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100 Fun & Easy Learning Games For Kids: Teach Reading, Writing, Math and More
$30.00
Prepare your child for success by using guided play at home to teach FUNdamental learning topics. Kids love to play, but they don't always love to learn. With 100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids, turn playtime into an opportunity for your children to learn skills that will prepare them for school. In the activities, children lear...

40ish Weeks - a pregnancy journal
$24.95
This charmingly illustrated journal offers moms-to-be a place to document the colourful details of their pregnancy, from first reactions to being pregnant to meeting baby. Featuring classic and quirky prompts-covering symptoms, cravings, baby nicknames, maternity clothes, and more-plus space to record week-by-week notes, this unique keepsake in...
A Child of Books *CLEARANCE - FINAL SALE*

A Child of Books *CLEARANCE - FINAL SALE*
$18.00 $25.00
New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book inspiring readers of all ages to create, to question, to explore, and to imagine.A little girl sails her raft across a sea of words, arriving at the house of a small boy and calling him away on an adventure. Through forests o...
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 Walk in the Forest

A Walk in the Forest
$25.00
Maria Dek A Walk in the Forest is a stunning invitation to discover the woods as a place for both imaginative play and contemplation: collect pinecones, feathers, or stones; follow the tracks of a deer; or listen to the chirping of birds and the whisper of trees. Build a shelter and play hide-and-seek. Pretend the woods are a jungle, or shout...

An Alphabet of Stories - Oliver Jeffers *CLEARANCE - FINAL SALE*
$12.00 $16.00
from Once Upon an Alphabet The alphabet is gloriously brought to life by international best-selling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers. This beautiful paperback edition is based on Once Upon an Alphabet which won the CBI Book of the Year Award. From an astronaut afraid of heights, to dynamic detectives the Owl and the Octopus, by way of some ...

Animals (Multilingual Board Book)
$16.00
In this delightful board book, explore words of the world and learn the names of a variety of colourful animals in the six most widely spoken languages. Curious minds will love the playful, brightly coloured collages and multilingual exploration of animals and their names from around the world. This beautiful board book pairs gorgeous collages ...

BabyLit - A Christmas Carol: a Colors Primer
$15.00
With the perennial popularity of classic writers like Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, Baby Lit is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple counting text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugar's Alison Oliver, Little Miss Austen and Little Master Sha...

Cozy Classics - Great Expectations *CLEARANCE - FINAL SALE*
$10.00 $15.00
Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece. Simple words, sturdy pages, and a beloved story make these books the perfect vehicle for early learning with an erudite twist. Budding bookworms will delight in this clever ...

Cozy Classics - Herman Melville's Moby Dick *CLEARANCE - FINAL SALE*
$10.00 $15.00
Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece. Simple words, sturdy pages, and a beloved story make these books the perfect vehicle for early learning with an erudite twist. Budding bookworms will delight in this clever ...
Edgar and the Treehouse of Usher - a Babylit First Steps book *CLEARANCE - FINAL SALE*

Edgar and the Treehouse of Usher - a Babylit First Steps book *CLEARANCE - FINAL SALE*
$17.00 $24.00
Meet the plucky toddler Edgar the Raven! He’s mischievous, disobedient, and contrary. Dinnertime, cleanup-time, and bedtime are all met with one word: NEVERMORE! But as the evening winds to a close, Edgar’s mom knows just what to do to get her son into bed—a bedtime story. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”
Farm Lullaby

Farm Lullaby
$25.00
With lyrical text from Karen Jameson and lovely illustrations from Wednesday Kirwan, this bedtime book shows every animal on the farm tucked in tight, drifting off to sweet dreams tonight!Farm-a-bye lullabyField and barn melt into skyMoonbeams shine on evening blushNighttime's blanket settles. Hush. From the largest horse to the smallest mouse, ...
Flowers Are Calling

Flowers Are Calling
$26.00
Flowers are calling to all the animals of the forest "Drink me!" - but it's the pollinators who feast on their nectar. In rhyming poetic form and with luminous artwork, this book shows us the marvel of natural cooperation between plants, animals, and insects as they each play their part in the forest's cycle of life. by Rita Gray (author), Kena...
Gender Swapped Fairy Tales

Gender Swapped Fairy Tales
$45.00
Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones you've read before . . .Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscape, he pricked his finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow outside.People have been telling fairy tales to their children f...
Goldfish Ghost

Goldfish Ghost
$26.00
Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in the bowl on a dresser in a boy's room. The boy's room was pleasant and familiar, but Goldfish Ghost wanted company, so he set out to find a friend. He floats over the neighborhood, past the pier, and let the breeze carry him into town where he discovers that not many people pay attention to...
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter

Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter
$25.00
As leaves fall from their trees, animals huddle against the cold, and frost creeps across windows, everyone knows—winter is on its way! Join a brother and sister as they explore nature and take a stroll through their twinkling town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the setting s...
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
$25.00
Author Kenard Pak As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone knows--autumn is on its way! Join a young girl as she takes a walk through forest and town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with every flower and creature and gust of wind, she says goo...
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...
How to Write a Story

How to Write a Story
$25.00
Step 1: Choose an idea for your story. A good one.Step 2: Decide on a setting. Don't be afraid to mix things up.Step 3: Create a heroine-or a hero.Now: Begin .Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel playfully chronicle the process of becoming a writer in this fun follow-up to How to Read a Story, guiding young storytellers throug...
I Knew You Could Do It!

I Knew You Could Do It!
$12.00
A board book version of another heartfelt picture book from bestselling author Nancy Tillman, this time about resilience and reaching one's goals.I knew you could do it!I knew that you could!Of everyone out thereI knew that you would."A celebration of everyday accomplishments as well as life's milestones, New York Times bestselling children's b...

I Saw It First! Ocean: A Family Spotting Game
$45.00
Three hundred ocean creatures populate the board of this carefully engineered game. Some are familiar like the blue whale, sockeye salmon and the clownfish, others less so, like the water bear, barreleye and horse-eye jack. Pick a counter from the box and be the first to spot that animal on the board!Coming in a triangular box with a hexagonal d...
I Wish You More (hardcover)

I Wish You More (hardcover)
$21.00
Some books are about a single wish. Some books are about three wishes. The infallible team of Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have combined their extraordinary talents to create this exuberant book of endless good wishes. Wishes for curiosity and wonder, for friendship and strength, laughter and peace. Whether celebrating life's joyous...
I Wish You More (paperback)

I Wish You More (paperback)
$12.00
Some books are about a single wish. Some books are about three wishes. The infallible team of Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have combined their extraordinary talents to create this exuberant book of endless good wishes. Wishes for curiosity and wonder, for friendship and strength, laughter and peace. Whether celebrating life's joyous...