit-erature and has an M.A. from the University of Alberta. He is the author of a picture book, Aiko’s Flowers, illustrated by Yuji Ando. His adult novel, The Truth About Death and Dying, called “a dazzling tour-de-force” by Canadian Literature, was shortlisted for the Common-wealth Book Prize for Best First Book (Canada and the Caribbean). He lives in Toronto.

MIKIKO FUJITA is an artist and graphic designer who was born in 1986 in Chiba, Japan, and now lives and works in Germany. She has trained at Tama Art University in Tokyo and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, and has exhibited her work in Munich, Berlin, Bologna, Tokyo and Paris. Her picture book, Nachtschwärmer, has just been released in Ger-many. She lives in Munich.


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Just because you see something doesn’t mean it’s really there.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Depression &

Mental Illness

Ages 12 and up

5.5 x 8.5 • 224 pages

978-1-55498-720-7

Paperback

$14.95 CDN

978-1-55498-721-4

ePub $12.95 CDN

978-1-55498-722-1

Mobi $12.95 CDN

BISAC: JUV039240

In the town of Leamington, Ontario, a seventeen-year-old boy is suddenly stricken by a schizophrenic episode and wakes up in hospital. The boy’s name is Calvin, and he is plagued by hallucinations.

As the hallucinations persist, Calvin comes to believe that the answer lies in performing one grand and incredible gesture. And so he decides to walk across Lake Erie. In January. The temperatures have been below freezing for weeks. The ice should hold . . .

The lake, it turns out, is more marvelous, and more treacherous, than Calvin had ever imagined — populated by abandoned cars (joy ride!), ice-fishing eccentrics, psychokiller snow beings, and a not-so-mythical sea witch named Jenny Greenteeth. Not to mention the man-eating tiger that looms just out of his sight lines as he treks.

But the biggest surprise of all is that Calvin finds himself accompanied by Susie, the girl of his dreams. Or is it his dreams that have con-jured up Susie?

Part romance, part adventure story, part quest novel, Martine Leavitt brings her inimitable gentle wit, humor and compassion to a story about a teenaged boy struggling to gain con-trol of his own mind and destiny.

November

CALVINWRITTEN BY MARTINE LEAVITT


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MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

Written by Caroline Adderson


978-1-55498-132-8Paperback $9.95

978-1-55498-202-8ePub $9.95

978-1-55498-623-1 MOBI $9.95

“Caroline Adderson is that rare bird: a writer who brings to the middle-grade novel the artistry and respect it deserves.” — Quill & Quire, starred review

MARTINE LEAVITT is the author of ten nov-els for young readers. My Book of Life by Angel, which received five starred reviews, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and winner of the CLA Young Adult Book of the Year. Other titles include Keturah and Lord Death, finalist for the National Book Award; Tom Finder, winner of the Mr. Christie’s Book Award; and Heck Superhero, finalist for the Governor General’s Award. Her novels have been published in Japan, Korea, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Nether-lands. Martine teaches creative writing at Ver-mont College of Fine Arts.


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A story about love — “as mad, bitter and wonderful as life itself.” (Stuttgarter Zeitung)

JUVENILE FICTION/ Family / Marriage & DivorceAges 12 and up

5 x 7.5 • 128 pages


$16.95

BISAC: JUV13020

Charlotte’s life is changed forever when her parents’ marriage breaks up, and Charlotte has to leave her beloved house and her old life behind. Then two very different boys cross her path, and a new emotion creeps into her sadness and anger — an emotion that is both confusing and sweet.

Charlotte falls in love with Carlo, tries to stay friends with tough-guy Sulzer and faces the jealousy of the cool-girl clique at school. As she watches her parents cope, sometimes haplessly, with changes in their own personal lives, and as she deals with a new baby brother, a potential stepfather and unexpected house moves, she realizes that love is a messy and risky business.

If grownups can make such a hash of it, how on earth can a fifteen-year-old cope?

But Charlotte does cope, magnificently, as she tries to figure out how to be a big sister, a daughter, a friend, a good person. And in the end she finds the courage to take responsibility for her own actions, and sets off to be with the boy she loves.

October

I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMOREWRITTEN BY GABI KRESLEHNERTRANSLATED BY SHELLEY TANAKA


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SKIM

Written by Mariko Tamaki Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

978-0-88899-964-1Paperback $12.95

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IGNATZ AWARD

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ALA TOP TEN GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS

PW BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR (COMICS)

“With honesty and compassion, this innovative narrative communicates a life just beginning, open and full of possibility.” — Horn Book, starred review

GABI KRESLEHNER was born in Linz, Austria. She is a teacher and writes for young readers and adults. I Don’t Live Here Anymore, her first novel, was published to huge acclaim in Germany (Charlottes Traum), receiving the Peter Härtling Prize, the Hans im Glück Prize and the Steiermark Prize for Young Adult Lit-erature. Gabi lives with her family in Otten-sheim, Austria, a town on the Danube that is very much like Charlotte’s.


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A special boxed set containing the new editions of the bestselling Breadwinner series, released in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of The Breadwinner.

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Middle EastAges 10 and up

978-1-55498-822-8Four paperbacks in box$29.95

BISAC: JUV030110

For the first time, the books in the bestselling Breadwinner series — The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Jour-ney, Mud City and My Name Is Parvana — are brought together in a beautiful boxed set. These gripping novels, inspired by stories Deborah Ellis heard in Afghan refugee camps, are loved by children the world over.

October

THE BREADWINNER SERIES BOXED SETWRITTEN BY DEBORAH ELLIS


TITLESubtitleAUTHOR NAME

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JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Middle East/North AmericaAges 9 to 125 x 7.5 • 152 pages

978-1-55498-707-8Paperback $9.95

BISAC: JUV030110

On Israel’s West Bank, a cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house that has just been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers. The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the floorboards. Should she help him? After all, she’s just a cat. Or is she?

DEBORAH ELLIS is best known for her Breadwinner books — a series that has been published in twenty-five languages, with more than $1 million in royalties donat-ed to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Uni-versity of California’s Middle East Book Award, Swe-den’s Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. She recently received the Ontario Library Association’s President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement, and she has been named to the Order of Ontario.

“There are no black and whites here, only ordinary peo-ple caught in the tangle of history, misunderstanding, and fear.” — Booklist

“Quietly moving, full of surprises and, with Clare’s collo-quial and spirited voice, highly readable.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Ellis’s premise is an unusual one, but with it she crafts a thought-provoking and sensitive story about the power of empathy and selflessness.” — Publishers Weekly

“Without editorializing, Ellis’s suspenseful and thought-provoking novel offers a touching, humane context for one of the world’s most intractable situations.” — New York Times

August

THE CAT AT THE WALLWRITTEN BY DEBORAH ELLISNEW IN PAPERBACK IN THE U.S.


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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Literary978-1-77089-937-76.6875 x 10 • 128 pagesFull-color illustrationsTrade paperback $19.95

978-1-77089-938-4 PDF $16.95

BISAC: CGN006000

THE OUTSIDE CIRCLEPATTI LaBOUCANE-BENSONART BY KELLY MELLINGS

In this important graphic novel, two Aborigi-nal brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse and gang violence try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives.

Pete, a young Aboriginal man wrapped up in gang vio-lence, lives with his younger brother, Joey, and his mother, who is a heroin addict. One night, Pete and his mother’s boyfriend, Dennis, get into a big fight, which sends Den-nis to the morgue and Pete to jail. Initially, Pete keeps up ties to his crew, until a jail brawl forces him to realize the negative influence he has become on Joey and encourages him to begin a process of rehabilitation through a tradi-tional Native healing circle.

Powerful, courageous and deeply moving, The Outside Circle is drawn from the author’s twenty years of work and research on healing and reconciliation of gang-affiliated or incarcerated Aboriginal men.

PATTI LaBOUCANE-BENSON is a Métis woman and the Director of Research, Training and Communication at Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA).

KELLY MELLINGS is an award-winning art director, illustrator and designer.

FROM HOUSE OF ANANSI PRESS


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Adderson, Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, 33

All Year Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7

Amado, Elisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5, 16, 17

Arsenault, Isabelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Blades, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Breadwinner Series Boxed Set, The . . . . . . . . . 36

Britt, Fanny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Brooks, Martha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Buddy and Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3

Buitrago, Jairo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17

Calvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cat at the Wall, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Daniel, Danielle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

Ellis, Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 37

Fergus, Maureen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 3

Fujita, Mikiko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Grant and Tillie Go Walking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19

Griek, Susan Vande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hees, Luciana Justiniani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Hodge, Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 13

I Don’t Live Here Anymore. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35

I Love You, One To Ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9

Isol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 5

Jane, the Fox and Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Jimmy the Greatest! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Kreslehner, Gabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, 35

Kulling, Monica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19

LaBoucane-Benson, Patti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Lafrance, Marie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Leavitt, Martine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 33

Leduc, Emilie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7

Leist, Christina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9

Leng, Qin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Loon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Luján, Jorge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Machado, Ana Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Mellings, Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Menino, The: A Story Based on Real Events . . 4, 5

Middle of Nowhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Morelli, Christelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Moüy, Iris de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Naptime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Nobody Knows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Norman, Speak! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Numeralia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Ouriou, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 29

Out the Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Outside Circle, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

P'ésk'a and the First Salmon Ceremony . . . . 14, 15

Reczuch, Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 13

Ritchie, Scot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15

Rosa, Sonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Ruifernández, Leticia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Salmon for Simon, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Skim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Smith, Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19

Some Things I’ve Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25

Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

Sookocheff, Carey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 3

Springer, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 27

Strange Light Afar: Tales of the Supernatural from Old Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tamaki, Jillian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Tamaki, Mariko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Tanaka, Shelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7, 31, 34

Tolstikova, Dasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 29

Tweedles Go Electric, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Tweedles Go Online, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Two White Rabbits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17

Umezawa, Rui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31

Until the Day Arrives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Waterton, Betty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

West Coast Wild: A Nature Alphabet . . . . . . 12, 13

When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27

Winter Moon Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Year Without Mom, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29

Yockteng, Rafael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17

Young, Cybèle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 25

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of picture books and poetry for young children.

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SalsaUN POEMA PARA COCINAR / A COOKING POEM

ILLUSTRATED BY DUNCAN TONATIUH

Duncan Tonatiuh has won the Pura Belpré Illustration Award as well as the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award.

H “A delectable work of art perfect for food-themed, bilingual, and Día story times.” — School Library Journal, starred review

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Illustrated by Fernando Vilela

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Groundwood Books

Fall 2015

Groundwood BooksHouse of Anansi Pressgroundwoodbooks.com

“[A] reminder that what looks like play can sometimes

be a sacrament.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A book to savor slowly and then revisit

again and again.” — School Library Journal, starred review

“A quiet, graceful book about the perspective-changing wonder of humble, everyday pleasures.”

— Booklist, starred review

“This ode to everyday beauty sings sweetly.” — Kirkus, starred review

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