Josée Bisaillon
Author
Language
English
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Description
A small and ordinary fish named Glub asks himself the big questions in life as he observes life in the diner beyond his fishbowl. Who am I? Where do I belong? The lively characters around him provide unexpected answers, but soon it's Glub who reveals answers to their questions -- and their hearts' true desires.
2) Leap!
Author
Language
English
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Description
A startled little flea triggers a domino effect of surprised jumps in a grasshopper, a bunny, a dog and other animals in a circular story poem that combines engaging action words with mixed-media collage art.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this fanciful tale depicting the ups and downs of a writer's journey, a child is horrified to discover that all the words from a most carefully written poem have escaped through a ripped pocket. The young writer tries to capture all the escaped words, but they whirl and swirl in the wind -- mingling in mid-air to make fun puns and rhymes and comically mixing up with the signs and activities of a busy city street. Finally managing to gather all...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When Lily, a young snowshoe hare, hears that winter is coming, she does not know what to expect, even as the other animals explain what they do to cope with the change of seasons, although, they note, snowshoe hares do not need to do the same.
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Language
English
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Description
In 1938 Berlin, Germany, a cat sees Rosenstrasse change from a peaceful neighborhood of Jews and Gentiles to an unfriendly place where, one November night, men in brown shirts destroy Jewish-owned businesses and arrest or kill Jewish people. Includes facts about Kristallnacht and a list of related books and web resources.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
On Sunday, Leo and family gather at Nonna's house for a big lunch. Everyone is hungry--except for Leo. Then Nonna starts telling a story that includes the star-shaped pasta in her soup. The following week, she continues the story with a different kind of pasta, and Leo's appetite for the story--and Nonna's food--grows and grows.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"The boreal forest is our planet's largest land biome. A scarf around the neck of the world, it spans a dozen countries, from Canada to the mountain peaks of Japan. Parts of the biome are so remote, few humans have ever seen them. But the forest plays a vital role on our planet. It is home to an incredible diversity of species. Its trees clean our air, and its wetlands clean our water. Known as a "carbon sink," the biome plays an important role in...
9) Bedtime 123
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"A counting board book that introduces little ones to all the animals around the farm that are going to bed."--
10) Whirl
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Follow the wordless journey of a maple seed, sometimes called a maple key or whirligig, as it helicopters away from its parent tree and floats across a city on the autumn wind.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A young girl notices and wonders about the ways she and her classmates approach doing good work, caring about people's feelings, and showing they're grateful. She comes to accept herself just as she is and celebrates the differences between herself and her classmates. "I care a lot. Not more than other kids, just in my own way." Inspired by the author's experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I Think I Think a Lot can be a starting point...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When three travelling frog musicians roll through the forest on their painted bicycles, the other animals know they're in for a great big party. Only one of them is not having fun: grumpy old grouse. Just as he's telling everyone to stop with their foolish racket, their ruckus, their riff-raff, a great big storm rolls through the woods and puts an end to all the fun. When they emerge in the sleepy, dewy dawn, the animals see that grouse's home is...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Faced with moving away from his beloved river in the country, Martin discovers it is possible to make a meaningful connection to nature in the city, too, and find ways to accept changes beyond his control. Martin loves to play by the river near his house. He watches the great blue herons and looks for crayfish and otters. He builds forts and lies in the tall grass near the water. But one day Martin's parents tell him they have to move away, to the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Do you ever wonder what could happen if we all hid away? If we stayed in, we just might see ... the animals come out! A delightful series of poems describes the many animals that emerge from the woods, the hills and the skies when we are not around. Peek out your window and watch the deer grazing under the streetlights, the rabbits hopping through our vegetable gardens, and the ducks quack quack quacking along the sidewalks. The Animals Come Out...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a series of poems which pay tribute to the limitless worlds available through books, as characters plead for sequels, strut fancy jackets, and have a raucous party in the aisles after a bookstore closes for the night.
