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ANY QUESTIONS?Written and illustrated by

Marie-Louise GayH “A delightful and interactive step into the world of creating engaging picture books for children.” — Kirkus, starred review

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKS OF 2014

KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST OF 2014

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Cover illustration by Sydney Smith

“An important voice of moral and social conscience.” — Kirkus Reviews

CHILDREN OF WAR VOICES OF IRAQI REFUGEES

978-1-55498-908-5 Trade paperback $12.95 CDN / $9.95 U.S.

978-1-55498-008-6 ePub $9.95

H Booklist, starred review H Kirkus, starred review

KIDS OF KABUL LIVING BRAVELY THROUGH A NEVER-ENDING WAR

978-1-55498-181-6 Hardcover with jacket $15.95

978-1-55498-203-5 ePub $14.95

USBBY Outstanding International BooksIRA Notable Books for a Global Society South Asia Book Award

THREE WISHES PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI CHILDREN SPEAK

978-0-88899-645-9 Trade paperback $9.95

978-1-55498-045-1 ePub $9.95

H Booklist, starred review

OFF TO WAR VOICES OF SOLDIERS’ CHILDREN


978-1-55498-028-4 ePub $9.95

SSLI Honor BookLibrary Media Connection Editor’s Choice

LOOKS LIKE DAYLIGHTVOICES OF INDIGENOUS KIDS


978-1-55498-413-8 ePub $14.95

Aesop Prize IRA Notable Books for a Global Society


NON-FICTION FROM DEBORAH ELLIS

We acknowledge for their financial suppo t 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).

WHAT THERE IS BEFORE THERE IS ANYTHING THERE

A Scary Story

Written and illustrated by LINIERS

H “Fear is the new fun, and Jon Klassen and Lemony Snicket’s The Dark has an impressive rival.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

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CELEBRATE THE FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BREADWINNER WITH NEW EDITIONS OF THE SERIESAVAILABLE IN MAY

OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Middle East

Ages 10 to 145.25 x 8 • 176 pages

978-1-55498-765-8Trade paperback $9.95

978-1-55498-768-9ePub $9.95

BISAC: JUV030110

THE BREADWINNER

The first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, family and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan.

MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD

SWEDEN’S PETER PAN PRIZE

DEBORAH ELLIS is best known for her Breadwinner series, which has been published in twenty-five languages and has earned more than $1 million in royalties to benefit Cana-dian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International. She has won the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, the Universi-ty of California’s Middle East Book Award, the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, Sweden’s Peter Pan Prize, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. She recent-ly received the Ontario Library Association’s President’s Award for Exceptional Achieve-ment, and she has been named to the Order of Ontario. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.

STUDY GUIDES AVAILABLE AT DEBORAHELLIS.COM

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PARVANA’S JOURNEY JANE ADDAMS CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD

RUTH SCHWARTZ AWARD

A war is raging in Afghanistan as a coali-tion of Western forces tries to oust the Taliban by bombing the country. Parvana’s father has died, and her mother, sister and brother have gone to a faraway wedding. Parvana doesn’t know where they are. She just knows she has to find them.

MAY


Ages 10 to 14 • 5.25 x 8 • 200 pages

978-1-55498-770-2 • Trade paperback $9.95

978-1-55498-771-9 • ePub $9.95

BISAC: JUV030110

MUD CITY

COOPERATIVE CHILDREN’S BOOK CENTER CHOICES

NYPL BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE LIST

Parvana’s best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. Shauzia decides to leave the camp and try her luck on the streets. But life as a street kid is dangerous and terrifying, and even with the advantages of a strong will, brave spirit and good luck, Shauzia soon discovers that the old choices are not so easy any more.

MAY


Ages 10 to 14 • 5.25 x 8 • 168 pages

978-1-55498-773-3 • Trade paperback $9.95

978-1-55498-774-0 • ePub $9.95

BISAC: JUV030110

WHEN ASKED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES TO NAME THE ONE BOOK ALL GIRLS SHOULD READ, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER MALALA YOUSAFZAI CHOSE THE BREADWINNER BY DEBORAH ELLIS.

THESE ANNIVERSARY PAPERBACK EDITIONS INCLUDE NEW COVERS, A NEW MAP AND UPDATED AUTHOR’S NOTES. THE BREADWINNER ALSO INCLUDES A SPECIAL FOREWORD BY DEBORAH ELLIS.

Deborah Ellis donates royalties from the sale of these books to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International.


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MY NAME IS PARVANAUSBBY OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL BOOKS

BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION’S BOOK OF THE MONTH

CAPITOL CHOICES NOTEWORTHY TITLES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS

In this stunning conclusion to the Breadwinner series, Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected ter-rorist by American troops in Afghanistan. A riveting page-turner, Deborah Ellis’s novel is at once harrowing, inspiring and thought-provoking.

MAY


Ages 11 and up • 5.25 x 8 • 208 pages

978-1-55498-298-1 • Trade paperback • $9.95

978-1-55498-776-4 • ePub • $9.95 • BISAC: JUV030110

EL PAN DE LA GUERRA(The Breadwinner, Spanish edition)

TRANSLATED BY HERMINIA BEVIA

MAY


Ages 10 to 14 • 5.25 x 8 • 176 pages

978-1-55498-764-1 • Trade paperback $9.95

978-1-55498-766-5 • ePub $9.95

BISAC: JUV030110

THE BREADWINNER TRILOGYBestselling novels The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey and Mud City in one paperback edition.NOW AVAILABLE


Ages 10 to 14 • 5.25 x 8 • 440 pages

978-0-88899-959-7 • Trade paperback $18.95

978-1-55498-184-7 • ePub $16.95

BISAC: JUV030110

THESE ANNIVERSARY PAPERBACK EDITIONS INCLUDE NEW COVERS, A NEW MAP AND UPDATED AUTHOR’S NOTES. THE BREADWINNER ALSO INCLUDES A SPECIAL FOREWORD BY DEBORAH ELLIS.

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An innovative book of opposites from the creator of Work: An Occupational ABC.

JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / OppositesAges 3 to 7

9 x 9 • 32 pagesFull-color illustrations

978-1-55498-731-3Hardcover $16.95

978-1-55498-732-0PDF $14.95

BISAC: JUV009040

A road trip that takes readers into a big, wide world — and into a small, narrow one, too! With the same sophisticated, minimalist design that characterized Work: An Occupational ABC, Drive is an exploration of opposites.

Any child (or adult) who has stared out the window of the family’s car counting license plates and state lines will recognize the highs and lows of being on the road. Sit back, and come along for the ride.

May

DRIVEA LOOK AT ROADSIDE OPPOSITESWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY KELLEN HATANAKA


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WORK: AN OCCUPATIONAL ABC

Written and illustrated by Kellen Hatanaka

978-1-55498-409-1Hardcover $16.95

“Occupations from aviator through zoologist are highlighted in this breezy alphabet book . . . Fun and absorbing.” — Booklist

“The sophisticated design and use of white space give the book flair, and it can be an effective spring-board for use in the classroom.” — Kirkus Reviews

KELLEN HATANAKA is a designer and illus-trator who lives in Toronto with his wife, Kiersten.


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A gentle bedtime story about the world outside your window after dark.

JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & DreamsAges 3 to 7

9.5 x 8.75 • 32 pagesFull-color illustrations

978-1-55498-493-0Hardcover with jacket

$17.95

978-1-55498-494-7ePub $14.95

BISAC: JUV010000

As night falls on a soft summer eve-ning, neighborhood children are drawn out of their houses by the sights and sounds of the world after dark. First the fireflies come spar-kling past, followed by a host of domestic and wild animals, from cats and dogs to owls and skunks. Accomplished children’s poet Robert Heidbreder creates a world of enchantment, while Qin Leng’s illustrations conjure up the harmonious interplay between our everyday domestic world and one that is just a little bit wilder. All the characters, both human and otherwise, have their moment on the night-time stage, but eventually the curtain falls, and sleepiness beckons.

May

SONG FOR A SUMMER NIGHTA LULLABYWRITTEN BY ROBERT HEIDBREDERILLUSTRATED BY QIN LENG


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NORMAN, SPEAK!

Written by Caroline AddersonIllustrated by Qin Leng

978-1-55498-322-3Hardcover with jacket $17.95

“Humorous . . . and offhandedly heartwarming.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review

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

ROBERT HEIDBREDER is an award-winning children’s poet and author. His many books include I Wished for a Unicorn and Drumheller Dinosaur Dance. Robert spent thirty years as a primary school teacher and, in 2002, won the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excel-lence. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and continues to do many school and festival presentations.

QIN LENG lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto. She graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and has received many awards for her animated short films and artwork. She has published numerous picture books in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Sweden, Hong Kong and South Korea. She has also illustrated for Save the Children and UNICEF.


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A powerful testament to the joy that children find in ordinary things.

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / GeneralAges 4 to 7


978-1-55498-431-2Hardcover

$16.95

978-1-55498-432-9PDF $14.95

BISAC: JUV013000

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower be-comes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are trans-formed by their encounter.

“Written” by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, Sidewalk Flowers is an ode to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.

March

SIDEWALK FLOWERSBY JONARNO LAWSONILLUSTRATED BY SYDNEY SMITH


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YELLOW MOON, APPLE MOON

Written by Pamela Porter Illustrated by Matt James


NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARD

“Yellow Moon, Apple Moon affirms, empowers, and assures while singing youngsters into a charmed world called sleep.” — School Library Journal

JONARNO LAWSON, a three-time winner of the Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excel-lence in North American Children’s Poetry, is the author of numerous books for children and adults, including Enjoy It While It Hurts, Down in the Bottom of the Bottom of the Box and Think Again. He lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.

SYDNEY SMITH was born in rural Nova Scotia and has been drawing since an early age. Since graduating from NSCAD University, he has illustrated multiple children’s books 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 where he eats too many banh mi sandwiches and goes to the library or the Art Gallery of Ontario on his breaks.


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A little girl experiences friendship and the magic of gardening in the city.

JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment

Ages 4 to 77.5 x 9.875 • 32 pagesFull-color illustrations

978-1-55498-341-4 Hardcover with jacket

$18.95

978-1-55498-342-1PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV029010

Every spring the little girl who lives next door to Rosario helps him plant veg-etables. One spring, Rosario plants a fig tree, which soon bears sweet purple fruit. But when fall comes, he bends it over and buries it in the ground. What kind of magic is Rosario per-forming?

The next spring, on planting day, the little girl and Rosario make holes for tomato plants, push in stakes for beans and plant other vegetables. Then Rosario begins to unearth the buried fig tree. It looks dead, for sure. But one hot sunny day, a fresh green leaf appears.

Charis Wahl has written a sweet and simple story about growth and rebirth. The story is complemented by Luc Melanson’s gently humorous illustrations.

March

ROSARIO’S FIG TREE WRITTEN BY CHARIS WAHLILLUSTRATED LUC MELANSON


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MR. FRANK

Written and illustrated by Irene Luxbacher

978-1-55498-435-0Hardcover with jacket$16.95

“Outstanding mixed-media collages and a thoughtful text create a distinctive book that rises far above most tributes

to grandparental love . . . A perfect book.” — Kirkus, starred review

CHARIS WAHL is an author and editor of books for children and adults. She co-authored Doris McCarthy: My Life and co-edited Love, Hope, Optimism: An Informal Portrait of Jack Layton by Those Who Knew Him. This is her first picture book. She lives in downtown Toronto.

LUC MELANSON won the Governor General’s Award (Illustration) for The Grand Journey of Mr. Man by Gilles Tibo. He has illustrated many books, including Book of Big Brothers by Cary Fagan, My Great Big Mamma by Olivier Ka and Pink by Nan Gregory. Luc lives in Laval, Quebec.


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In this celebration of summer in the city, Gary Clement illustrates “Swim-ming, swimming, in a swimming pool . . .”

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports

Ages 4 to 79.25 x 12 • 48 pages

Full-color illustrations


$18.95

978-1-55498-450-3PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV032060

Drawing on his own memories of the best days of summer, Gary Clement brings us an illustrated version of the beloved classic “Swimming, swimming, in a swimming pool,” full of fun and humor.

The illustrations show a young boy and his friends spending a carefree day at the neigh-borhood pool. We see them walk to the pool together, change into their trunks and then spend hours swimming, cavorting, splashing and diving. The pool is full of moms, dads, other kids and babies, all enjoying a chance to cool off on a hot summer day. The boy returns home, tired but happy, and falls asleep hold-ing onto his goggles in anticipation of another delightful day at the pool.

Swimming, swimming, in a swimming pool. When days are hot, when days are cold, in a swimming pool. Breaststroke, sidestroke, fancy diving, too. Oh, don’t you wish you never had anything else to do?

May

SWIMMING, SWIMMINGILLUSTRATED BY GARY CLEMENT


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OY, FEH, SO?

Written by Cary Fagan Illustrated by Gary Clement


“Cary Fagan clearly knows how to laugh . . . and you’ll be only too happy to join in.” — BookDragon, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

“. . . very funny . . .” — Publishers Weekly

GARY CLEMENT is an award-winning author and illustrator. He has won the Governor General’s Award (Illustration) for The Great Poochini and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award (Illustration) for Just Stay Put, and Oy, Feh, So? by Cary Fagan. He has also illustrated A Coyote Solstice Tale by Thomas King and Stories from Adam and Eve to Ezekiel by Celia Barker Lottridge. He is the editorial cartoonist for the National Post, and his work has appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Gary lives in Toronto where he regularly exhibits his drawings and paintings.


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Everyone’s favorite old-fashioned family is welcoming another new addition to their home — a telephone!

JUVENILE FICTION / Science & TechnologyAges 4 to 7

8.75 x 10 • 32 pagesFull-color illustrations


978-1-55498-354-4ePub $14.95

BISAC: JUV036000

The Tweedles are back and ready to take another exuberant swing at going modern. When their neighbors the Hamms announce that they’ve “gone online” by buying a tele-phone, Mama Tweedle excitedly follows suit. But will the lure of the telephone be too much of a distraction for this sweetly old-fashioned family?

Fresh from their adventure with their new electric car, Mama Tweedle decides that the family needs a telephone to keep up with the changing times, and daughter, Frances, could not be more thrilled. But not all the Tweedles are convinced. Son, Francis, only has eyes for the family’s car, and Papa Tweedle worries about the family’s privacy.

This clever companion to The Tweedles Go Electric gently pokes fun at our modern addic-tion to technology, while further endearing readers to the sweetly odd Tweedle family.

May

THE TWEEDLES GO ONLINEWRITTEN BY MONICA KULLINGILLUSTRATED BY MARIE LAFRANCE


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THE TWEEDLES GO ELECTRIC

Written by Monica KullingIllustrated by Marie Lafrance


“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

MONICA KULLING is the author of over forty books for children, including the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third book in the series, In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up, was nominated for the 2012 Governor General’s Award for illustration and chosen as the 2012 Simon Wiesenthal Honor Book. In addition, Monica’s work has been nominated for numerous Silver Birch Express and Golden Oak awards. Her recent picture books include Lumpito and the Painter from Spain and Mister Dash and the Cupcake Calamity. Monica Kulling lives in Toronto. Visit www.monicakulling.com.

MARIE LAFRANCE has illustrated for maga-zines, newspapers, billboards and boxes of jelly powder, but now she prefers to use her warm and engaging artwork to bring picture books to life. She won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award for A Hen for Izzy Pippik, and she has been nomi-nated for the Governor General’s Award three times. Marie lives in Montreal with her husband and her daughter as well as a dog and a cat.

The wooden box was on the wall in the hall. Gladys had promised to call, so the Tweedles were waiting anxiously.

Drriiing! Drriiing! The bells on the box clanged wildly. The

Tweedles startled like frightened rabbits.“What a racket,” said Papa. “Answer it,

please, Mama.”“What shall I say?” asked Mama nervously.But Franny wasn’t the least bit nervous.

She spoke sweetly into the mouthpiece. “Hello. Frances Tweedle here.” Mama looked proudly at Papa. “She’s

so clever, isn’t she?”


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A humorous retelling of a quirky folktale.

JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General

Ages 4 to 79.8425 x 7.875 • 36 pages


978-1-55498-458-9 Hardcover with jacket

$18.95

978-1-55498-459-6PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV012030

Abukacha finally throws away his worn out shoes and gets himself a new pair. But the old shoes, somehow, keep finding their way back to him.

When author and illustrator Tamar Tessler was a little girl, her aunt would tell her the story of Abukacha and his shoes — a story that had been told to her by her own Polish aunt, Fella. The plot was always different, but the problem remained the same — Abukacha had the biggest shoes in the world, and he couldn’t get rid of them no matter what he did. Inspired by her husband, who refused to throw away a worn-out pair of shoes, Tamar wrote her own version of the story and created art that incor-porates her cherished family photos.

May

ABUKACHA’S SHOESWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY TAMAR TESSLER


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THE MARKET WEDDING

Written by Cary FaganIllustrated by Regolo Ricci

978-1-55498-695-8Hardcover $17.95

When Morris the fishmonger and Minnie the hat eller fall in love, Morris comes up with a wedding plan designed to deliver the very best for his beloved bride-to-be . . . with unexpected consequences.

TAMAR TESSLER is an illustrator and graphic designer living in Tel Aviv. She is a graduate of the Ascola School of Design in Tel Aviv and the Sam Spiegel Film and TV School in Jeru-salem, where she studied script writing. This is her first book.


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The fantastic final contribution to our popular bilingual cooking poem series.

JUVENILE NON-FICTION / Cooking & FoodAges 4 to 7



$18.95

978-1-55498-443-5PDF $16.95

BISAC: JNF014000

In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while.

The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra — the toma-toes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, the conductor. They chop and then grind these ingredients in the molcajete, along with red chili peppers for the “hotness” that is so delicious, finally adding a squeeze of lime and a sprinkle of salt. When they are finished, their mother warms tortillas and their father lays out plates, as the whole family, including the cat and dog, dance salsa in mouth-watering anticipation.

March

SALSAUN POEMA PARA COCINAR / A COOKING POEM WRITTEN BY JORGE ARGUETA, ILLUSTRATED BY DUNCAN TONATIUH, TRANSLATED BY ELISA AMADO


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ALSO BY JORGE ARGUETA

SOPA DE FRIJOLES / BEAN SOUP

Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng


“A warm, authentic portrayal of cooking and eating as a family affair.” — School Library Journal

ARROZ CON LECHE / RICE PUDDING

Illustrated by Fernando Vilela


“A lyrical, lovely bilingual ode to rice pudding . . . a wonderful book to use across cultures . . . You’ll want rice pudding after this.” — Booklist, starred review

GUACAMOLE

Illustrated by Margarita Sada


“A bilingual treat.” — Kirkus Reviews

TAMALITOS

Illustrated by Domi


“Even for novice chefs (and readers) the ‘Ummmms’ are easily attainable.” — Kirkus Reviews

JORGE ARGUETA is an award-winning author of picture books and poetry for young children. He has won the International Latino Book Award, the Américas Book Award, the NAPPA Gold Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award for Multicultural Fiction for Juveniles. A native Salvadoran and Pipil Nahua Indian, Jorge spent much of his life in rural El Salvador. He now lives in San Francisco, California.

DUNCAN TONATIUH is an author and illus-trator of several highly acclaimed books for young readers. He has won the Pura Belpré Illustration Award, the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, and his books are among the Américas Award Commended Titles and Notable Books for a Global Society. He lives in San Miguel Allende, Mexico.


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The moving story of Joe Purdon, one of North America’s early conservationists.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection

Ages 5 to 810.5 x 8 • 32 pages



$18.95

978-1-55498-415-2PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUVNF037020

Born in 1914, Joe Purdon was a self-taught naturalist and one of North America’s early conservationists. After stumbling as a child upon a cluster of endangered Showy Lady’s Slippers in bloom, Joe dedicated his life to protecting these rare orchids. In this picture book, award-winning author and illustrator Ian Wallace depicts how Joe Purdon became a steward of a fragile piece of land in Eastern Ontario. Thanks to his passion, diligence and generosity, the Purdon Conservation Area (now the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority) was established in 1982. It is home to one of the largest colonies of Showy Lady’s Slippers in North America.

April

THE SLIPPERS’ KEEPERWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY IAN WALLACE


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ALSO ILLUSTRATED BY IAN WALLACE

JUST SO STORIES, VOLUME I

Written by Rudyard Kipling


“An elegant, time-less treatment for all those best beloved.” — Kirkus, starred review

“Timeless tales, freshly interpreted through superb mixed-media paintings . . . embrace the nuances of each tale and add to their sense of won-der.” — School Library Journal, starred review

JUST SO STORIES, VOLUME II

Written by Rudyard Kipling


“Glorious as the illustrations are, they complement rather than undercutting Kipling’s rolling lines . . . A triumph.” — Kirkus, starred review

“This combination of wonderful tales and stunning art will make a fine addition to every library and help bring a classic to a new generation of young readers.” — School Library Journal

IAN WALLACE has had a distinguished career as an author and illustrator of picture books, publishing classics such as Chin Chiang and the Dragon’s Dance, Boy of the Deeps, The Huron Carol, Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot and Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. He has won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award and the IODE Vio-let Downey Book Award. He has also been nominated for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award and the TD Canadian Chil-dren’s Literature Award. Ian lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife, Deb.


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A boy ventures out to sea and discovers the riches to be found all over the world.

JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / GeneralAges 6 to 9

8.375 x 11 • 32 pagesFull-color ilustrations


$18.95

978-1-55498-384-1PDF $16.95

BISAC: JUV016000

Tom lives in the countryside in the mid- 1800s and he’s curious — what is it like in the town, the city and the world beyond? It’s all “work and more work,” everyone tells him. Determined to find out for himself, Tom sets off with a bit of bread and cheese in a bundle . . .

He encounters crowded marketplaces, bustling wharves and storms on the high seas. In China he sees how tea is made; in India he watches men make deep blue dye from indigo; in Ceylon he marvels at the skill of cinnamon peelers. Even-tually, he returns home with stories and gifts, showing his parents the riches to be found all over the world.

Includes an illustrated afterword about the dif-ferent kinds of work mentioned in the story.

March

WORK AND MORE WORKWRITTEN BY LINDA LITTLEILLUSTRATED BY ÓSCAR T. PÉREZ


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NORTHWEST PASSAGE

Stan RogersIllustrated by Matt James


GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD

“[A] beautifully crafted title inspired by a well-known Canadian folk song.” — School Library Journal, starred review

“A treasure.” — Kirkus, starred review

LINDA LITTLE is a short-story writer and novelist. She has won the Cunard First Book Award, the Lilla Stirling Memorial Award, the Dartmouth Book Award and the Raddall Atlantic Fiction prize. She currently teaches composition and the literature of Atlantic Canada at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture. This is her first picture book. She lives in River John, Nova Scotia.

ÓSCAR T. PÉREZ has illustrated a number of children’s books, which have been published in Spain, France and Brazil. His distinctive work also appears in newspapers, advertising and animation. He lives in Valladolid, Spain.


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A little girl and her father appreciate the wonders of the night sky.

JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / General

Ages 6 to 98.5 x 10.5 • 32 pages



$17.95

978-1-55498-406-0PDF $14.95

BISAC: JUV029000

Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It’s a special night — Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights?

Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe is filled with disappoint-ment as she and her father hurry inside to wait out the storm. But suddenly the power fails and then, amazingly, the rain and clouds disappear. Phoebe and her dad and all kinds of people spill into the street. And there, in the bright night sky, the splendor of the planets and a multitude of stars are revealed for all to see.

An illustrated afterword includes information about the solar system, planetary conjunctions and rings, moons, telescopes and light pollution. A glossary and recommended further reading are also included.

May

BRIGHT SKY, STARRY CITY WRITTEN BY UMA KRISHNASWAMIILLUSTRATED BY AIMÉE SICURO


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THE GIRL OF THE WISH GARDEN:A Thumbelina Story

Written by Uma KrishnaswamiIllustrated by Nasrin Khosravi


“Text that sings like poetry narrates a gorgeous re-envisioning of ‘Thumbelina’ . . . a must.” — Kirkus, starred review

“A lovely conversation piece to pair with Andersen’s [Thumbelina] . . .” — Horn Book

UMA KRISHNASWAMI has written many highly acclaimed children’s books, from pic-ture books to middle-grade novels to retellings of classic tales and myths. Her books include The Grand Plan to Fix Everything, Out of the Way! Out of the Way!, The Girl of the Wish Gar-den and, most recently, The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic. She teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA program in Writ-ing for Children and Young Adults and is an active blogger. She lives in Aztec, New Mexico. www.umakrishnaswami.com

AIMÉE SICURO is an award-winning illus-trator who lives in New York. This is her first picture book.


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A city mosquito who longs to be cool finds friendship and adventure on an unexpected trip to The Wild.

JUVENILE FICTION / Animals, Insects, MosquitoesAges 7 to 9 • 5.5 x 8.5 • 128 pages


978-1-55498-439-8 • ePub $9.95

BISAC: JUV002140

After he nearly drowns in a parking-lot puddle, Dinnn Needles is fearful of many things, including flying. When his four hun-dred siblings swarm off without him, he finds time to dream — about family stories, a lost brother, adventure in The Wild and, above all, how to be cool.

At school in an abandoned air-conditioner, Dinnn learns about the deadly Pondhawk dragonfly and other dangers that lie beyond his home under a drive-in theater screen. But Dinnn never really takes to city life. He tries to make friends with the local street mosquitoes, but that just lands him in a sewer filled with spiders and water snakes. He hears about the red mini-van that brought his parents together and wonders about his extended family in the country. He even finds a great black jacket in a roadside ditch, but it doesn’t make him cool.

One day, the red mini-van reappears, giving Dinnn a chance to visit The Wild, where new perils await an inexperienced city mosquito.

Includes a fun and fascinating quiz for budding entomologists.

May

THE MOSQUITO BROTHERSWRITTEN BY GRIFFIN ONDAATJEILLUSTRATED BY ERICA SALCEDO


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DANNY, WHO FELL IN A HOLE

Written by Cary FaganIllustrated by Milan Pavlovic


978-1-55498-312-4Trade paperback $9.95

“Pavlovic’s cartoon spot illustrations are a good fit for this funny and sweet tale.” — Publishers Weekly

“A quirky existential adventure for thoughtful readers.” — Kirkus Reviews

GRIFFIN ONDAATJE is the editor of The Monkey King and Other Stories, a collection of South Asian stories, folktales and legends, and the author of The Camel in the Sun, illustrated by Linda Wolfsgruber ( Junior Library Guild selection). A writer and filmmaker, he directed Complete Unknown, a documentary film about Bob Dylan. He has three children and lives in Toronto.

ERICA SALCEDO has a Master’s degree in graphic design and illustration from the Uni-versity of Valencia. She lives in Cuenca, Spain. www.ericasalcedo.com


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Husband-and-wife team Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel present a new adventure in their enormously popular series about a quirky, curious family and their world travels.

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / EuropeAges 7 to 10 • 5.5 x 8.5 • 144 pages

Black-and-white illustrations


978-1-55498-784-9ePub $14.95

BISAC: JUV030050

Charlie and his family are about to embark on another trip, to another out-of-the-way place off the beaten path. This time they are heading to an island in Croatia, a country Charlie has never even heard of. An incredibly beautiful country that lives in the shadow of war and conflict.

Even for a seasoned traveler like Charlie, Cro-atia is a very different experience. To travel in a country where the language is completely unfamiliar and half the words have no vowels. To visit remote villages where the Internet is so slow, you might as well not have it at all. Where goats are a traffic-calming device, red cliffs loom like fortresses over an impossibly blue sea, and luggage porters are a line of women pushing wheelbarrows.

Charlie finds out that this area of the world has a long and troubled history, that wars are com-plicated, and that long-time feuds can continue to divide neighbors generations later. But he also discovers that you don’t need to speak the same language to communicate with people. Not when you’re having a party in a field, sur-rounded by goats and dancing in the glow of car headlights with the radio blaring out Croa-tian music.

April

THE TRAVELING CIRCUSWRITTEN BY MARIE-LOUISE GAY AND DAVID HOMELILLUSTRATED BY MARIE-LOUISE GAY


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ALSO BY MARIE-LOUISE GAY AND DAVID

HOMEL

TRAVELS WITH MY FAMILY

978-0-88899-833-0Trade paperback $8.95

978-1-55498-466-4ePub $7.95

“It has the ring of truth for anyone who has ever been forced to spend long hours in the back seat of a car.” — Los Angeles Times

“Brims with anecdotal entertainment for the earliest of armchair travelers.” — Kirkus Reviews

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!


978-1-55498-087-1Trade paperback $9.95

978-1-55498-303-2ePub $9.95

SUMMER IN THE CITY


978-1-55498-200-4ePub $14.95

MARIE-LOUISE GAY is a world-renowned author and illustrator of children’s books. She has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and has two Governor Gen-eral’s awards to her credit. She is best known for her Stella and Sam books, which have been published in more than fifteen languages. She lives in Montreal.

DAVID HOMEL is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, journalist and translator who lives in Montreal.


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The life story of Ibn Sina (980-1037), one of the greatest philosophers, scientists and physicians of the Islamic world.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography and Autobiography

Ages 7 to 119 x 11.5 • 32 pages



$17.95

978-1-55498-711-5PDF $14.95

BISAC: JNF007020

Born in Persia more than a thousand years ago, Ibn Sina was one of the greatest thinkers of his time — a philosopher, scientist and physician who made significant discov-eries, especially in the field of medicine, and wrote more than two hundred books.

As a child, Ibn Sina was a voracious reader who loved to learn and was fortunate to have the best teachers. He memorized the Qur’an by the age of ten and completed his medical studies at sixteen. He spent his life traveling, treating the sick, seeking knowledge through research, and writing about his discoveries. He came up with new theories in the fields of physics, chemistry, astronomy and educa-tion. His most famous work is The Canon of Medicine, a collection of books that were used for teaching in universities across the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.

Ibn Sina’s story, told in the first person and beautifully illustrated, provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the great intel-lects of the past.

April

THE AMAZING DISCOVERIES OF IBN SINAWRITTEN BY FATIMA SHARAFEDDINE ILLUSTRATED BY INTELAQ MOHAMMED ALI


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THE AMAZING TRAVELS OF IBN BATTUTA

Written by Fatima SharafeddineIllustrated by Intelaq Mohammed Ali


“Simple and dignified, this is an excellent tool to use when introducing youngsters to Arab history and culture. Highly Recommended.” — Library Media Connections, starred review

FATIMA SHARAFEDDINE is a Lebanese writer who has twice been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. After receiving a B. A. in Early Childhood Edu-cation, she moved from Lebanon to the United States, where she earned a Master’s degree in education and another in Arabic literature. She is an active member of the Lebanese section of IBBY (LBBY) and has written more than one hundred books for children, including The Servant, and The Amazing Travels of Ibn Battuta, also illustrated by Intelaq Mohammed Ali. She now divides her time between Beirut and Brus-sels, where she writes and translates full time.

INTELAQ MOHAMMED ALI is an Iraqi illus-trator, graphic designer and author with thirty years’ experience in the field of children’s culture. Her illustrations and writing have appeared in more than eighty books and mag-azines for children and adult readers, and she has made thirty-two animations. Her work has been exhibited in more than fifty international shows, winning a total of nine awards in Japan, Jordan, Iran and Lebanon. The Amazing Travels of Ibn Battuta, first published in the United Arab Emirates and illustrated by Intelaq Moham-med Ali, was selected for the IBBY Honour List, and Hakaza tatagayar alalwan (Thus the Colors Change), which she wrote and illustrated, has been reviewed in the White Ravens Cata-logue (International Youth Library, Germany).


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An unforgettable novel, inspired by the true account of a young girl on the ill-fated Lusitania, including a graphic novel-style story-within-a-story.

JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / EuropeAges 9 to 12

6.875 x 10.0625 • 168 pages32-page b/w graphic novel


978-1-55498-490-9ePUB $14.95

BISAC: JUV016040

Avis Dolphin doesn’t want to leave Canada and sail to England on the Lusitania. War is raging in Europe, and the Germans threaten to sink the ship. Avis is lonely and afraid until she meets a kindly professor whose stories of a magical island help her face an un-certain future.

When the Lusitania is attacked, Avis must draw on all her newfound strength to cope with the confusion, terror and despair. How can she survive the sudden devastation of the ship? Will the people she cares about, especially the professor, live through the horror and danger?

The immediacy of Frieda Wishinsky’s voice will engage readers in this thrilling story based on real events. Willow Dawson’s art depicts the stories the professor tells Avis in enchanting graphic-novel form. They provide a riveting, magical element, creating a story-within-a-story.

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April

AVIS DOLPHINWRITTEN BY FRIEDA WISHINSKYILLUSTRATED BY WILLOW DAWSON


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JANE, THE FOX AND ME

Written by Fanny BrittIllustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou

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

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

“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

FRIEDA WISHINSKY is the award-winning author of over sixty books. She writes in a variety of genres: picture books, novels and non-fiction. Her books have been translated into many languages, and her picture book Please, Louise! won the 2008 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Frieda’s newest books are Explorers Who Made It . . . or died trying, and A History of Just About Everything, written with Elizabeth MacLeod. Frieda loves sharing the writing process with students at all levels. She lives in Toronto.

Award-winning author and illustrator WILLOW

DAWSON’s books include Ghost Limb, Hyena in Petticoats, The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea with Helaine Becker, Lila and Ecco’s Do-It-Yourself Comics Club, No Girls Allowed with Susan Hughes, and the upcoming The Wolf-Birds. Willow Dawson also teaches Creating Comics and Graphic Novels at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. She lives in Toronto. www.willowdawson.com


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In this prequel to The Spotted Dog Last Seen, Trevor Tower and Loyola Louden form an unlikely friendship while investigating the case of a missing spotted dog.

JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective StoriesAges 9 to 12 • 5 x 7.5 • 208 pages


978-1-55498-728-3 • ePUB $9.95

BISAC: JUV028000

Trevor Tower doesn’t worry about being short until he is assigned dog-walking duty with Loyola Louden, the tallest person in his class. But the dogs are a wonderful distrac-tion, and even before Trevor and Loyola vow to solve the mystery of a missing spotted dog, they are becoming good friends.

In this standalone prequel to the acclaimed novel The Spotted Dog Last Seen, Jessica Scott Kerrin gives readers another mystery to solve and a lost dog to find. But does the missing dog even exist?

March

THE MISSING DOG IS SPOTTEDWRITTEN BY JESSICA SCOTT KERRIN


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THE SPOTTED DOG LAST SEEN

Written by Jessica Scott Kerrin


978-1-55498-401-5Trade paperback $8.95

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS FOR READING AND SHARING

“Going far beyond mystery book conventions, Spotted Dog is also a well-told story of growth and self-forgiveness.” — School Library Journal, starred review

JESSICA SCOTT KERRIN is the author of the newly launched Lobster Chronicles series and the bestselling Martin Bridge series. In 2013, The Spotted Dog Last Seen was chosen by the New York Public Library as one of the best books of the year. Born and raised in Alberta, Jessica now lives in downtown Halifax and once owned a nutty springer spaniel who inspired this book.


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DANNY, WHO FELL IN A HOLEWRITTEN BY CARY FAGAN / ILLUSTRATED BY MILAN PAVLOVICNEW IN PAPERBACK IN THE U.S.

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THE SPOTTED DOG LAST SEENWRITTEN BY JESSICA SCOTT KERRINNEW IN PAPERBACK IN THE U.S.

JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous StoriesAges 8 to 125 x 7.5 • 120 pages978-1-55498-312-4Trade paperback$9.95978-1-55498-313-1ePub $9.95

JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective StoriesAges 8 to 115 x 7.5 • 208 pages978-1-55498-401-5Trade paperback$9.95978-1-55498-388-9ePub $9.95

Danny runs away from home and, stumbling on a construction site, ends up at the bottom of a very, very large hole. When it appears that help is not immediately forthcoming, he settles in for the short haul, like a subterranean Robinson Crusoe.

The only thing missing is a Man Friday. Who turns out to have a long, earth-covered snout and a taste for beetles. Oh, and he also talks. His name is Mole, and he is excellent company — until a snake appears, and Danny must be not only ingenious, but also brave, if he is going to save his new friend.

CARY FAGAN is an award-winning author of books for children and adults. He lives with his family in Toronto. www.caryfagan.com

When Derek Knowles-Collier is assigned to do community service at the local cemetery, he is not happy about it. When he was very young, his friend Dennis was killed by a car and ever since, Derek has had nightmares. He is afraid that spending time in a cemetery will only make them worse.

It’s a relief, therefore, when his group’s lessons on cemetery care are so interesting that Derek just doesn’t have time to dwell on his experience with death. Some lessons take place in the public library, and one day Derek and his group mates find a secret code written inside one of the books that has been mysteriously donated. One code leads to the next, and through a series of discoveries and deductions, Derek and his friends find out who has been sending books to the library every year. They also dis-cover the truth behind Dennis’s long-ago death, which means that Derek is finally able to put his terrifying memories (and his nightmares) to rest.

JESSICA SCOTT KERRIN lives with her family and pet tortoise in downtown Halifax.

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NEW FRENCH EDITIONS OF GROUNDWOOD CLASSICSTRANSLATED BY CHRISTELLE MORELLI AND SUSAN OURIOU

LUNE JAUNE, LUNE À BIENTÔT(Yellow Moon, Apple Moon)WRITTEN BY PAMELA PORTER / ILLUSTRATED BY MATT JAMES

In this delightful bedtime rhyme, a young child bids good night to the moon, recalling all the familiar things surrounding her.

Ages 3 and under • 978-1-55498-745-0 • Trade paperback • $9.95

LEÇONS DE LA MÈRE-TERRE(Lessons from Mother Earth)WRITTEN BY ELAINE MCLEOD / ILLUSTRATED BY COLLEEN WOOD

A gentle, beautifully illustrated story demonstrating the First Nations’ tradition of taking care of Mother Earth.

Ages 2 to 5 • 978-1-55498-748-1 • Trade paperback • $9.95

UNE MUSIQUE DU CIEL(Music from the Sky)WRITTEN BY DENISE GILLARD / ILLUSTRATED BY STEPHEN TAYLOR

Set in rural Nova Scotia in one of Canada’s oldest black communities, this is the story of a special relation-ship between a girl and her grandfather.


LE CHANDAIL D’AMOS(Amos’s Sweater)WRITTEN BY JANET LUNN / ILLUSTRATED BY KIM LAFAVE

A curmudgeonly old sheep reluctantly gives up his wool and then plots to get it back, even though it has been knit into a brightly colored sweater.


UN SAUMON POUR SIMON(A Salmon for Simon)WRITTEN BY BETTY WATERTON / ILLUSTRATED BY ANN BLADES

Simon discovers that catching a salmon is more diffi ult than it looks in this touching story with evocative watercolor illustrations.


CHIN CHIANG ET LA DANSE DU DRAGON(Chin Chiang and the Dragon’s Dance)WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY IAN WALLACE

Chin Chiang has dreamed of dancing the dragon’s dance but now the fi st day of the Year of the Dragon has arrived, and he is so scared that he wants to melt into his shoes.


LA TOUTE DERNIÈRE PREMIÈRE FOIS(Very Last First Time)WRITTEN BY JAN ANDREWS / ILLUSTRATED BY IAN WALLACE

A classic story of an Inuit girl’s fi st experience of going alone under the ice to collect mussels.


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A unique parenting book about fostering a child’s gifts and intelligence.

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS / Child Development5.5 x 8.5 • 280 pages

978-1-77089-477-8Trade paperback • $19.95

978-1-77089-478-5ePub • $16.95

BISAC: FAM011000

What is intelligence? What can parents and teachers do to nurture it when it isn’t obvious and sup-port it when it is? Drawing on insights from current brain research, Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster show that intelligence is not fixed but can be increased. Through myriad anecdotes from personal experience and case studies, they reveal how parents can identify a child’s abilities, foster creativity and bolster effort and persis-tence. They also address how to prevent or alleviate emo-tional and social problems, and how to embrace failures as learning opportunities. Beyond Intelligence is an essential guide for parents and educators, offering practical sug-gestions and strategies for raising smart, well-balanced, happily productive children.

DONA MATTHEWS and JOANNE FOSTER are the authors of the award-winning Being Smart about Gifted Education, a finalist for the National Best Book Awards sponsored by USA Book News. They live in Toronto.

“Parents everywhere will be edified and empowered by this inspiring book.” — Publishers Weekly

Available from House of Anansi Press

BEYOND INTELLIGENCE SECRETS FOR RAISING HAPPILY PRODUCTIVE KIDS DONA MATTHEWS AND JOANNE FOSTER


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Abukacha’s Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Adderson, Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Ali, Intelaq Mohammed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31

Amado, Elisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Amazing Discoveries of Ibn Sina, The . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Amazing Travels of Ibn Battuta, The . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Argueta, Jorge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19

Arroz con leche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Arsenault, Isabelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Avis Dolphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33

Bean Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Bevia, Herminia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Beyond Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Breadwinner Trilogy, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Breadwinner, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, 3

Bright Sky, Starry City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25

Britt, Fanny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Clement, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13

Danny, Who Fell In A Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 36

Dawson, Willow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33

Domi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Drive: A Look At Roadside Opposites . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5

Ellis, Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3

Fagan, Cary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 17, 27, 36

Foster, Joanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Gay, Marie-Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29

Girl of the Wish Garden, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Guacamole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Hatanaka, Kellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 5

Heidbreder, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7

Homel, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29

James, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 23

Jane, the Fox and Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Just So Stories, Volume I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Just So Stories, Volume II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Kerrin, Jessica Scott . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35, 36

Khosravi, Nasrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Krishnaswami, Uma . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25

Kulling, Monica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15

Lafrance, Marie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15

Lawson, Jonarno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Leng, Qin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7

Little, Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23

Luxbacher, Irene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Market Wedding, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Matthews, Dona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Melanson, Luc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Missing Dog Is Spotted, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Morelli, Christelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Mosquito Brothers, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Mr . Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mud City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3

My Name Is Parvana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Norman, Speak! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Northwest Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

On the Road Again! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Ondaatje, Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 27

Ouriou, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Oy, Feh, So? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Pan de la guerra, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Parvana’s Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3

Pavlovic, Milan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 36

Pérez, Óscar T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23

Porter, Pamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Ricci, Regolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Rice Pudding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Rogers, Stan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Rosario’s Fig Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

Sada, Margarita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Salcedo, Erica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 27

Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem . . .18

Sharafeddine, Fatima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31

Sicuro, Aimée . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25

Sidewalk Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9

Slippers’ Keeper, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 21

Smith, Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9

Song for a Summer Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7

Sopa de frijoles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Spotted Dog Last Seen, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36

Summer in the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Swimming, Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13

Tamalitos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Tessler, Tamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17

Tonatiuh, Duncan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19

Traveling Circus, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29

Travels with My Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tweedles Go Electric, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Tweedles Go Online, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15

Vilela, Fernando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Wahl, Charis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 11

Wallace, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21

Wishinsky, Frieda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33

Work and More Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23

Work: An Occupational ABC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Yellow Moon, Apple Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Yockteng, Rafael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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