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A Day with Yahyah

A Day with Yahyah
$20.00
Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, in Canada's westernmost province, a Thompson River Salish family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and mushrooms. A grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life and the natural world to her young grandchildren and teaches them the names of the plants in their nearly lost language, Nłeʔkepmx...

A Family is a Family is a Family
$20.00
When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways — but the same in the one way that matters most of all. One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One ...

A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India
$11.00
In this #OwnVoices book inspired by the author’s hometown of Chennai, India, a girl explores the vibrant rainbow of delights in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her amma (mother). Educational endnotes explain all the items on sale and introduce readers to markets around the world. 32 page paperback written by Meera...
A Grandma's Magic

A Grandma's Magic
$24.00
A picture book celebrating grandmas and all that makes them "magic"! "When a child is born, a grandma is born too. Grandmas aren't like regular grown-ups. Grandmas are filled with magic." In this charming picture book tribute to grandmas, a grandma's magic bursts through the door as soon as she comes to visit and can be seen in every ...

A Place to Stay: A Shelter Story - paperback
$12.00
LEARN ABOUT HOMELESSNESS Young readers see a shelter through a child's eyes, showing them what shelters look like, what kinds of services they offer, and what it might be like to stay at one. By deepening their grasp of the impact of homelessness, the story builds empathy and a vocabulary for children to express their thoughts on feelings on th...
Dance Like a Leaf

Dance Like a Leaf
$11.00
As her grandmother’s health declines, a young girl begins to lovingly take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions. Poetic prose paired with evocative illustrations by Mexican illustrator Claudia Navarro make for a beautiful celebration of life and a gentle introduction to the death of a loved one. 32 page paperback written by AJ Irving...
Families Belong

Families Belong
$12.00
A rhyming, heartwarming celebration of families being - and belonging - together!Families belongTogether like a puzzleDifferent-sized peopleOne big snuggleThis deliciously warm board book is an appreciation of the unconditional love and comfort shared within a family. Through a handful of specific yet universal scenarios, from singing songs toge...
Families Can

Families Can
$12.50
A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of the wonderful differences that make each family unique.A family can beAny kind of numberMaybe there's one parentStrong like thunderThis charmingly heartfelt board book is for families: families who cook together and families who sing together, families with lots of members and families with a special few, ...
Families Grow

Families Grow
$11.00
A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of the different ways a family can grow.A wish began your journeyAnd now that you are hereOur family has grown with loveWith love for you, my dear.This warm appreciation of love invites the youngest readers to share in the joy and excitement of expecting families. The lyrical, rhyming text subtly references p...
Grandma's Sugar Cookie

Grandma's Sugar Cookie
$15.00
Make your holiday extra sweet this year with Grandma's Sugar Cookie!Celebrate the special bond between a Grandma and her grandchild with this sugary sweet rhyming story about a grandma's love! This board book makes the perfect Christmas treat, and includes a bonus cookie recipe in the back!You are Grandma's Chocolate Chip,my special little trea...
Grandpa's Garden

Grandpa's Garden
$12.00
This beautifully told story from Barefoot Books follows Billy from early spring to late summer as he helps his grandpa on his vegetable patch. They dig the hard ground, sow rows of seeds, and keep them watered and safe from slugs. When harvest time arrives they can pick all the vegetables and fruit they have grown. Children will be drawn in by ...
Here and There

Here and There
$12.00
Can you hear the music all around you? During the early stages of his parents’ separation, young Ivan realizes that he can hear birds singing both here at his mom’s house and there at his dad’s house — and takes his first step toward finding the freedom and joy to sing along. This touching tale of personal growth offers an important reminder fo...

How to Raise a Mom - Board Book
$12.00
Celebrate the bond between moms and children in a humorous book that invites the kids to do the hard work of raising their mom…if just for a day! A New York Times Bestseller This humorous new addition to the beloved HOW TO… books takes readers through a playful, busy day with Mom. In an instructional style, two siblings suggest the best ways to ...

How to Surprise a Dad - Board Book
$12.00
So you want to surprise your dad? You're in luck! The pages of this book are full of tips on how to become a super dad surpriser, including tips for things you can make, do, or find—just for your dad. Be sure to read up on: Yummy treats and presents for a dad. What to do if he starts getting suspicious. How to prepare for the big moment (wher...

I Love Daddy Every Day: A Celebration of Fathers Everywhere
$15.00
An engaging book with peek-through pages that celebrates all kinds of dads and the many ways they show up for us!Through adorably-illustrated vignettes, this gifty, light-hearted picture book captures and celebrates the true meaning of Father's Day, and encourages readers to embrace the spirit of Father's Day every day! With an array of fa...
If You Come to Earth

If You Come to Earth
$27.00
From two-time Caldecott Winner author-illustrator Sophie Blackall!If You Come to Earth is a glorious guide to our home planet, and a call for us to take care of both Earth and each other.This stunning book is inspired by the thousands of children Sophie Blackall has met during her travels around the world in support of UNICEF and Save the Chi...

La Frontera: El Viaje con Papa/My Journey with Papa (hardcover)
$23.00
Based on a true story! Join a young boy and his father on an arduous journey from Mexico to the United States in the 1980s to find a new life. They’ll need all the courage they can muster to safely cross the border — la frontera — and to make a home for themselves in a new land. AN IMMIGRATION TALE: Depicts a child adjusting to a new culture, ...
Making a Baby

Making a Baby
$24.00
This inclusive guide to how every family begins is an honest, cheerful tool for conversations between parents and their young ones.To make a baby you need one egg, one sperm, and one womb. But every family starts in its own special way. This book answers the "Where did I come from?" question no matter who the reader is and how their life...

Mama Panya's Pancakes (Paperback)
$12.00
On market day, Mama Panya's son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? This clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life teaches the importance of sharing, even when you have little to give. Notable Books for a Global Society Winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award A...

My Daddy is a Pretzel (Paperback)
$14.00
Limber up with this unique, child-friendly yoga book! Created for parents and children to share together, but also suitable for adults and older children to use alone, My Daddy is a Pretzel not only introduces a range of postures, it also connects the practices to everyday life, showing how families can integrate their yoga with their activit...
My Granny Went to Market

My Granny Went to Market
$12.00
A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme Fly away with Granny as she takes a magic carpet ride around the world, collecting a steadily increasing number of souvenirs from each exotic location! This rhyming story from Barefoot Books will take young readers on an adventure to different countries while teaching them to count along the way.
On the Trapline

On the Trapline
$22.00
A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award--winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers.A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt...
Plenty of Hugs

Plenty of Hugs
$24.00
Two mommies spend a sunny day with their toddler in this cozy, rhyming picture book that is a loving celebration of family.This cheerful book follows a family from morning to night in lively rhyme that rolls off the tongue. There's a buzz for each bug, and a breeze for each tree, and plenty of hugs for you and me. The toddler and mommies t...
Poppy's House

Poppy's House
$24.00
A warm story of the bond between young and old that evokes the wild, windswept banks of Newfoundland—and the joys of a traditional way of life.In a picture book as cozy as wool socks and as sweeping as a lighthouse beam, a little girl takes a ferry to an island to spend time with her Poppy. After fresh-baked bread for breakfast, the t...