by Carolyn Burke | Oct 27, 2023
Have you ever felt less than the people around you? Maybe you’re uncomfortable with the way you look? You are not alone. Middle schooler Will Chambers struggles to like himself, after being told he’s fat by a bully. The impact of that one moment three years ago...
by Candice Lapointe | Oct 13, 2023
Lawrence the fox doesn’t know what to share with his class for show-and-tell. He doesn’t have a special collection like his friends do. Lawrence’s father has an idea that feels a little scary at first. With any new adventure we embark upon, we often discover something...
by Candice Lapointe | Sep 29, 2023
12-year-old Edie is half Native American. She knows her mom was adopted by a white family and has no connection to her birth family. Edie has always wanted to know about her heritage. When Edie and her friends find a box hidden in the attic, they start to unravel the...
by Carolyn Burke | Sep 15, 2023
When a lonely little girl draws a red magic door on her bedroom wall, a world of adventure opens up to her. Aaron Becker has created an imaginative wordless book that is captivating. The illustrations tell the story in a powerful and tangible way. It’s no surprise...
by Carolyn Burke | Aug 30, 2023
I found this classic children’s book in my neighbourhood’s Little Free Library (take a book, share a book), and knew I had to read it. Set in the 1880s, 10-year-old Winnie Foster decides to run away from her sheltered life. She stumbles upon a spring in the woods on...
